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330.615.79
Mental and behavioral health: from birth to early adulthood

Course Status
Cancelled

Location
Internet
Term
Summer Institute
Department
Mental Health
Credit(s)
1
Academic Year
2022 - 2023
Instruction Method
Synchronous Online
Start Date
Monday, June 6, 2022
End Date
Tuesday, June 7, 2022
Class Time(s)
M, Tu, 1:00 - 4:50pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
Yes
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
One Year Only
Description
The purpose of the course is to introduce students to the field of developmental psychopathology and its fundamental concepts and theoretical perspectives, including sensitive periods and the role of early experiences, risk and resilience, and developmental pathways.
Introduces students to the field of developmental psychopathology and its fundamental concepts and theoretical perspectives, including sensitive periods and the role of early experiences, risk, and resilience, and developmental pathways. Addresses factors that contribute to the development of psychopathology, including temperament, genetics, neurobiological processes, and social influences at the family, peer, and neighborhood levels. Discusses the contributions of individual-specific and contextual factors on the development of internalizing, externalizing, and substance use disorders across the childhood, adolescent, and emerging adulthood years.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Recognize major theoretical perspectives on the pathways leading to the development of psychopathology
  2. Articulate how internalizing and externalizing problems in development relate to adult psychopathology
  3. Distinguish between critical and sensitive periods in development and identify sensitive periods in developmental psychopathology
  4. Evaluate the joint contributions of biologically-based and the social environment influences on the development of internalizing and externalizing problems
  5. Define the multiple, nested contexts of development that impact risk and resilience for psychopathology, including individual, family, peer, neighborhood, and sociocultural context
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
  • 80% Participation
  • 20% Assignments