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Psychology and Emotion Regulation

The course will explain and illustrate research methods in psychology using current research on human emotions, emotion regulation, and emotional disorders. Students will become familiar with research methods and experimental designs in these areas. Students will also design a study on a current topic of their choice in one of these areas.

This Seminar program is conducted by Dr. Bridget Callaghan, Assistant Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

Pre-approved Topic List

  1. Does it make sense to think of mental disorders as discrete categories or dimensions that we all vary on?
  2. How do we regulate our emotions? How does emotion regulation go awry in psychopathology?
  3. How can moods and emotions be measured and manipulated?
  4. Are cognitions important for emotions?
  5. What are the implications of cognitive approaches towards emotions for our understanding and treatment of emotional disorders.
  6. Why are we not better at treating mental disorders?
  7. Are today’s youth really more anxious and depressed than youth in the past? If so, what is contributing to this increase?
  8. How do scientists study treatments for mental health problems? What are empirically supported treatments, why are they useful, and what are their limitations?
  9. How can mental health treatments be delivered? What are the advantages and disadvantages of certain delivery formats?
  10. How can we increase access to mental health treatments?
  11. What is depression, exactly? Is it one syndrome, or is it a collection of different syndromes that we grouped under the same name?