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This year long course will apply the
principles of psychology to relationships in
general.
Students will look in six relational
directions. They will
- look behind to their past,
- look ahead to college,
- look around to know a hurting world
and negative influences of peers,
- look to their future to know how to be
a responsible professional/parent,
- look beside to attract a functional
mate, and
- look within and above to their
relationship with God.
In addition, students will be
more prepared for the future
- For college--by being familiarized
with college class format, structure, expectations, and writing
both reaction and research papers for college.
Students will be assigned grades according to high school
standards.
- For dealing with issues--by studying
Christian information regarding God's commands on premarital
sex, pornography, abortion and other addictions are
discussed.
- For relationships--relational skills
of communication, problem solving stress management and
financial budgeting will be explored and practiced in
class.
- For understanding their
family--students will also complete a Family Genogram
the second semester.
Assignments
- Weekly homework is
assigned.
- Students will be completing papers,
tests, quizzes, posters, and oral reports.
- Students will also learn how to write
a research paper for college
- Students will review college-level
videos about human problems.
Text: White, James E. (2001). Life
Defining Moments. Colorado Springs, CO: Water
Brook (Text may be difficult to find--try Abebooks.com.
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