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 The interest in what makes people effective and
competent in their personal behavior goes back at least to the ancient
Greeks, who asked questions like, “what is the good life?” This course deals with modern perspectives
on that issue and utilizes psychological knowledge and research to try to
address the skills needed to help people develop their optimum abilities.
 No, this is not your brain on drugs, rather it is
your mind according to Freud. We will study some aspects of his theories of
personality development as well as others, including the humanistic theory of
Abraham Maslow, whose notion of the Hierarchy of Needs is depicted above
right.
I can be reached by email at
rb@mdcpsychology.com. Email me.
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