Hot Topic Articles in Psychology

Description

This fun informational content course is intended to educate students about the core concepts of psychology’s perspectives using current event everyday hot topics.

Thank you for joining me in this adventure. We will be reviewing current articles on various psychological topics to include: human sexuality, dating, love, health and wellness…

But the best part is we are going to learn how to interpret each topic using the main perspectives in psychology such as: the behavioral model, the cognitive model, socio-cultural model, and more.

So first, I will review a particular article. Then present a lecture on psychology’s perspectives. Then you pick one psychology perspective, and tell me how that particular perspective interprets the findings of the article.

I am open to additional lecture title suggestions… so if you have a topic in mind, send me your request.

This course will assist students in understanding human behavior and acquiring knowledge of psychology to include: emotions; motivational concepts; social psychology; and abnormal psychology.

This course is ideal for anyone wanting to understand human behavior to include: psychology students to take prior to the start of the semester; anyone working in human services, childcare, the school system, or customer service.

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

--Define abnormal psychology and identify current trends in abnormality;

--Compare and contrast the major perspectives of psychology (e.g., behavioral/learning, physiological, cognitive, evolutionary, humanistic, psychodynamic, and socio-cultural).

--Apply the major theoretical perspectives to an understanding of possible development, personality, and abnormal behavior.

--Describe the contributions of the social environment to human behavior.

Critical Thinking: Utilize critical thinking skills to analyze psychological theories and research data.

Describe human behavior and mental processes from various theoretical perspectives in the field of psychology.

Perspectives on Abnormal Behavior

Those in the field of abnormal psychology study people's emotional, cognitive, and/or behavioral problems. Abnormal behavior may be defined as behavior that is disturbing (socially unacceptable), distressing, maladaptive (or self‐defeating), and often the result of distorted thoughts (cognitions).

There are a number of different perspectives used in abnormal psychology. While some psychologists or psychiatrists may focus on a single viewpoint, many mental health professionals use elements from multiple areas in order to better understand and treat psychological disorders.

In this course, we will review the following perspectives: The Medical Perspective; The Psychodynamic Perspective; The Behavioral Perspective; The Cognitive Perspective; and The Social‐Cultural Perspective.

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