Spring 2024 - PSYC 357 D100
Adulthood and Aging (3)
Class Number: 7734
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Tue, 8:30–11:20 a.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Sherrie Atwood
atwood@sfu.ca
Office: RCB 4201
Office Hours: Tuesday 11:30am - 12:30pm
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Prerequisites:
PSYC 201 and 250 or acceptance into the diploma program in gerontology.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Considers human development from young adulthood to old age. Included are theories of adult development and aging; environmental and biological factors in aging; and the effects of aging on sensation, perception, learning, cognition, personality, psychopathology, and social relations.
COURSE DETAILS:
The purpose of this course is to provide an orientation to aging processes in adulthood. Students will be introduced to basic theoretical models, research methods, and current information on the psychology of adulthood and aging and shown how these concepts can be applied to understanding development across the lifespan. Topics to be covered include: methods in aging research, physical and sensory changes, neurobiology of aging, chronic disease and health, dementia (e.g., Alzheimer’s disease) cognition (e.g., intelligence, language, memory), personality, work and retirement, relationships, mental health issues and treatment, successful aging, and death and dying.
Grading
- Project Proposal: 5%
- Exam 1: 20%
- Exam 2: 20%
- Exam 3: 20%
- Project: 35%
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
Whitbourne, S.K., Whitbourne, S.B., & Konnert, C. (2022). Adult development and aging: Biopsychosocial perspectives (2nd Canadian Edition). NY: Wiley
ISBN: 9781119506973
REQUIRED READING NOTES:
Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.
Registrar Notes:
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS
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RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION
Students with a faith background who may need accommodations during the term are encouraged to assess their needs as soon as possible and review the Multifaith religious accommodations website. The page outlines ways they begin working toward an accommodation and ensure solutions can be reached in a timely fashion.