Social psychology investigates phenomena like prejudice, stereotyping, group conflict, social influence, psychology and law, and gender and identity development. This course is an introductory survey, but it also will analyze particular social phenomena, emphasizing how different approaches and methodologies explain our social lives. An overview of the field of clinical psychology, focusing on theory, research, and practice. Major topics will be historical background, training, personality theory, diagnosis according to DSM-IV, assessment, psychotherapy, and ethics and professional issues. Theories of Psychotherapy.
Psychotherapy encompasses similar techniques for the alleviation of human suffering the world over.
We shall examine these universal techniques and then the major schools of Western psychotherapy for their different models of personality development, etiology of psychopathology, and conception of cure. We shall focus on modern therapeutic models of change, techniques used to effect change and development, the therapist-patient relationship, psychological studies of interpersonal influence, current research findings on the outcome of psychotherapy, and ethical issues. The roles and meanings of religious symbols are explored through discussion, film, and the writing of short, critical essays. Charles Hallisey, PhD, John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Humanities, Harvard University. Managing Globally on the Information Superhighway.