GISDepartment of Global and Interdisciplinary Studies

This course focuses on how psychology is applicable to our own life. Students will acquire new perspectives to analyze and conceptualize themselves and world. They will also acquire various psychological skills that can be useful to improve the quality of their daily life.

Upon completion of this course, students will have
(1) learned some psychological concepts and theories that are applied to tackle the issues in various settings in our life, including schools and workplaces
(2) acquired a basic knowledge about how one's psychological characteristics are assessed and mental and behavioral problems are treated, and
(3) developed an array of skills that can be used to understand one's psychological characteristics and handle mental and behavioral problems in daily life

Will be able to gain “DP 1”, “DP 2”, “DP 3”, and “DP 4”.

英語 / English

This course is taught primarily through lectures and in-class activities students are expected to be engaged in. At the end of each class, students complete a brief reflection paper, which will be graded and returned with feedback comments from the lecturer by the beginning of the next class. In the middle of the course, students are also asked to work on a small project, which is directly related to the contents of the final exam.

あり / Yes

なし / No

授業形態/methods of teaching：対面/face to face

※各回の授業形態は予定です。教員の指示に従ってください。

1[オンライン/online]：Introduction of the course

How psychology is applicable in real settings

2[対面/face to face]：Assessment (I)

Overview of psychological assessment - How do we know ourselves?

3[対面/face to face]：Assessment (II)

Psychological tests (i)

4[対面/face to face]：Assessment (III)

Psychological tests (ii)

5[対面/face to face]：Assessment (IV)

Questionnaire

6[対面/face to face]：Assessment (V)

Interview

7[対面/face to face]：Assessment (VI)

Observation

8[対面/face to face]：Intervention (I)

Overview of psychological intervention - How do we change ourselves?

9[対面/face to face]：Intervention (II)

Cognitive behavior therapy

10[対面/face to face]：Intervention (III)

Dialectic behavior therapy

11[対面/face to face]：Intervention (IV)

Emotional control

12[対面/face to face]：Intervention (V)

Behavioral management

13[対面/face to face]：Intervention (VI)

Motivation control

14[対面/face to face]：Final Exam & Wrap-up

Final exam

Students are required to print out and read over the slides for the class in advance, which are uploaded on the class website. Reading assignments, links to relevant websites for the next class, will be also included in the last slide. Students are also expected to consider the answers for the essay questions in the final exam which are shared in the beginning of the course. Preparatory study and review time for this class are 2 hours each.

No specific textbooks are used; class materials are uploaded in the class website.

Braden, J. P. (2013). Psychological assessment in school settings. In J. R. Graham, J. A. Naglieri, & I. B. Weiner (Eds.), Handbook of psychology: Assessment psychology (pp. 291–314). John Wiley & Sons, Inc..
Spiegler, M. D., & Guevremont, D. C. (2015). Contemporary behavior therapy, 6th ed. Belmont, CA, : Wadsworth/Cengage Learning.
Beck, J.S. (2021). Cognitive behavior therapy, Basics and beyond, 3rd ed. Guilford Press.

The following show approximate activity-by-activity percentage points toward your final course grade: (a) active participation, preparation, and engagement (10%); (b) Reflection papers and assignment (40%); (c) Final exam (50%)

For the final exam, students are expected to start preparation well in advance, as they need to develop their own answers through experiences of practicing what they learned in the classes in on their own lives. For this purpose, the questions are shared in the beginning of this course.

Class materials are uploaded on the class websites

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