CLP 3144   Abnormal Psychology

College of Health, Department of Psychology

3 sh (may not be repeated for credit)
Prerequisite: PSY 2012

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, personality, and psychotic disorders (including schizophrenia).

CLP 3905   Directed Study

College of Health, Department of Psychology

1-12 sh (may be repeated indefinitely for credit)

CLP 4110   Eating Disorders

College of Health, Department of Psychology

3 sh (may not be repeated for credit)
Prerequisite: PSY 2012

Eating Disorders provides an introduction to the characteristics and criteria associated with a variety of forms of disordered eating. It covers Pica, Avoidant-Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, anorexia nervosa, bulimia, binge eating disorder, and compulsive overeating, among others, and overviews key features of their causes, presentation, and treatment. Special attention is dedicated to understanding eating disorders in women, men, athletes, and multicultural populations. Attention is given to critical factors in the development and maintenance of eating disorders, including personality features, family characteristics, sexual orientation, sociocultural environment, and genetic influences. Further, the medical and physiological consequences of eating disorders will be covered. Treatment strategies for those with eating disorders are also reviewed, including nutritional, psychological and pharmacological forms of treatment. Finally, strategies for preventing eating disorders are explored.

CLP 4185   Behavioral and Technology Addictions

College of Health, Department of Psychology

3 sh (may not be repeated for credit)
Prerequisite: PSY 2012

This course focuses on the varied forms of addictive behaviors and treatments, including gambling, online gaming, food addiction, pornography addiction, sex addiction, compulsive shopping, Internet addiction, and other impulse control disorders. Attention is given to the relationship between behavioral addictions and substance addictions across a number of domains, including their natural history, phenomenology, comorbidity, genetic predisposition, neurobiological mechanisms, and response to treatment. Developments in the conceptualization, prevention, and intervention are addressed as well, in relation to the rapidly evolving field of behavioral addictions.

CLP 4314   Health Psychology

College of Health, Department of Psychology

3 sh (may not be repeated for credit)

Survey of contributions of the discipline of psychology to the promotion and maintenance of health and prevention and treatment of illness. Application of biopsychosocial model to health. Credit cannot be received in both CLP 4314 and PSY 4820.

CLP 4390   Introduction to Forensic Psychology

College of Health, Department of Psychology

3 sh (may not be repeated for credit)
Prerequisite: PSY 2012

This upper-level undergraduate course is designed to be an exciting and intellectually challenging introduction to the study of Forensic Psychology. Forensic Psychology deals with the interplay between the disciplines of psychology and law. Specifically, this class examines the legal system through the use of psychological concepts, methods, and research results. Although the course covers both criminal and civil aspects of the legal system, the primary focus will be on the role of psychologists in those areas pertaining to the criminal legal system. Class content focuses on theory but also has a strong experiential component as well. Specifically, the class learning experience culminates in the production of a Mock Trial.

CLP 4905   Directed Study

College of Health, Department of Psychology

1-12 sh (may be repeated indefinitely for credit)

CLP 5166   Psychopathology

College of Health, Department of Psychology

3 sh (may not be repeated for credit)

Students must take CLP 3144 before enrolling in this course. 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.

CLP 5905   Directed Study

College of Health, Department of Psychology

1-12 sh (may be repeated indefinitely for credit)

CLP 6905   Directed Study

College of Health, Department of Psychology

1-12 sh (may be repeated indefinitely for credit)