Forms of neuropathology and of non-neurological illnesses that affect the brain can produce detrimental psychological changes in affect, thought, and behavior. Mistaking psychological consequences of somatic disease for psychopathology is a substantial problem in medicine, psychiatry, and clinical psychology. The course examines somatic illnesses that may masquerade as psychopathology and familiarizes students with techniques for detecting neuropathology, and distinguishing between somatic and psychopathology. (4 units) * Recommended by the Board of Psychology for licensure track students.
- Instructor: Sam Aganov