Course Listings/Descriptions

CLP - Clinical Psychology

CLP 3144 Abnormal Psychology . . . . . 3(F,S,SS)
Broad overview of psychological disorders of children and adults including history of abnormal human behavior, research methods, theories and causes, and contemporary treatment. Typical topics include adjustment, mood, anxiety, somatoform, factitious, dissociative, substance-related, and psychotic disorders (including schizophrenia).

CLP 5166 Psychopathology . . . . . 3(F)
In depth analysis of child and adult psychological disorders focusing on practical application of the current diagnostic manual in developing diagnostic formulations. Emphasis on an integrative theoretical approach and the empirical foundation for theory, causes, and treatment of psychological disorders. Prerequisite: CLP 3144.

CLP 6418 Behavior Modification: Technique and Practice . . . . . 6(CALL DEPT)
Practice in behavior modification techniques plus step analysis and treatment of hypothetical individual cases. With the permission of instructor, students may elect to take this course more than once, up to 6 sh of credit. Permission of instructor is required. Prerequisite: EAB 5705.

CLP 6441 Individual Intelligence Testing . . . . . 3(CALL DEPT)
Integration of theory and research on intellectual assessment in support of development of practical skill and expertise in administering, scoring, interpreting, and writing reports of standard intelligence tests. Emphasis is on the Wechsler Scales and the Stanford-Binet. Permission of instructor is required.

CLP 6942 Individual Personality Testing . . . . . 3(CALL DEPT)
Integration of theory and research in support of development of practical skill and expertise in administering, scoring, interpreting, and writing reports of results of standard tests employed for assessing personality and psychological disorders in clinical populations. Emphasis is on the MMPI and other objective measures. Permission of instructor is required. Prerequisite: CLP 5166.

CLP 6943 Practicum in Psychiatric Psychopathology . . . . . 2(CALL DEPT)
Student spends 4 hours per week in a psychiatric setting interacting with seriously disturbed patients. In addition to psychiatric supervision, student attends a 2 sh seminar with instructor who also provides individual supervision. Permission of the instructor is required. Prerequisite: CLP 5166 or equivalent.


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