Excerpt An introduction to animal behaviour from a biological perspective, stressing ecological and evolutionary aspects of behaviour. The course will review the neural, endocrine and physiological mechanisms mediating animals’ natural behaviours, as well as how gene-environment interactions during development modify these behavioural mechanisms. [36L]
Course Code PSY352H5
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Divisions University of Toronto Mississauga
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Excerpt Examines research evidence concerning the impact of psychological factors on physical health and illness. [36L]
Course Code PSY333H5
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Excerpt A review of the field of positive psychology, which is the study of happiness and fulfillment. Topics include personal growth, meaning, hedonic and eudaimonic approaches to well-being, gratitude, awe, flow states, mindfulness and meditation.
Course Code PSY336H1
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Excerpt An in-depth examination of aspects related to perceptual and motor development in infancy and childhood. The topics to be covered will be drawn from basic components of visual and auditory perception, multisensory integration, and motor control, including reaching, posture, and walking. Each week, students will read a set of experimental reports, and will discuss these […]
Course Code PSYD24H3
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Divisions University of Toronto Scarborough
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Excerpt Considers concepts of normal, abnormal and delayed development. Schemes of classification and diagnosis, approaches to identification of causes, antecedents, and consequences, as well as contemporary treatment methods are critically evaluated. In addition, resilience in the face of adversity will be addressed, since risk and traumatic events often do not lead to disorders. The emphasis is […]
Course Code PSY341H5
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Excerpt This course reviews the latest research on the causes, longitudinal development, assessment, and treatment of personality disorders. Students will learn the history of personality disorders and approaches to conceptualizing personality pathology. Topics covered include “schizophrenia-spectrum” personality disorders, biological approaches to psychopathy, and dialectical behaviour therapy for borderline personality disorder.
Course Code PSYD32H3
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Excerpt An intensive examination of selected issues and research problems in developmental psychology.The specific content will vary from year to year with the interests of both instructor and students. Lectures, discussions, and oral presentations by students.
Course Code PSYD20H3
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Excerpt This course is an opportunity to explore how social practices and ideas contribute to the ways in which society, families and individuals are affected by mental health and mental illness.
Course Code PSYD37H3
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Excerpt This course reviews the psychopharmacological strategies used for addressing a variety of mental health conditions including anxiety, depression, psychosis, impulsivity, and dementia. It will also address the effects of psychotropic drugs on patients or clients referred to mental health professionals for intellectual, neuropsychological and personality testing. Limitations of pharmacotherapy and its combinations with psychotherapy will […]
Course Code PSYD35H3
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Excerpt Focusing on writers from various geographical areas, the course examines a variety of texts by early modern women (for example, treatises, letters, and poetry) so as to explore the female experience in a literate society, with particular attention to how women constructed a gendered identity for themselves against the backdrop of the cultural debates of […]
Course Code REN342H1
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