Mar 29, 2024  
Academic Catalog 2015-2016 
    
Academic Catalog 2015-2016 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

LASS321 Bonds of Love: Attachment and the Brain 3 cr.


This course examines intimate human relationships ranging from infancy through adulthood by exploring new findings in neuroscience as well as in developmental/relational/depth psychologies. The course treats questions about selfhood and emotion; the capacities for empathy, attachment and solitude, and received ideas of love in the relationships we form. The course includes readings in psychology, neuropsychology, fiction,  documentary and feature film clips.

 

Prerequisites: LALW100; FRSM100; LALW200

Lecture/Seminar
Culturally Diverse Content
All College Elective