Ages from birth to adolescence are covered. The area of health psychology and its role in behavioral medicine are introduced. Psychophysiology, which provides much of the foundation for health psychology, is studied through readings, lectures, and hands-on experiences with psychophysiological recording equipment. Presents didactic and experiential training in tactics of achieving insight, emotional awareness, emotional escalation or reduction, cognitive-perceptual change, and behavior change for use in individual psychotherapy. Designed to examine a special topic in depth.
Students prepare presentations representing selected research areas.
PC 699 Independent Study in Psychology 1-6 s.h. Individual students develop and conduct research studies in consultation with a faculty member. PC 704 Clinical Research Methods 3 s.h. Introduction to data analysis techniques and methodological problems commonly encountered in clinical research. Methods appropriate for single subjects as well as groups are explored.