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PSYC 425 - Seminar in Self-Destructive Behaviors


Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4NS, WADV

This seminar will take an empirical, bio-psycho-sociocultural approach to the etiology, phenomenology, and treatment of self-destructive behaviors, both direct (nonsuicidal self-injury, suicide) and indirect (compulsive rituals, dysregulated eating, relationship issues, risky sex, substance misuse). We will dispel myths about self-harm, challenge definitions of normality, and discuss individual differences/commonalities in vulnerability.

Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: K. Allen

Prerequisites & Notes: PSYC 214, PSYC 215 or PSYC 220 or by consent of instructor.


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