COURSE READING NOTES


 


Psychology 5480: Psychology and Law


 






Case reading notes


Introduction to Psychology and Law as a Power Point Presentation

Introduction and Overview


 


Research and scholarship issues


 


Criminal Profiling


 


Malingering and lie detection


 


Interrogations and confessions


 


Competency to Proceed


 


Criminal Responsibility


 


Empirical Research on NGRI


 


Expert Testimony


 


Jury Decision Making


 


Death Penalty and Jury Decision Making


 


Other Competencies Death Penalty and Mental Retardation


 


Child Sexual Abuse


 


Criminal Recidivism
Sexual Harassment and employment discrimination


 


Public Policy and Reform


 






Psychology 6330: Psychopathology






Unit I Conceptual Issues


 


Unit II Classification Issues


 


Developmental Foundations


 


Unit III Methodological Issues


 


Unit IV Overview of DSM-IV


 


Unit V Schizophrenic Spectrum


 


Unit VI Genetic and biochemical issues in schizophrenic spectrum


 


Unit VII Psychosocial and sociocognitive issues in schizophrenic spectrum


 Major affective disorders outcome studies and issues


Unit VIII Assessment issues in schizophrenic spectrum


 


Unit IX Affective spectrum


 


Unit X Genetic and neuroanatomical aspects of affective disorder


 Unit XIa Psychosocial and research design aspects of treatment outcome in affective disorders


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Unit XI Assessment of affective spectrum


 


Unit XII Cluster A Personality Disorders


 


Unit XIII Cluster B Personality Disorders [Mostly BPD]


 


Unit XIV Remaining personality disorder issues minus substance abuse


 


Unit XV Assessment of personality disorders


 


Unit XVI Anxiety and Stress Disorders


 






Psychology 6300: Ethical and Professional Issues


 






Legal regulation of assessment