FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHOLOGY AS A HUMAN SCIENCE

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This course guides students in approaching psychology as a discipline within the liberal arts that seeks the truth of the human person from the discipline’s distinctive viewpoint in a way that complements the other disciplines within the Core Curriculum. It thus considers the complementary contributions of natural science and human science methods within psychology, along with the integration of faith and reason as foundational ways of understanding human persons. It offers a framework for analyzing theories of human nature, considering structure, motivation, development, and personality. Students are invited via primary source readings to enter into conversation with representative approaches and figures in the field, including psychoanalysis (Freud), behav iorism (Skinner), humanism (Rogers), existentialism (Frankl), and personalism (Wojtyła). Students become familiarized with personalist ethics and respect for the uniqueness and value of each human person. Prerequisites: PSYC 201*, PHIL 205.