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• PSY 113: Psychology of Death and Dying

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This course explores Thanatology, the study of death and dying. The course covers American attitudes toward death, biological and psychological definitions of death, crisis and grief, the psycho-social impact of terminal illness, contemporary funeral and burial rituals, ethical issues related to death and dying, the dynamics of suicide, prevention and intervention, the psychosocial management of dying patients and relatives, children, adolescents and death, old age and death and issues of loss and grief for the bereaved.
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• PSY 114: Human Sexuality

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This course examines the studyof the human sexual experience which, provides practical information for everyday living in a digital age. Topics include psychosocial development, sexual biology, sex roles, human sexual responses, human sexual inadequacy, sexual attitudes and practices, sexual diseases and disorders and sex and society.
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• PSY 115: Stress Management

  1.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This coursehelps students develop a research-based understanding of the manifestation of stress. Students develop stress management skillsthrough the application of techniques for physical, mentaland emotional wellness.
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• PSY 115H: Honors Stress Management

  1.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This coursehelps students develop a research-based understanding of the manifestation of stress. Students develop stress management skillsthrough the application of techniques for physical, mentaland emotional wellness.
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• PSY 116: Organizational Psychology

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This course is designed for students in the technologies. It is a course in psychological theories and principles to improve supervisor and employee performance. Emphasis is on developing organizational behaviors that enhance employee satisfaction and produce profitable results in business, social institutions and governmental agencies.
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• PSY 150: Psychology of Intervention

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This is a course in the therapeutic techniques used to prevent, manage and diffuse crisis situations. Theoretical background is also provided. Focus is on passive resistance.
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• PSY 201: Educational Psychology

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This course explores learning in an educational setting. Topics include theories of learning and teaching, the effects of digital methodologies, nature and development of the child, adolescent and adult learner, creativity, individual difference, standardized testing and classroom and on-line interaction. Prerequisite:    PSY 101   
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• PSY 202: Social Psychology

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This course is the study of individuals in their social and cultural setting. Perception and judgment of social events, the socialization process, attitudes, values, social interaction, the individual in the group and the influences of personal and on-line culture on the development of personality are investigated. Prerequisite:    PSY 101   
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• PSY 203: Psychology of Adjustment

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This course examines the personality dynamics and affective behavior of the normal individual. Emphasis is on various personality theories and their application. Discussed are facets of interpersonal relationships and factors relating to personal and online relationships, frustration, conflict, anxiety, guilt, individual differences, and the prevention and therapy for the deterioration of adjustment. Prerequisite:    PSY 101   
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• PSY 204: Adolescent Psychology

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This course examines the physical,emotional, moral, mental and social development of adolescents. Emphasis is on the personal use of information in adolescent experiences such as in-class and on-line school, career, peers, digital and family relationships. Prerequisite:    PSY 101   
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