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Introductory Psychology Course in Tallaght

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  • 25-01-2010 3:04pm
    #1
    Psych_Student
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    Hey guys,
    With the permission of the mods I'm posting some information about a course we're offering in TACT in Tallaght. It's a ten week introduction to psychology course, signup info here -http://www.aidandore.com/tact/

    The course is currently under booked, so we need at least 4 more sign ups by the end of the month for it to go ahead. This is not a FETAC course, but would be good preparation for someone planning on embarking on a FETAC level 5 course in Applied Psychology, or anyone with a general interest in the topic.

    The course would be thought by a recent psychology graduate (me!), from TCD's four year pure psychology degree.

    Please let me know if you have any questions!

    Planned lectures include...

    1) What is psychology- history and origins of psychology, the differences between psychiatry, academic psychology and counselling;
    and routes to studying each in Ireland.

    2) The Changing Mind- from psychodynamic theory, to radical behaviourism to the cognitive revolution; how psychology's view of the person has changed, and how it has influenced how we view ourselves, and treat one another.

    3) The individual- the unit of study in psychology. How are we different from one another, what makes us form groups, and how groups can change our behaviour. What other ways exist of seeing the person, and what can psychology learn from sociology and genetics.

    4) Psychological Disorder- The mental illnesses of the DSM & culture bound syndromes. The history of our ideas about madness, the use of psychology as a tool of oppression, and criticisms of today's definitions of mental health.

    5) The Brain- How we came to learn how our brain works, and how functional imaging technology has revolutionised how we see ourselves.

    6) New areas in psychology- Evolutionary Psychology, Behavioural Economics (What Psychology teaches us about why individuals and societies make financial mistakes), and Affective Psychology (how emotion influences thought and decision making).

    7) Is psychology a science? What can we know for sure? How we test our theories, and what is this science thing anyway? The great experiments of the past (and why we would never be allowed perform them today).

    8) Why people behave irrationally - The fundamental attribution error, cognitive dissonance, obedience, group think, religion, the invention of tradition and the microsociology of everyday life


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