In addition, the department's emphasis on individualized instruction requires some indication of the tentative research interests of each candidate. This issue should be addressed by each applicant for admission to the graduate program. Historical origins of points of view in contemporary theories of behavior. Applies the organismic developmental approach to a variety of disorders of childhood onset. Emphasizes the processes underlying the development of psychopathology with particular focus on the continuity between normative and atypical development.
Health psychology involves the application of psychological principles to physical health.
Topics include health-compromising behaviors, chronic illness, and death and dying. Consideration of experimental and theoretical issues in social psychology. Discussion of current debates about topics in human memory, language, and thinking. Statistical analysis of experimental and correlational data. Consideration of current issues in personality psychology.