Advanced Seminar in Psychopathology

Topics

• To enhance students' knowledge of the symptom presentation and manifestation of common forms of psychopathology. Students will be able to identify and describe not just individual symptoms but also how symptoms may align with each other in predictable ways.
• To highlight broad conceptual challenges and methodological principles of the scientific study of psychopathology, including the definition, operationalization, and measurement of psychological problems. Students will gain a deeper understanding of the scientific methods needed to study psychological disorders.
• To cultivate a greater awareness of the moral, ethical, and societal issues underlying diagnosis, treatment, and the emergence and persistence of psychopathology.
• To enhance students' knowledge of the symptom presentation and manifestation of common forms of psychopathology. Students will be able to identify and describe not just individual symptoms but also how symptoms may align with each other in predictable ways.
• To highlight broad conceptual challenges and methodological principles of the scientific study of psychopathology, including the definition, operationalization, and measurement of psychological problems. Students will gain a deeper understanding of the scientific methods needed to study psychological disorders.

Official roster learning outcomes