This course will include human growth and development and personality formation across the lifespan, including death and dying issues. Normal and abnormal behavior and developmental crises will be addressed, and personality theory will be used as a way to organize ideas about intervention. We will consider individual, couple, and family development and the effects of developmental issues on relationships and personality formation. The effect of cultural and socioeconomic status and position on development and personality formation will also be examined.
本课程涵盖人类在生命周期中的成长与发展，以及人格形成过程，讨论从出生到死亡的各个阶段，包括临终关怀问题。课程将探讨正常与异常行为、发展危机，运用人格理论作为组织干预思想的工具。课程还将讨论个体、伴侣和家庭的发展问题，以及这些发展问题对关系和人格形成的影响。课程还将结合加州的文化规范，探讨文化背景和社会经济地位对发展与人格形成的影响。