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Adolescent Psychology

PSYCH X139.1

42040
Delivery Options Online
Explore current theories about adolescents’ physical, mental, emotional, social and personality characteristics—from the onset of puberty to the beginning of adulthood. By examining research findings from growth studies in this and other cultures, you learn to identify the roles American adolescents play in the home, school, social realm and community.

Course Outline

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Course Objectives

After completing this course, you should be able to describe and explain:

  • The history of adolescence and the emergence of the study of adolescence
  • The biological processes of puberty
  • How cognition changes during adolescence and how those changes affect adolescents' views of the world
  • How cultural beliefs and moral development affect social interaction in adolescents in different cultures
  • Gender socialization in traditional and Western cultures
  • The process of identity formation and the development of self during adolescence
  • The dynamics of parent-child relationships in traditional and Western cultures
  • The challenges facing schools in dealing with adolescents
  • The most common problems in adolescence, including substance abuse, risky behavior, criminal behavior, depression, suicide and eating disorders

What You Learn

  • Historical perspective of adolescent psychology
  • Overview of adolescence (as a stage in life development)
  • Biological change, including growth curves, changes to the reproductive system and the stage of adolescence
  • Cognition in adolescence
  • Culture and gender
  • Hoffman's Theory of Moral Development
  • Gender vs. sex
  • Identity in the context of the family, including the pressure to establish identity, self-efficacy and self-esteem
  • Family relationships and peer influences
  • Sexuality
  • Sociobiology
  • Parenting practices and the need for achievement
  • Bridges to adulthood: work and the media
  • Adolescent problems, including antisocial personalities and Attention Deficit Disorder

How You Learn

  • Commentary topics
  • Textbook reading assignments
  • Online discussions
  • Self-study questions
  • Written assignments
  • Proctored final exam
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Sections

Section 011

Start Anytime Online

Course Fee(s)

Course Fee credit (3 units)

$785.00


Type Online, Start Anytime

Enroll anytime and progress through the curriculum at your own pace.

Dates
Start Now, you have 180 days to complete this course once enrolled.

Delivery Options

Online

Available for Credit

3 semester units

Instructors

  • Karyn Gunnet-Shoval

Section Notes

Online, enroll anytime. This continuous enrollment course begins when you enroll. (Learn more.) You have a minimum of 90 days and a maximum of 180 days to complete the course. 

Section Materials

  • Textbook (Mandatory) Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood: A Cultural Approach by Jeffrey Arnett © 2013 Pearson 5th edition ISBN 0205892493 Textbook ISBN: 9780205892495

This course applies to the following programs:

Post-Baccalaureate Program for Counseling and Psychology Professions

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Required Courses

  • Counseling and Psychotherapy as a Career Option
  • Introduction to Developmental Psychology
  • Psychology of Personality
  • Research Methods in Psychology
  • Abnormal Psychology
  • Seminar on the Graduate Application Process

Courses of Related Interest

  • Adolescent Psychology
  • Biological Psychology
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Emerging Adulthood
  • Health Psychology
  • Positive Psychology
  • Psychology of Communication
  • Social Psychology

Learn More About this Program

Notes

Departmental contact: extension-counspsych@berkeley.edu
Classroom sections: (510) 643-3883
Online sections: (510) 642-6362
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Karyn Gunnet-Shoval

Karyn Gunnet-Shoval, Ph.D., is an experienced university instructor in psychology and statistics. Currently she teaches Intermediate Statistics and a Proseminar in Graduate Studies through the Extension and Summer schools at Harvard University and is an incoming (Fall 2019) adjunct instructor in the Science of Psychology in the Psychology Department at Columbia University.  She also holds appointments as a Postdoctoral Fellow in Psychology at Harvard University and as a Postdoctoral Clinical Fellow in Psychiatry at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.  Her current research focuses on an Attention to Variability paradigm, effects of patient labeling and user experience.  She graduated from the doctoral program in Counseling Psychology at Lehigh University. She completed her APA-Accredited Internship in Clinical Psychology at Yale University School of Medicine where she received a Leadership Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Internship Program.
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