Mental Health Studies

Issued by Bucks County Community College

Students establish a strong introductory foundation to psychology theories, research skills, and methods, identifying and understanding mental health disorders, and differentiating among biological, cognitive, learning, sociocultural, and psychoanalytical perspectives.

Skills

Earning Criteria

English 11-1
Biology passing grade on Keystone Exam.
PSYC110 Introduction to Psychology completion and earning a C or higher. Introduction to Psychology is the scientific study of the psychological factors which influence the behavior of individual organisms, both animal and human.
PSYC180 Human Growth and Development completion with a C or higher. Or, PSYC181 Developmental Psychology - Lifespan completion with a C or higher.
PSYC280 Abnormal Psychology completion with a C or higher. This course presents a summary of the field of abnormal behavior. It analyzes current theories which attempt to explain the development of personality and the cause of mental illness. Also discussed are diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and the techniques currently used.