ANTH V3966y - Culture,Mental Health and Clinical Practice

Institution:

Barnard College

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Description:

Considers mental disturbance and its relief by examining historical, anthropological, psychoanalytic and psychiatric notions of self, suffering, and cure. After exploring the ways in which conceptions of mental suffering and abnormality are produced, we look at specific kinds of psychic disturbances and at various methods for their alleviation. Prerequisites: Enrollment limited to 20 students. Junior standing or completion of introductory course(s) in Psychology and/or Anthropology. General Education Requirement: Cultures in Comparison (CUL). 4 points

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.barnard.edu

Phone Number:

(212) 854-5262

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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