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PSY 352 - Adulthood and Aging

Institution:
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Subject:
Psychology
Description:
Providing the student with an understanding of the main developmental processes occurring during the stages of adulthood and old age. Discusses theories of aging, social implications of the recent extensions in longevity, age-related physiological processes and their implications in terms of physical and mental health, changes in cognition, personality, and psychopathology. Also discusses the impact of important life events and developmental tasks on the individual. Thus, marriage and divorce, work and retirement, and finally death, dying, and bereavement, will be discussed, and major empirical results will be presented and analyzed.
Credits:
3.00
Credit Hours:
Prerequisites:
(PSY 101 FOR LEVEL U WITH MIN. GRADE OF D OR HON 151 FOR LEVEL U WITH MIN. GRADE OF D) OR PSY 102 FOR LEVEL U WITH MIN. GRADE OF D
Corequisites:
Exclusions:
Level:
Instructional Type:
Lecture
Notes:
This course is approved for distance education instruction. Distance education opportunities vary by semester. Please contact the university for more information.
Additional Information:
Historical Version(s):
Institution Website:
Phone Number:
(717) 477-7447
Regional Accreditation:
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Calendar System:
Semester

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