PSYCH 354
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Psychology of Religion
PsychologyCollege of Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Course Description
Classification of religious behavior and experience; source of religious motivation; religion and the growth process.
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Title
Integrating Psychology, Religion, and Human Experience
Learning Outcome
Integrate insights from psychological theory and research, religious traditions (particularly that of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), and lived experience to understand religion as a dimension of human life.
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Differentiating Psychological Dimensions of Religion
Learning Outcome
Differentiate major domains of religion (e.g., cognition, emotion, behavior, spirituality, and experience) and how they are conceptualized and operationalized in psychological research.
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Understanding Processes of Religious Development
Learning Outcome
Explain contexts and processes of religious development and how to optimize them to nurture religious development.
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Evaluating Religion and Biopsychosocial Outcomes
Learning Outcome
Evaluate empirical evidence regarding the associations between religion and adaptive and maladaptive biopsychosocial outcomes.
