Course is designed for behavioral science students and covers such topics as measures of central tendency, variability, tests of significance, confidence intervals, regression analysis and correlation. A survey of the phenomena of psychopathology, including historical background, symptomatology, incidence, course and etiology of a wide array of pathologies including, to name a few, stress-related disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, dissociative disorders, personality disorders and the schizophrenias. A study of the processes by which people receive, transform and store incoming and retrieve stored information. Specific topics examined include perception, concept formation, levels of memory processing, the relation of cognitive and language processes, models of semantic organization and artificial intelligence. Students are assigned to a clinical setting for a learning and work experience.
Students work under the supervision of the personnel in the institution to which they are assigned.
Progress is assessed by consultation between the students, the institutional supervisor and the instructor. A course designed to examine interpersonal relationships in small and large groups in organizational settings. Current theory and research is presented, along with experiential exercises. A major focus is on leadership skills and group development. See course description on Session I Day Division.