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Wadiya A Udell
BIS 316
Bothell Campus
Examination of a specific topic in order to provide a deeper understanding of a particular aspect of psychology. Topics may include the history of psychology; human memory; dreaming; cognitive psychology.
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SPRING 2007 - BIS 316B, RISK AND RESILIENCE
Risk and Resilience will provide an overview of the psychological study of development in the context of adversity. The goal of this area of study is to a) understand the pathways that lead to maladjustment, b) understand the processes that lead to positive adjustment, c) integrate perspectives from multiple disciplines to further elucidate the pathways to positive adaptation c) to inform social policy and preventive programs to improve the lives of vulnerable children and families. This course takes the perspective that resilience is not an individual attribute operating in isolation. Rather, resilience is viewed as a hypothetical construct that must be inferred from an individual’s manifesting competence despite adversity. The course will examine individual, social and structural level factors that either support positive adaptation (i.e., protective factors), or hinder positive adaptation thereby supporting maladaptive behavioral outcomes (i.e., risk factors).
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