PSY 551 GERIATRIC PSYCHOLOGY

A study of the later years of human life from a multidisciplinary approach based on historical perspectives and current research on normal and impaired aging. This course provides students with a broad understanding of psychological processes associated with aging, including social-emotional, biopsychological, and medical features of aging; cultural and cross-cultural considerations; assessment of disability such as neurodegenerative disease; home habilitation; and personal independence. Additional course requirements for graduate students, including an extra hour of meeting time per week, will be listed in a separate syllabus.