PSYC 84.05 The Power of Beliefs

How do beliefs affect clinical outcomes?  This course provides an in-depth examination of the role of beliefs and expectations in the manifestation of psychological symptoms and their treatment.  Topics to be covered include the psychological and biological bases of pharmacological placebo effects, the mechanisms underlying psychotherapy (e.g., patient and provider expectations), and also how cultural expectations impact how psychological symptoms are experienced (e.g., hallucinations, delusions, and somatization).

Instructor

Chang

Prerequisite

PSYC 1 or PSYC 6; and instructor permission through the department website

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Offered

• Winter