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The University of Liverpool - Psychology and Mental Health: Beyond Nature and Nurture 

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Psychology and Mental Health: Beyond Nature and Nurture
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Overview

Duration

6 weeks

Total fee

2,763

Mode of learning

Online

Credential

Certificate

Psychology and Mental Health: Beyond Nature and Nurture
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Highlights

  • Duration 6 weeks
  • Weekly study 3 hours
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Psychology and Mental Health: Beyond Nature and Nurture
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Course details

Skills you will learn
More about this course
  • Psychological therapies and the work of clinical psychologists are now very popular. This free online course provides an introduction to how psychologists understand emotions, behaviours and thinking patterns, and how this helps clinical psychologists make sense of their clients' problems.
  • Over six weeks, you will explore some of the current challenges and debates in the area of diagnosis and treatment, and discover new ways of thinking psychologically about mental health.
  • You will gain new perspectives on the 'nature vs nurture' debate, and understand how we are affected by life experiences. You will also discuss new research, which promises to help us improve our own mental health and well-being.
  • You will learn with Peter Kinderman, Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Liverpool, and author of '
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  • You can find out more about this course in Peter's post for the FutureLearn blog: '
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Psychology and Mental Health: Beyond Nature and Nurture
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FutureLearn 
Curriculum

Why do we behave as we do?

Introduction

Course Content

Some websites that might be useful

Discussion

I may need some help !

What does the brain, actually, do?

Introduction

Course Content

Assessment and Discussion

Events and consequences

Introduction

Course Content

Assessment and Discussion

Making sense of things

Introduction

Course Content

Discussion

Look after yourself; look after others

Introduction

Course Content

Written Assignment

Doing things differently

Introduction

Doing things differently

Course reading list and further reading

I may need some help!

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