PSYC 224 Abnormal Psychology
An examination of major psychological disorders with special emphasis on phenomenology.
Behavioral treatment of anxiety based disorders, cognitive treatment of depression,
psychoanalytic therapy of personality disorders, and biochemical treatment
of schizophrenia will receive special attention. Other models of psychopathology
will also be discussed.
Prerequisite: One 200-level unit, excluding 205, or by permission of the instructor.
Not open to students who have taken [309].
Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis
Semester: Fall, Spring Unit: 1.0
PSYC 224R Research Methods
in Abnormal Psychology
An introduction to research methods appropriate to the study of abnormal psychology.
Topics will include affective and personality disorders, substance abuse, and
stressful life events. Individual and group projects. Laboratory. Each section
typically limited to 12 students.
Prerequisite: 205 and 224
Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis
Semester: Spring Unit: 1.25
PSYC 308 Systems of Psychotherapy
This course examines theory, research, and practice in three schools of psychotherapy:
psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, and humanistic. Topics to be covered include
underlying assumptions of normalcy/pathology, theories of change, methods/techniques,
and relationship between therapist and client.
Prerequisite: Open to juniors and seniors who have taken two 200-level units
including 224 and excluding 205, or permission of instructor.
Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis
Semester: Fall Unit: 1.0
PSYC 333 Clinical and Educational Assessment
Current approaches to the psychological
appraisal of individual differences in personality, intelligence, and special
abilities
will be investigated through the use of cases. Tests included in the survey
are: MMPI, CPI, WAIS, Rorschach, and the TAT. Special emphasis will be
placed on test interpretation, report writing, and an understanding of basic
psychometric
concepts such as validity, reliability, and norms. Useful for students
intending to pursue graduate study in clinical, personality, occupational,
or school
psychology.
Prerequisite: Open to juniors and seniors who have taken two 200-level units,
excluding 205, or permission of instructor.
Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis
Semester: N/O Unit: 1.0
PSYC 329 Seminar. Psychology of Adulthood and Aging
An examination of how
people cope with changes in their adult lives. Particular emphasis on aging
as an example of life stage. Topics include: personality and cognitive change
in later life; development of wisdom and integrity; retirement and bereavement;
coping with death; intergenerational transmission of values; social support
and coping with change. Models of life stages in adulthood will also be discussed.
Prerequisite: Open to juniors and seniors who have taken two 200-level units,
excluding 205, or permission of instructor.
Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis
Semester: N/O Unit: 1.0