Course: Psychology 351- Introduction to Clinical Psychology
Instructor: Ben Ogles, Ph. D. Phone #: 593-1077
Office: 200 Porter Hall
Office hours: 3-5 Tues. & 3-4 Thurs. or by appointment
Text: Wierzbicki, M. (1999). Introduction to Clinical Psychology. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
Purpose: This course provides an introduction to the work of the psychologist including an overview of the underlying philosophies and orientations of the scientist practitioner, assessment methods, intervention methods, and various careers.
Attendance and Reading: Attendance and class participation are not required, but are strongly suggested since exam questions will come from both lecture and reading material. Reading assignments corresponding to exams and class discussion are listed in the course overview.
Grading: Grading will be based on participation in a debate, a paper, and two exams.
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pts. |
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Debate |
50 |
A = |
93 - 100% |
C+ = |
78 - 79% |
D- = |
56 - 60% |
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Paper |
100 |
A- = |
90 - 92% |
C = |
74 - 77% |
F = |
< 55 |
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Midterm |
150 |
B+ = |
87 - 89% |
C- = |
70 - 73% |
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Final |
200 |
B = |
83 - 86% |
D+ = |
66 - 69% |
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Total |
500 |
B- = |
80 - 82% |
D = |
61 - 65% |
Exams: The midterm and final will mostly consist of multiple choice, true/false, or matching questions. One or two essay questions may also be included. The final is comprehensive. No exams will be administered at other than scheduled times except for university approved activities.
Paper: The paper should be a scholarly review, research proposal, research project, or essay on a topic related to clinical psychology. A wide variety of topics are allowable and creativity is encouraged. For example some possible topics might include: Which is better therapy or prozac?, Can the MMPI-2 catch malingering? What treatments work for anxiety disorders? Papers should be on the average 7 pages long (max 9) and will be graded according to the following criteria: writing style, grammar, accuracy of content, adequate depth and breadth of coverage, and creativity. The papers should be APA format, typed, double spaced and should include at least 3 references to journal articles. Papers turned in late will be penalized 10 points.
Debate: Each student will be assigned a topic and pro or con position on one of four issues: 1) Should the GRE be used to determine admission to grad school?, 2) Is the Rorschach valid?, 3) Is therapy effective?, 4) Are psychologists better therapists than paraprofessionals?. Using assigned readings (on reserve), the student should prepare a 3 minute persuasive speech citing evidence for their assigned position. Students will then present their speech to the class on the scheduled day. Each student will be graded on the quality and accuracy of their presentation.
Extra credit: Extra credit is available in one of three ways: participation in psychology department experiments, summaries of articles from psychology journals, or volunteer work in the community in a social service type position.
Cheating or plagiarism will not be tolerated and will result in penalties ranging from an F on the exam to expulsion from the university depending on the seriousness of the offense.
Schedule of topics, assignments, and exams.
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Date |
Chapter |
Topics |
Assignments & Exams |
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Mar. 30 |
1 |
Syllabus, Intro |
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Apr. 1 |
2 |
Science |
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6 |
3 |
Theories |
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8 |
4 |
Assessment Intro |
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13 |
5 |
Intelligence assessment |
Debate 1 |
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15 |
5 |
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20 |
6 |
Behavioral Assessment |
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22 |
7 |
Personality Assessment |
Debate 2 |
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27 |
7 |
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29 |
EXAM |
Midterm (chps 1-7) |
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May 4 |
8, 9 |
Intervention Intro, Psychoanalytic |
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6 |
9 |
Debate 3 |
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11 |
10 |
Humanistic |
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13 |
11 |
Cognitive Behavioral |
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18 |
11 |
Debate 4 |
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20 |
12 |
Medical |
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25 |
12 |
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27 |
13 |
Child, Family, & Group |
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June 1 |
13 |
Paper Due |
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3 |
14 |
Careers |
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11 |
EXAM 12:40 p.m. |
chps 8-14) |