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| Semester: | Spring 2024 |
| Number: | 0502-618-002 |
| Instructor: | Andrea Pereyra |
| Days: | Wednesday 4:00 pm - 5:50 pm |
| Note: | Traditional In-Person Class |
| Location: | Garden City - Hagedorn Hall of Enterprise 119 |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Notes: |
For majors only |
| Course Materials: | View Text Books |
| Related Syllabi: |
Deborah Serani for
Spring 2011* Michael O'Loughlin for Spring 2023* |
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| Description: |
Students will be introduced to the psychology of trauma, becoming familiar with various psychological perspectives and treatments through discussions of relevant literature and case material. Topics covered will include sequelae, defensive processes, diagnostic issues, and treatment considerations, with special focus on war trauma, sexual trauma, sudden death, and resilience. |
| Learning Goals: |
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:1. Explain key psychodynamic concepts underlying trauma 2. Explain mechanisms of intergenerational trauma transmission 3. Explain clinical steps in psychodynamic trauma treatment 4. Understand transferential issues in trauma treatment 5. Explore personal, familial, and sociohistorical underpinnings of own history and understand its impact on treatment 6. Be able to assess to assess the empirical evidence in support of the approaches to trauma that are studied.7. Demonstrate an understanding of individuals in relation to the communities, societies, and historical contexts in which they live and from which they have come. *The learning goals displayed here are those for one section of this course as offered in a recent semester, and are provided for the purpose of information only. The exact learning goals for each course section in a specific semester will be stated on the syllabus distributed at the start of the semester, and may differ in wording and emphasis from those shown here. |
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