Course

Schizophrenia

Wesleyan University

The Schizophrenia course delves into the scientific investigation of schizophrenia, encompassing its symptomatic features, neuroscientific insights, psychological mechanisms, and therapeutic approaches. This comprehensive exploration includes:

  • An overview of the recent emergence of the psychiatric category of schizophrenia
  • Key symptomatic features through discussions and enactments
  • Insights from brain imaging studies and neurochemistry
  • Scientific psychological data and theories concerning cognition, emotion, and behavior
  • Current, evidence-based somatic and psychosocial approaches to treatment

This course is ideal for those seeking a foundational understanding of schizophrenia and its multidimensional impact.

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Schizophrenia
Course Modules

The Schizophrenia course modules cover an introduction to the disorder, symptom assessment and history, neuroanatomy and neuroimaging, psychological science, and interventions, providing a comprehensive understanding of schizophrenia.

An Introduction to the Disorder

The introduction module offers an overview of schizophrenia, covering its prevalence, demographics, etiology, symptomatic features, diagnosis, and cognitive defects. Additionally, it provides insights into the neuroscience of the disorder through brain imaging studies and neurochemistry.

Symptom Assessment and History

The symptom assessment and history module delves into demonstrations of paranoid and negative symptoms, the history of the diagnosis and treatments for schizophrenia, and includes a midterm exam and discussion prompts for a comprehensive understanding.

Neuroanatomy and Neuroimaging

The neuroanatomy and neuroimaging module includes demonstrations of schizophrenia with disorganized features and a recovered patient, along with discussions on human neuroanatomy, history of neuroimaging, and both structural and functional neuroimaging.

Psychological Science

The psychological science module explores the human neuroanatomy and dopamine hypothesis, psychology of schizophrenia, cognitive deficits, social cognition, mechanisms of delusions and hallucinations, and various psychological theories related to schizophrenia.

Intervention

The intervention module covers biological treatments, the recovery movement, social skills training, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), supported employment, and cognitive and social cognitive treatments, concluding with a final exam and special thanks.

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