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 The interest in what makes people successful students
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. In addition to practical strategies for success
we will study some aspects of theories of personality development, Freud 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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