The course attempts to answer the question: why do some people have persistent problems in the realm of psychosocial adaptation to life? Issues concerning the origin, development, maintenance and persistence of maladaptive functioning will be approached from a psychosocial and psychodynamic perspective. Diagnostic categories and the DSM will be discussed, along with various traditional and complementary treatments. (4 units) ** Highly recommended by the Board of Psychology for licensure track students.
- Instructor: Tamara Goldsby