PSYC510: Research Methods in Psychology

This course provides the essentials needed to read, understand and critically evaluate research reports. Students will also learn how to carry out the entire research process, starting with identifying the research problem and ending with a thesis or research report. Factorial analysis of variance and the major multiple correlational designs are explained. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Undergraduate laboratory course in experimental psychology.

PSYC561: Developmental Psychology

Philosophical, conceptual, theoretical and research issues pertinent to human development from prenatal life to adulthood are presented. The core conceptual issues of development, such as the nature-nurture controversy, the continuity-discontinuity issue, and the issue of stability-instability, are discussed, and their relationships to the major theories in developmental psychology are examined. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

PSYC565: Child and Adolescent Psychopathology

This course emphasizes the diagnosis of psychological disorders usually first evident in infancy, childhood or adolescence. Topics to be covered include, but are not limited to, affective disorders, anxiety disorders, conduct disorders, substance abuse, sexuality/gender identity disorders, pervasive developmental disorder and behavioral aspects of developmental disabilities. Students will be expected to understand DSM-IV categories. Each student is expected to be familiar with developmental psychology and personality development. Issues associated with evaluation, classification and diagnosis will be discussed extensively. Guidelines for appropriate interventions will be provided. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Matriculation in the Child/Adolescent Clinical program or permission of the department.

PSYC568: Psychology of Group Dynamics

This course presents theories of group dynamics and illustrative application to understand personal, marital, political, industrial and professional life. Personal participation by the student in a group interactive process is required. The course is designed especially to help group leaders understand the complex underlying dynamic forces that influence our behavior in groups. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Open to all graduate Psychology majors only.

PSYC574: Individual Intelligence Testing

Students learn how to administer, score and interpret individual intelligence tests. Theories of intelligence and the appropriateness of the tests to specific populations are discussed. Students administer and report on the three Wechsler Intelligence Scales and the Stanford-Binet(4th Edition), Development Achievement Scales, Adaptive Behavior Scales, and other cognitive assessment techniques. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Departmental approval and approved certification candidacy in the School Psychology program, the Bilingual Clinical concentration, or the Child/Adolescent Clinical programs.

PSYC575: Projective Techniques I

The basic instruments of projective testing, particularly the Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test, DAP, HTP, TAT, TEMAS, and Sentence Completion Tests are studied. Students will also understand how cultural diversity impacts on assessment. Instruments are reviewed from the standpoints of basic research and the mechanics of administration and scoring. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Departmental approval and approved certification candidacy in the School Psychology Program, the Bilingual Clinical concentration or the Child/Adolescent Clinical programs.

PSYC578: Psychological Tests and Measurements

This course surveys the theory, construction and application of psychological tests. Topics include the statistical concepts underlying measurement; reliability and validity; critical analyses of selected intelligence, ability and personality tests; evaluation and interpretation of test data in practical situations; and the role of testing in clinical, educational and remedial settings. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Departmental approval, and an undergraduate Psychology statistics course or equivalent.

PSYC582: Behavior Modification

This course reviews applications of conditioning principles to changing human behavior in clinical, educational, occupational and community settings. Selected topics include operant and classical conditioning, social learning theory, token economies, experimental design, cognitive behavior modification, aversive control, cognitive restructuring, biofeedback, and ethical issues in behavior modification. The course is designed to enable students to construct and implement behavior modification programs. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Departmental approval, and an undergraduate course in learning or the equivalent.

PSYC593: Clinical Interviewing

This course integrates the theory and practice of clinical interviewing. The goals of this course are to facilitate the development of the student's listening, diagnostic, and therapeutic interviewing skills. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Departmental approval, and 12 graduate credits in Psychology or related fields.

PSYC670: Introduction to Psychotherapy

This course surveys theories, research and practices in individual and group psychotherapy, and introduces the student to various treatments for emotional maladjustment and behavioral pathology. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.

PSYC679: Family Systems and Childhood Disorders: A Multicultural Approach

This course will use a multicultural lens to examine the various family therapy approaches such as Structural, Bowenian, Behavioral, Strategic and Paradoxical approaches and their corresponding techniques. Special emphasis will be placed on applying these approaches to the prevailing childhood DSM diagnoses (e.g., Childhood Depression and Anxiety, Substance Abuse, Eating Disorders, ADHD, Developmental Disorders, Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder). A segment of the course will focus on special topics and their relevance to family functioning (e.g., trauma, incest/sexual abuse, domestic violence, illness/death, poverty and parental psychopathology). (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: PSYC 565 or PSYC 667.

PSYC680: Externship in Clinical Psychology

This course is a supervised, two semester, clinical experience designed to provide the skills necessary for professional practice in Mental Health Clinics or other settings where there is a significant Hispanic clientele. On-site supervision will take place under the direction of a fully licensed clinical psychologist (the field-based supervisor) in close cooperation with the Bilingual Clinical Program Director at Montclair State. The student will also meet with a Montclair State faculty supervisor on a weekly basis. At least one of the supervisors will be a bilingual/bicultural individual. A contract will be signed between the student intern, field-based supervisor and the Montclair faculty supervisor before the start of the internship. () 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Departmental approval, and matriculated status in the Clinical Psychology for Spanish/English Bilinguals Concentration, and permission of the program director.

PSYC698: Master's Thesis

Independent research project done under faculty advisement. Students must follow the MSU Thesis Guidelines, which may be obtained from the Graduate School. Students should take PSYC 699 if they don't complete PSYC 698 within the semester. () 4 sh.

Prerequisites: Departmental approval.