Introduction to Psychology

Have you always been fascinated by the principles of psychology? This free online psychology course will introduce you to these psychology fundamentals, examining how some organs of the human body function, and how the functionality of these organs can in turn define the personality of specific individuals. Learn more about the secrets behind individuality and the approaches you should employ when dealing with different people.

What You Will Learn In This Free Course

The History and Methods of Psychology

In this module, you will learn about the interesting history of psychology and how it has developed significantly over time. This module will also outline the different methods through which human psychology can be approached.

Neuroscience

This module introduces the learner to the neuroscience. Here, the learner will learn about genetics, cells as well as a couple of other interesting topics.; Module

Sensation and Perception

In this module, you will be exposed to the different senses and senses organs. You will also learn how these senses affect perceptions in different humans in a way that each individual have a different perception about the same thing.

Learning and Memory

In this module, you will learn about some of the major theories of learning. You will also be exposed to memory and will learn how the memory process takes place in humans.; Module

Human Development

In this module, the learner will exposed to the various stages of human development and the psychological aspect of human development. Here, lifespan development, adolescent development, attachment theory as well as a couple of other interesting topics will be presented.

Understanding Personality

This module will expose the learner to the different personality traits in humans and how these traits affects the psyching of individuals, making each person unique.; Module

Social Psychology

In this module, you will learn how different people affect each other. This module examines the differences between people and how these differences affect relationships as well as people’s perception about each other.

Emotion and Motivation

In this module, we will examine the role of emotion and motivation in human psychology. This module will cover topics on motivation, hunger and eating, sexual behavior and emotion.; Module

Health and Stress Psychology

This module will focus on stress and how it affects humans psychologically. The module will help explain what stress means and will cover major topics on stress psychology such as stressors, stress and illness, regulation of stress and the pursuit of happiness.

Psychological Disorders

In this module, we will examine the problems inherent in defining the concept of psychological disorder. You will learn about some of the major psychological disorders such as anxiety, mood, Schizophrenia, as well as a couple of others.

Types Of Psychological Disorders

In this previous module, you learnt about the meaning of psychological disorders as well as some of the perspectives regarding it. This module will focus on some of the psychological disorders people experience.

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