This specific Essentials of Psychology course is designed for students planning to attend medical school and take the MCAT, which includes a new section on Psychology. This class will prepare students to take that section of the MCAT. Students will be introduced to psychology, the scientific study of behavior. This course will highlight the key areas in psychology that help to explain human behavior. This course will include discussion of diverse topics such as perception, learning, thinking, memory, motivation, emotion, stress, and health, personality, physiological processes, psychological disorders and treatment, development, intelligence, and social psychology.