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Note: both of the following courses are associated with the
study tour to Japan.
Developmental Psychopathology, with trip to Japan (March 13-22, 2009)
This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to the field of Developmental Psychopathology. Developmental Psychopathology is an approach to studying mental health problems in different stages of development, with a special focus on factors that contribute to the emergence of psychopathology and factors that protect against it. During this class, we will apply this approach to the understanding of childhood disorders such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Conduct Disorder, Depression, and Anxiety disorders. This semester, the course will include a special focus on the cross-cultural differences and similarities in conceptualizations of children's mental health. We will discuss cross-cultural variation in how mental health and illness are thought about, assessed, and treated. The class will meet for the first eight weeks of the semester during the time indicated by the course schedule. During spring break, all registered students will participate in a ten-day trip to Japan. Our tour will focus on exploring the cities of Kyoto and Tokyo, with side trips to Hiroshima, Nara, and Hijemi. In addition to meeting with Japanese psychology professors, we will see such sites as the Temple of the Golden Pavilion, Nijo Castle, the White Heron Castle, the site of the 1945 atomic bombing in Hiroshima, and, in Tokyo, neighborhoods such as Shinjuku, Shibuya, and Harajuku. Price $2727; $200 due immediately, balance 2/2/09 Cultural Psychology, with trip to Japan (March 13-22, 2009) Sean Duffy (seduffy@camden.rutgers.edu) Psychology Psychologists generally view the mind as universal, exhibiting few differences across societies and historical periods. The assumption has been that while the "contents" of minds may differ across cultures, the processes underlying thought are the same. In recent years, research in the field of cultural psychology has challenged this assumption by suggesting that cultural practices shape a wide variety of psychological processes. In this course, we will examine how culture influences how people process information about themselves and the world. Topics include cultural differences in self-construal, cognition, perception, and other basic psychological processes. The class will meet for the first eight weeks of the semester during the time indicated by the course schedule. During spring break, all registered students will participate in a ten-day trip to Japan. Our tour will focus on exploring the cities of Kyoto and Tokyo, with side trips to Hiroshima, Nara, and Hijemi. In addition to meeting with Japanese psychology professors, we will see such sites as the Temple of the Golden Pavilion, Nijo Castle, the White Heron Castle, the site of the 1945 atomic bombing in Hiroshima, and in Tokyo, neighborhoods such as Shinjuku, Shibuya, and Harajuku. Price $2727; $200 due immediately, balance 2/2/09
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