Psychological & Brain Sciences 391CT - S-Culture & Mental Health

This course examines how human socio-cultural worlds matter for mental health. Research in cultural psychology and diversity science has illuminated significant psychological variation in everything from emotion and cognition to social relationships and behavior. As such, clinical psychologists and allied professionals must consider cultural and social influences on the etiology, presentation, and treatment of psychopathology. Material for this course will be drawn from multiple disciplines to incorporate thinking beyond the field of psychology. Students will be asked to engage with both foundational works in the field, as well as cutting-edge lines of research. The overarching aim is to gain an increased understanding of the multifaceted inter-play between culture, mind and brain, with a focus on implications for the study and treatment of psychopathology.

Open to Senior and Junior Psychology majors only. Pre Req: PSYCH 241 & 380