Psychology Courses

With an abnormal psychology course, you will learn a great many things about human behaviour. You can learn about determining whether or not a person’s behaviour is normal or not. You will be introduced to methods through which you will make deductions in order to arrive at a result. These procedures will include examining an individual’s behavioural, biological, medical, or cognitive elements in order to lead you to a conclusion.

You will also learn that the above processes are not that simple, as there are cultural considerations to be made. This is because a particular acceptable behaviour in one culture may not be suitable in another.

Adolescence is often a very challenging time for both children and adults. Therefore, the study of the transition from childhood to adulthood has become an area of interest to psychologists and counsellors, as well as parents and teachers, as a means of understanding the emotional, physical, and psychological changes that take place at this important stage of an individual's development

The Adolescent Concept

Adolescence and the idea of teenagers is a relatively new concept. Prior to education for all, people were adults or children. However, since the 1950s, the idea of a teenager has developed.

Adolescence is a time of great transition, physically, mentally and emotionally for a child, as they move from childhood to adulthood.

What makes animals tick?

Are you interested in why birds migrate?

How do their senses work?

Why do cats behave the way they do?

How can animals judge time and distance?

This could be the course for you.

The course is relevant to pet owners, veterinary assistants, or people who work with animals (eg. on farms, zoos, pet shops, trainers, etc). In understanding animal behaviour, we extend our basis for understanding human behaviour, and as such, the course may also be valuable for anyone studying general psychology.

Physiology is the study of the way living organisms function. It can encompass the way things move, chemical and bodily processes, growth, atrophy, and anything else that supports or causes physical or chemical changes to occur within the body. Therefore, it differs from anatomy, which is the study of the physical structure of the body.

Biopsychologists generally consider that evolution has an influence on the pool of behaviour – influencing genes available to members of each species. Evolution is a gradual process of genetic development and change in animal life over generations. Those members of a species best adapted for their environment in any generation (ie. the “fittest”) will have the best chance of surviving and reproducing successfully. Each individual’s genes will initiate a programme of neural development. Genes are the units of inheritance that form part of a chromosome. Some characteristics are determined by one gene, whilst others are determined by many.

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This course builds on the foundation of Biopsychology I to give you a deeper understanding of the influence of biology, in particular, the influence of the brain, on human behaviour.

Child psychologists are particularly interested in discovering the causes of certain patterns of behaviour in children. They are interested, for instance, in how the child's environment and relationships (eg. home, school & neighbourhood) affect the child's development. This involves an attempt to establish causes. They are also interested in "outcomes" of certain childhood experiences; for example, how does the experience of living in a poverty stricken environment affect the later behaviour of the child? It is difficult to identify "one" solitary cause for any behaviour. Usually a behaviour is far more complex, having been influenced by a mixture of prior experiences. If you have already studied some psychology, you have probably learned that there is considerable debate amongst psychologists as to whether human behaviour is determined primarily by our genetic makeup or whether it is primarily determined by what we learn through interaction with our environment. This is called the nature-nurture debate, and is of great interest when trying to understand children’s behaviour.

This course will help you to develop an understanding of how children think and how their psychology changes as they develop.

This course will be valuable to anyone who works with children, wants to work with children or is interested in how children develop.

This course is suitable for anyone who works within criminal justice, such as police, social workers, court workers, solicitors, lawyers, probation workers or anyone with an interest in the psychology of crime. If you want to learn more about the psychology of crime, then this may be the course for you.

Whether you are a parent, professional or student, this course will certainly help you. It will equip you with the basics and you can even conduct some more research on your own after this course. If you enjoy this, you are likely to enjoy other courses as well.

This field of study has enabled doctors, teachers, parents and caregivers to help all those they are responsible for. A basic introductory course, therefore, can go a long way in helping you understand how people behave and why they do the things they do. This knowledge can aid you in effectively dealing with them.

This course is for teachers who want to further their understanding of their students’ behaviour. This course is particularly helpful for teachers who encounter disruptive students. Through the theories and techniques imparted, you can learn about handing children the tools they need for improving their behaviour.

This is achieved when they get to understand and interpret their own behaviour and are led to believe that they can look at their social situations from a new perspective through implementing techniques such as self-talk and problem solving behaviour.

This course helps develop knowledge and skills for anyone involved in workplace situations, such as managers, supervisors, small business owners, union representatives, etc.

By understanding the thought processes that take place in the minds of people at work, a manager or supervisor can develop empathy with their staff, and apply this empathy to the way they manage the workplace.

Psychology is the study of the mind and behaviour, looking at humans and animals. This course offers an indepth introduction to the fascinating field of psychology.

The Marketing Psychology Course is an exceptional choice for people who want to stay ahead in the business world. The contents of this course will help you identify different classes of shoppers and their individual needs, desires, choices, and preferences. Once you understand the key factors that encourage a customer to purchase your products, you’ll able to influence their behaviour.

This course, having code BPS 107, aims to strengthen your foundation knowledge about consumer attitude, categories of customers, and the entire marketing process. It will give you a clear idea about different shoppers, including economic shoppers, ethical shoppers, personalizing shoppers, and apathetic shoppers, and their individual choices. Additionally, you’ll be trained to treat them according to their behaviour and attitude.

The nervous system allows humans to adapt to changes. Changes can occur inside (e.g. too little oxygen while running) or outside (e.g. the anticipation of food or the chill of a winter wind). The nervous system will perceive the change and will take actions to adjust to it. The nervous system is rather like the look-out on a river boat - it monitors conditions and gives warnings when something unusual or dangerous is ahead. Once the warning is received, the body is able to take steps to avoid or correct the situation. The nervous system has to be highly complex to be able to perform such sophisticated services.

The process of psychological assessment includes testing with a combination of techniques. They are carried out for the express purpose of arriving at a hypothesis concerning a particular client as well as their behavior, personality and skills.

Psychological assessment is also known as psychological testing, and this is also at times referred to as carrying out a psychological battery. Psychological assessment must be carried out by a qualified and licensed psychologist. However, at times, a psychology trainee (perhaps an internee) may perform this assessment.

It must be remembered that psychologists are the only professionals that are specifically trained to perform and interpret psychological test results. A course in psychological assessment can span a few weeks or even take some months.

The Drugs and Psychology course is for everyone who wants to learn about drugs. Teachers, students and parents should take part in this course so that they understand more about: steroids, alcohol, tobacco, caffeine, solvents, sedatives, stimulants, narcotics, hallucinogens, marijuana, prescription drugs, etc.

In general, this course is meant for everyone who is interested in learning about this field. Government individuals and lawmakers must take this course so that they can implement laws for illegal drugs as well as legal drugs that are often misused.

Social psychology is a branch of study within the broad field of psychology. It deals with studying the manner in which people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviours are impacted by real, imagined, or implied presence of other individuals.

This branch of study allows you to understand the working of the human mind in a particular social setting. You will be introduced to man as a social animal, and you will see him in a whole new way in a society where he lives and reacts to people around him.

Sports psychology is the study of the interaction between a person’s psychology and their participation in sport. Singer (1978) defined it as “the science of psychology applied to sport”. Whilst the field of psychology is relatively young, sports psychology is even younger. The field of sports psychology has much to offer, carrying out useful research that can be made available to athletes and coaches.

Whilst knowing about sports psychology itself is important, there are other areas of psychology that are related, such as nutrition, life coaching, motivation and so on. This course enables you to gain a useful qualification that will focus on areas that are of specific interest to you.

A must for anyone seriously interested in working with, or already works with, amateur and professional sports people.

Everyone suffers stress, and a little can actually be good for you raising adrenalin levels and stimulating bodily functions in a positive way. The problem is when a little becomes a lot, and then stress starts to have a significant negative impact on your wellbeing. Avoiding stress is not necessarily the best way to deal with anxiety, tension, mental and emotional strain, but there are things that can and should be done by anyone when stress does get too much.