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COURSE DESCRIPTION
CODE	BS 204
TITLE	General Psychology
UNIT	3
Prerequisite: None This course will present a history of the development of psychological theory from Freud to the present, encompassing Pavlovian and Skinnerian theories of behavior, and the sorts of maladies which might be termed “psychosomatic. ” Modern descriptions of mental illnesses, such as psychoses and neuroses will be explained. Traditional outlooks on mental illnesses are also explored, such as explanations for mental illness as demonic possession or catatonia explained as spiritual wandering. Drug therapy, analysis, and electroshock and its genesis, applications, and present concept of psychological disorders will also be examined for effectiveness in treating mental illness.