Clinical Psychology

Psychological Adjustment (3 Credits)
Styles of adjustment; social interaction; self-concept and self-esteem: stress management; alienation; failures of adjustment.

Stress & Coping (3 Credits)
A theoretical and practical introduction to stress processes and coping behaviors. The course explores the social, biological, behavioral, and clinical theories that guide our understanding of stress and coping and translated into testable interventions for managing stress and mitigating its negative effects.

Abnormal Psychology (3 Credits)
Consideration of psychological abnormalities; symptoms, etiology, diagnostic procedures, and therapy.

Developmental Psychopathology (3 Credits)
Survey and evaluation of empirical and theoretical approaches to the major psychological abnormalities that arise in childhood and adolescence; their characteristics, causes, and treatments.

Stress, Trauma, and Resilience (3 Credits)
This course covers the interrelated topics of stress, trauma, and resilience. The course uses a clinical science perspective to explore both normative (healthy) and problematic physiological and psychological responses to stress and trauma, as well as factors that influence resilience.

Emotion: Emotion: Function and Dysfunction (3 Credits)
Focus of the course will be on understanding the role of emotion in both functional and dysfunctional contexts. Through readings, class discussion, and lecture, we will address how emotions can both be vital for survival yet at the heart of so many mental disorders.

Clinical Psychology (3 Credits)
Clinical psychologists engage in a wide range of activities including research, teaching, assessment, administration, and consultation. This course will discuss controversial issues regarding how to best define clinical psychology in a modern health practice context.

Psychological Tests (3 Credits)
Introduction to the principles of psychological assessment; major methods of measuring general ability, aptitude, achievement, interest, and personality. Appraisal of psychological tests.

Current Topics in Clinical Psychology (3 Credits)
This course focuses on contemporary knowledge and issues in the scholarly literature in a focused area of clinical psychology. Emphases are on interdisciplinary approaches and critical thinking, including links to theoretical, empirical, and applied foundations of the field. Topics vary each term