PSY 247 - Understanding and Managing Stress

3 Credit(s)

This course focuses on the research surrounding the physiological underpinnings of stress, the positive and negative consequences of stress, and specific stress management skills. Understanding and Managing Stress is a service learning course that provides a special opportunity for Widener students and prison inmates to learn together in classes held at the Chester State Correctional Facility. This unique classroom environment creates an understanding of the similar and unique stressors of college and prisoners, offering lively and educationally beneficial discussions throughout the semester.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 105 or CJ 105; sophomore standing or above; PSY or CJ major.

(SAME AS CJ 247)