AP® Psychology - Course 5: Health and Behavior

edX AP® Psychology - Course 5: Health and Behavior

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edX
Provider
The University of British Columbia
Effort
8-12 hours/week
Length
4 weeks
Language
English
Credentials
Paid Certificate Available
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Overview
This psychology course is all about the relationship between health and behavior. We will examine stress as a concept and learn about its relation to health and psychological adjustment. We will discuss abnormal behavior and how psychologists assess it as well as a wide range of psychological disorders and approaches to their treatment.

This course includes video-based lectures and demonstrations, interviews with real research psychologists and a plethora of practice questions to help prepare you for the AP® Psychology exam.

This is the fifth in a six-course AP® Psychology sequencethat is designed to prepare you for the AP® Psychology exam.

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What you'll learn
  • an understanding of stress as a concept
  • the relationship between stress and physical and mental health
  • approaches to understanding and classifying abnormal behavior
  • the various categories and types of mental disorders as defined in the diagnostic and statistical manual (DSM)
  • the various approaches to the treatment of psychological disorders
Taught by
Steven J. Barnes
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