Major Transfer SA Elective

(4 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

St. Andrews, Scotland - Cognitive Psychology and the Emotional Disorders: This module is designed to demonstrate how theories from cognitive psychology can enhance our understanding of the Axis One emotional disorders, including depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder and the eating disorders. Research on cognitive processes, including memory, attention and interpretation biases will be reviewed and discussed in this context. There will also be a focus on research on interventions that can overcome these biases. At the end of the seminar series, students should understand how the emotional disorders can be differentiated based on these biases as well as how research has informed clinical practice. Theoretical implications of the research will also be discussed.