Culture and Psychopathology PSYC356 FA

This course will explore the role of culture in the development of psychopathology, in the conceptualization of psychopathology and in the provision of clinical services. Cross-cultural studies will be used to highlight the importance of culture as a variable in the etiology of abnormal behavior. The course will consider the literature on cultural bias implicit in much of contemporary research on psychopathology. It will focus particularly on minority groups in the United States. We will explore how current theorizing, research practice and clinical service policies need to be reformulated to achieve more valid conceptualizations and interventions for psychopathology in these minority populations.

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COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture

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Level: UG Credit: 1.00

Prerequisites: PSYC105 and PSYC251

Last Updated on MAR-10-1997