PSY 232. Psychology of Adolescence and the Adolescent Offender

Theories of adolescent psychosexual, psychosocial, cognitive and biological development will be presented. The application of these theories and issues to understand delinquency and drug abuse during adolescence will be discussed along with the reading of the pertinent psychological literature in these areas. Case studies and psychological treatment methods will be considered.(Offered every semester.)
Prerequisite: English 101 and Psychology 101.
3 hours, 3 credits
 
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