Topical Outline for PSY 265 Spring 2008

 

 

Topic

Text Chapter 

Unit 1:

Introduction & Perspectives

    Weeks 1 and 2

Overview & History

1 and 2

You study what?  Data collection/Research

3

Unit 2: Biological Foundations

     Weeks 2-5; likely test break

Sexual Anatomy--Time to show what you learned in Sex Ed

4

Hormone Cycles

6

Sexual Differentiation--Becoming male or female & defining gender

5

Valentine’s Break

Aphrodisiacs & Defining Love

13 and part 10

Unit 3: Sexual Response & Intervention

   Weeks 6-8

Human Sexual Response and

Arousal- what is Normal?

9

Sexual Dysfunctions & Therapy

19

Unit 4: Contraception & Sexual Risk- Taking Weeks 8-10; likely test break

    

Contraception

8 plus sections 21 and 22

Unwanted Pregnancy

8 plus sections 21 and 22

Unit 5: Sexually Transmitted Diseases

 & Sexual Risk-Taking

     Week 11

STD issues

20 plus sections 21 and 22

Unit 6: What's Normal?

     Weeks 12-15; final exam

Ethical and Legal Perspectives

21 and 22

Techniques and Behaviors

part 10;part 12

Sexual Orientation

15

Atypical Sexual Behavior

16

Sexual Coercion

17 

 

Note:  Tests may NOT break exactly with the units.  Topics and chapters covered on a test depend on where we are in class discussion and you will always have a week's notice.  We will not discuss every topic in the text in class; the text and class material will complement each other.  Text material will be covered on tests, even if we do not cover the topics in class.  You will have study guides for each unit and these will indicate if there are text pages for which you are not responsible.

 

 Approximate Test Dates:  Bring a small scantron sheet and a #2 pencil.

 

Test 1:  ca. Feb 12

Test 2:  March 27

Test 3:  Tuesday, May 6, 11:30am