PSY 1100 - Human Growth and Development
Invitation to the Life Span
by Kathleen Stassen Berger
Spring 2011
Professor: Dana Erskine, Ph.D.
Course Description: This course provides a broad survey of human growth and development from the perspective of the discipline of psychology. The primary goal of this course is to acquaint the student with a multidemensional approach to studying human growth and development across the lifespan involving theory, research, and practical applications using the domains of physical, cognitive, and socio-emotional development and exploring a variety of contexts across the life-span with an emphasis on theories and research.
Course Work:
Genetic Disorder Paper
Myelination, Development and Multiple Sclerosis
Professor: Dana Erskine, Ph.D.
Course Description: This course provides a broad survey of human growth and development from the perspective of the discipline of psychology. The primary goal of this course is to acquaint the student with a multidemensional approach to studying human growth and development across the lifespan involving theory, research, and practical applications using the domains of physical, cognitive, and socio-emotional development and exploring a variety of contexts across the life-span with an emphasis on theories and research.
Course Work:
Genetic Disorder Paper
Myelination, Development and Multiple Sclerosis
Reflection:
This was one of my favorite classes this semester because of the subject matter and the teacher. The subject of psychology has always been an interesting subject for me. Being a swimmer and later a swim coach, the psychology of the athletes are a part of everyday interaction, training and competition. Gaining the insights of how people develop both physically and mentally has been a personal pursuit for years. This class, including the discussions and in class exercises, helped me understand these concepts even better. Dana Erskine made the class feel inviting, taught some abstract information in a way that related easily to our lives and was very upbeat and helpful in understanding my goals and what I wanted to pursue in school. She quickly got to know each of us and continued to be interested in each student throughout the semester. I decided to study the effects of Multiple Sclerosis and myelination on development due to family members who are diagnosed with the disease. This research and writing helped me dive into this disease that is greatly misunderstood and unknown for most people, as it still has no known cause.