ADULT DEVELOPMENT AND AGING

PSYCH 462

Examines research on biological, cognitive, social, and emotional development during the second decade of life. Covers topics most relevant to teenagers, such as pubertal development and its social consequences, changing relationships with parents, self and identity development, the increasingly important role of peers, school adjustment, and high risk behaviors.

HDFS 263

A basic foundation for understanding development from adolescence through old age. Theoretical foundations, research findings, and practical applications.

COUNPSY/EDPSYCH 723

Life-span perspective on studying individual development from conception to death. Emphasis on multidisciplinary, multidirectional, and contextual approaches to physical, psychological, social, and intellectual developmental processes.

HDFS 763

Psychological and social aspects of aging. Interaction of aged individual with the family and larger social systems. Developmental principles, methodological considerations, theoretical/empirical issues, and findings.

EDPSYCH 321

Physiological, social, and cognitive changes which characterize the transition from childhood to adult life.