PSYC274

Description

Section information text: "This course is designed to provide upper level students the opportunity to delve deeply into the topic of child & adolescent psychopathology. In particular, students in the course will become familiar with: 1) the social, emotional, and behavioral challenges that may develop during infancy, childhood, and adolescence, 2) how such challenges represent deviations from a more adaptive developmental trajectory, 3) the etiological or causal factors at work in maladaptive trajectories of social-emotional and behavioral development, and 4) current intervention and prevention practices. The course will emphasize a developmental perspective and take an empirical approach. At the conclusion of the course, each student should be able to: 1) Describe how genetic, family, school/community, societal/cultural factors to the development of social, emotional, and behavior problems in childhood, 2) Identify symptoms and diagnostic criteria for mental health disorders commonly diagnosed in childhood and adolescence, 3) Explain current approaches to treatment and/or prevention of childhood psychological problems, and 4) Evaluate the merits of an empirical article as well as the value of clinical research translated for public consumption. Prerequisites for this course require a grade of C- or better This course fulfills the capstone requirement of the Psychology major.