Primary Instructor:
Caroline Z. Morcos, M.A.
Email:
carolinezakaria@gmail.com
Secondary
Instructor: Mona Mekhail
Email:
monamekhail@yahoo.com
Phone: 412-716-7413
Course Description:
This course is aimed
towards giving a general idea about normal human growth,
describing the different stages. Several theories will be
mentioned, but three will be a combination summary. These
include, mostly Erikson’s 8 stages of life, and Freud’s
psychoanalytic theory.
Course Objectives:
This course goal is
mainly to help the student develop an understanding and a
solid basis for studying human behavior thoughts, emotions,
etc. and how to handle them.
Required Text:
Kaplan and
Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry: Behavioral
Sciences/Clinical Psychiatry. ---Authors: Kaplan M.D
and Sadock M.D.--- Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins;
9 edition (December 2002)
Recommended Text:
Theories of
Development by William Crain ( Pearson Education Inc. Upper
Saddle River,NJ. 07458 ) This book is available in book
stores and also though the American Psychiatric Association.
On Site Schedule:
Reading prior to
arrival: Prenatal Factors and Infant Stages ( Chapters 32 )
Course
Requirements:
-
Attend lectures in
announced conferences.
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Have daily access to
the Internet and have basic typing skills.
-
Turn in assignments
before deadline. Assignments turned in late may have a 25%
reduction in scores.
Distant Learning
Lesson Schedule:
Week 1:
Introduction to human growth,
Lesson material will be provided on site.
Week
2: Prenatal Factors and infant Stage
-
Stimulus
deprivation.
-
Development of
social bond.
-
Temperamental
differences.
-
Cognitive
development.
-
Emotional
development.
Week 3:
Infant Stage.
Week 4:
Infant Stage.
Week 5:
Infant Stage.
Week 6:
Infant Stage.
Test # 1: For
Material covered in weeks 1-6.
Weeks 7& 8
Toddler Stage.
Test # 2: For
Material covered in weeks 7&8.
Weeks 9&10:
School Period
Test # 3: For
Material studied in weeks 9&10.
Weeks 11&12:
Adolescence.
Test #4: For
material studied in weeks11&12
Grading Scale:
| A
90-100 |
1&2 General Introduction to Human Growth |
15% |
| B
80-90 |
3&4 Prenatal and Infant Stage |
25% |
| C
70-79 |
5&6 Toddler Stage |
20% |
| D
60-69 |
7&8 School Stage |
20% |
| F
Below |
9,10,11,&12 Adolescent Stage |
20% |
