APY-Applied Psychology (Bridge Courses)

This course is designed to give students an in-depth examination of the significant forms of psychopathology. Relevant psychological theories, research, and cultural perspectives regarding the phenomenology and causes of psychological disorders are included. As outlined in the DSM-5 and DSM-5-TR, major psychological disorders are examined, and treatment options are reviewed with an emphasis on the client/patient's experience of psychopathology. Differential diagnoses of clinical case studies, including those with comorbidities and ambiguities, are scrutinized, analyzed, and criticized.

Students will engage in critical and creative thinking by pursuing both classic and modern views on personality. Coursework will include the reading of the classic papers (articles, books, chapters, etc.) of the most prominent personality theoreticians and analyze the essential and enduring issues in personality theory and assessment: how people are different from one another, how people think (consciously and unconsciously), what people want (consciously and unconsciously) and what and why people do. Discussions and readings will cover diverse theoretical principles and methodological approaches to personality.