PSY 2270 - Death and Dying

Credits: 3

Prerequisite(s): PSY 1001

Description: This course reviews the psychological aspects of death and dying throughout the lifespan. It covers how individuals cope with their own or others’ mortality, from infancy through aging. Emphasis is placed on common causes of death, decisions concerning death, stages in the death process, psychotherapy with the dying person and family members, and psychological as well as cross-cultural interpretations of death and dying rituals.