PSY 224 - Adolescent Psychology

Credit(s) 3.00
Lecture Hours: 3.00
This course is a comprehensive examination of the physical, cognitive, and psychosocial dynamics of the developmental period between the ages of 11 and 18 years. Topics of discussion include puberty, the adolescent and the family, the adolescent and peers, education of adolescents, and sex and drugs in the adolescent subculture. The course is designed to provide an accurate picture of the adolescent within American culture.

SLOs:
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Investigate the cognitive development of adolescents.
Analyze the educational programs offered to adolescents.
Discuss identity issues in adolescents.
Analyze the adolescent in the family.
Analyze the influence of peers on adolescents.
Describe puberty’s influence on adolescents.
Discuss adolescent problem behaviors.