Courses

Surveys concepts bearing upon processes of normal psychological adjustment, with emphasis on using theconcepts to understand common human problems in personal growth and relationships with others.

Surveys major psychological processes of childhood and adolescence. Prereq., PSYC 1001.

Three hours lec. and two hours rec. per week. Analyzes major theories of personality and behavioral disorders. Restricted to junior and senior PSYC majors. Prereq. PSYC 1001 or instructor consent. Credit not granted for this course and PSYC 4303. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Psychology (PSYC) majors only.

Examines borderline disorders as extreme variations of the normal personality. Focuses on major functional and organic disorders, theories of mental disorders, and methods of psychotherapy. Prereq., PSYC 1001. Credit not granted for this course and PSYC 3313.

Learn to evaluate research methods as they relate to etiology, assessment, and intervention of psychological disorders. Emphasizes the importance of using sound methodological strategies in both research and clinical settings. Three lectures, one lab per week. Prereqs., PSYC1001, 3101, and 3313 or 4303. Prerequisites: Requires pre-requisite classes of PSYC 1001, PSYC 3101, and either PSYC 3313 or 4303. Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Psychology (PSYC) majors only.

Neuropsychological disorders are behavioral and cognitive expressions of underlying brain diseases or injury. The course will provide in-depth coverage from clinical perspectives of wide range of disorders caused by stroke, traumatic brain injury, degenerative diseases, and inflammatory diseases. Students will learn the various neurologic, neuroimaging and neuropsychological methods for assessing and diagnosing these disorders and will review specific illustrative cases. Recommended prereqs., PSYC 3313 or 4303. Restricted to sophomores/juniors/seniors. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomore, Junior or Senior) only.

Examines women's mental health risks as the occur over the life span, from adolescence through menopause, and helps students develop a multi-dimensional understanding of factors contributing to the higher prevalence of women's mental health disorders, including social, neurobiological, cultural, developmental, reproductive, behavioral, cognitive and emotional factors. Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Psychology (PSYC) majors only. Prereqs., PSYC 3313 or 4303. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Psychology (PSYC) majors only.

Covers theories and practices relating to problems of ability and maladjustment. Diagnostic procedures and treatment methods with children and adults. Prereq., PSYC 3313 or 4303. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Psychology (PSYC) majors only.

Provides an overview of issues central to testing and assessment of psychological constructs, including types of evaluation instruments currently in use inthe field, their applications, and design. Prereqs., PSYC 1001 and 3101.

Examines research issues relevant to the field of clinical psychology and mental health for the purpose of developing familiarity with substantive and methodological problems facing the field. Prereq., instructor consent.

Intensively surveys major theories, research findings, and behavioral characteristics associated with deviant reaction patterns. Prereq., instructor consent.

Prereq., instructor consent. Restricted to graduate psychology majors. Prerequisites: Restricted to Psychology Graduate Students only.

Provides clinical psychology students with a theoretical understanding and skills to conduct a comprehensive review of psychological and developmental functioning. Includes assessment from a variety of sources and contexts, including testing. Prereq., PSYC 5453 and enrollment in the clinical psychology graduate program.

The second semester in this year-long course builds upon concepts in PSYC 5453 to explore the theoretical and empirical bases for understanding child psychopathology and intervention. Prereq., PSYC 5453 and instructor consent.

Practice administration of common intellectual tests. Prereq., instructor consent. Coreq., PSYC 7683. Restricted to clinical psychology graduate students. Prerequisites: Restricted to Psychology Graduate Students only.

Discusses selected topics in the field of psychotherapy, including content consideration and pertinent research. Topics vary from semester to semester. Prereq., instructor consent.

Focuses on administering and interpreting objective test results commonly used in clinical psychology practice. Probable inventories used are MMPI, SCII , WISC, WAIS, plus other objective measures where relevant. Includes case study approach and direct clinical experience. May be repeated up to 8 total credit hours. Prereq., instructor consent. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Covers theory and practice primarily in areas of individual personality testing. Involves intensive field work and report writing. Prereq., instructor consent.

Offers selected topics in the area of clinical psychology. May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours. Prereq., instructor consent. Prerequisites: Restricted to Psychology Graduate Students only.

Provides direct clinical experience for Phd candidates in clinical psychology only. May be repeated up to 18 total credit hours. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Focuses on ideographic study of attitudes, values, and personality characteristics of individuals using data obtained from personal interviews. Covers theory and practice of various interviewing approaches. Open to PhD candidates in clinical psychology only.