The goal of this course is to present a comprehensive overview of the spectrum of academic and clinical activities in the field of clinical psychology. Topics that will be addressed include the history of clinical psychology as a profession, issues in diagnosis and the classification of disorders, techniques used in the assessment of intellectual and personality functioning, theoretical approaches to therapeutic interventions, and issues relating to ethics, training, research, and professionalism in clinical psychology. In addition, the roles of culture and gender within each of these areas will be explored, and specialty areas within the field, like child clinical work, community-based psychology, and health psychology will also be examined. Perspectives in Advanced Psychopathology. Two courses from among Psych.
Evaluation is based on an exam, final, and class participation.
Check Times, Location, and Availability 581. Advanced Topics in Social Psychology. May be repeated for credit. Section 001 - Conflict and Conflict Management. Social conflict is a multi-faceted phenomenon.