PSGA-6380-Seminar in Anxiety Disorders (3) Syllabus via Blackboard, eRes, or email.
This seminar is intended to provide in-depth coverage of current issues in the study and treatment of anxiety disorders. Due to time constraints, most of the discussions will focus upon anxiety disorders in adulthood, but proximally similar conditions in children will be considered as time allows. The course is organized around matters of information processing, and the nature of anxiety disorders generally. A major focus will be on an information processing perspective on anxiety disorders (especially attention, memory encoding, and judgment/reasoning), and how this might be utilized in treatment. Further, traditional behavior therapy principles of interventions for anxiety disorders will be considered in detail, as well as the contribution of cognitive perspectives and intervention methodologies.

PSGA-6670-Psychopharmacology (3) Syllabus via Blackboard, eRes, or email.
Psychologists in the workplace are increasingly called upon to discuss the joint effects of psychological interventions and medications. Further, there is a strong movement within the profession to acquire prescription privileges. Given these two observations, the need for professionals in psychology to have familiarity with drug action and commonly prescribed medications is tremendous. This is likewise applicable to professionals working in private practice where clients present with problems that may be either ameliorated or exacerbated by psychotropic medications and psychologists are uniquely positioned to comment and consult on these effects in the context of therapy. Therefore, the goals of this course are threefold: First, students will be expected to gain an understanding of basic medications used in everyday practice and sites/symptoms of effect as well as side-effect profiles. Second, associated with part one, it is expected that students will be effective in understanding how medications can either accentuate or impede psychological treatment, and be able to comment on this meaningfully. Finally, it is hoped that a skill in evaluating medications (i.e., their efficacy) will be gained as a result of these first two goals being met. In order to achieve these goals, there are a number of required readings and two exams. To fully appreciate the implications of prescription privileges, an in-class debate will be held at the end of the course regarding the relative merits of prescription privileges for psychologists.

PSGA-7111-Psychopathology (3) Syllabus via Blackboard, eRes, or email.
The goal of this course is to establish an understanding of major models used in conceptualizing mental disorders. While the basis of psychiatric diagnosis is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (now in its fourth edition), other major theoretical perspectives exist that aid in understanding the etiology and maintenance of these conditions. Further, each major theoretical framework supports a system of research methods that tests the resultant hypotheses with varying effectiveness. Therefore, a subtext of the course will be the major research traditions that have emerged in concert with the theoretical perspectives for different classes of disorders. The course will be largely lecture/discussion in nature. With the exception of the first class meeting, it is expected that students will have read the assigned reading prior to each class. Attendance is expected each class. There is one required textbook, with additional readings from the professional literature.

PSRU-3940_Introduction to Clinical Psychology (3) Syllabus via Blackboard, eRes, or email.
 Clinical psychology encompasses a broad and diverse specialization in psychology. Although typically associated with direct client care for emotional and behavioral disturbance, the practice of clinical psychology includes professional consultation, assessment, prevention, and education. The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with the diversity of professional activities associated with clinical psychology, as well as the theoretical foundations that inform these practices. This course, therefore, has the following goals: first, cover research and theoretical traditions in clinical psychology; second, to familiarize students with some major specialty areas in clinical psychology (i.e., neuropsychology, forensic psychology); third, for students to develop a preliminary understanding of the role of clinical psychologists in different professional and practice settings (i.e., schools, hospitals, private practice settings) and how different cultural settings influence the profession. These last two aspects of the practice of clinical psychology will be integrated into the discussions, rather than set aside as separate topics. A prerequisite or corequisite for this course is Abnormal Psychology.