Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College · Courses
PSYC
8 courses with the subject PSYC, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
PSYC 1020Death, Dying & Bereavement3
This course presents an overview of historical and contemporary perspectives on death, dying, and bereavement. Students will have the opportunity to explore their own values, beliefs, and attitudes regarding death- related experiences in our society. Topics include cross- cultural perspectives on death/afterlife, understanding the experience of loss within different developmental stages of lie, dying in a technological age, end of life issues including moral and ethical issues, legal issues, rituals and funerals.
A study of the pharmacology, physiological, psychological, behavioral, and societal effects of mood-altering chemicals. In addition to studying the effects of chemicals on the human body, the course will also examine some of the social, behavioral, and psychological, legal, medical, and rehabilitative aspects of drug use and abuse.
An introduction to the scientific study of human behavior: Topics include historical background, research methods, development, perception, learning, thinking, motivation, emotion, intelligence, personality adjustment, mental health, and social psychology.
This course is designed to examine the psychology of Indigenous people of North America. Topics of study include Indigenous theories, the impact of historical trauma on Indigenous peoples, intergenerational trauma, the psychology of internalized oppression, and Indigenous healing interventions. Students will participate in class activities to enhance their understanding of indigenous worldview and learn specific counseling strategies in working effectively with indigenous populations.
This course is designed to provide an overview of human development from conception through death. The course is designed to contribute to the students understanding of changes that occur across the lifespan. Topics include the biological processes, physical development, health, cognitive and socio-emotional development, as well as end of life issues. These topics will lend themselves to discussions that will include public policy and global concerns.
The course provides the theory and practice in group communication. Topics include development, types and purposes of groups, group process, group norms and leadership skills. Students will spend a substantial part of the course time participating in groups, completing group projects and analyzing group process.
This course focuses on mental disorders and behavioral deviations with primary emphasis on etiology, classification, symptomology, and alternative therapeutic approaches.
This course focuses on mental illnesses that students might encounter. De-escalation of individuals in crisis and systems issues are discussed Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Catalog 2026-2027 Page 161 of 180
