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2009-2010 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog 
    
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2009-2010 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

PSY 575 - Lifestyle, School, and Career Development

3 credits
Explores the impact of diverse lifestyles on mental health issues and academic and vocational adjustment. The course examines the effect of culture, gender, ethnicity, race, socioeconomic stature, and sexual orientation on psychotherapy, assessment, and academic and vocational adjustment. Special emphasis is given to cultural differences, alternative lifestyles, gay and lesbian issues, family patterns, fairness in testing, the “Bell Curve” debate, career counseling, and the relationship between cultural norms and psycopathology. This course fulfills a portion of the Mental Health Counselors license requirement.