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Psychology and Mental Health: Beyond Nature and Nurture

FutureLearn

Summary

Price
Free
Study method
Online
Duration
6 weeks · Self-paced
Qualification
No formal qualification

Overview

Learn how a psychological understanding of our emotions and behaviour gives us new ways to improve mental health and well-being.

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Description

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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 “A Prescription for Psychiatry: Why We Need a Whole New Approach to Mental Health and Wellbeing.”

You can find out more about this course in Peter’s post for the FutureLearn blog: “Rethinking mental health and well-being.”

What will you achieve?

Explore how social aspects can impact on mental health

Explore the extent to which life events affect mental health and well being

Synthesise differing contemporary approaches to health and well being

Engage in cutting edge research into mental health and well being

Compare different explanatory models of mental health

Synthesise different conceptual and explanatory models of mental health

Who is this course for?

This course is aimed at anyone who wishes to understand more about psychology, about mental health or who wishes to maintain their own mental health and well-being.

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