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PIA 210: Psychoanalysis

3 credits

An historical and intellectual survey of psychoanalytic theories and methods, beginning with Freud's seminal contributions and continuing through contemporary psychoanalytic models. The course will introduce students to psychoanalytic methods such as dream analysis, the therapeutic model of psychoanalysis, and will also attempt to place the field within a broader intellectual and cultural context.

Distribution Requirement

• Social Sciences

Learning Goals

Critical and Integrative Thinking is the ability to identify, evaluate, and construct arguments and proposed solutions to problems. In this course, students will employ logical analysis and synthesis, to categorize information, to distinguish between relevant and irrelevant data, and predict outcomes.1. Gain familiarity with the major forms of mental illness, their presumed causes, manifestations, and treatments2. Understand current controversies in this field