edX AP® Psychology - Course 5: Health and Behavior

Overview
This psychology course is all about the relationship between health and behavior. We will examine stress as a concept and learn about its relation to health and psychological adjustment. We will discuss abnormal behavior and how psychologists assess it as well as a wide range of psychological disorders and approaches to their treatment.

This course includes video-based lectures and demonstrations, interviews with real research psychologists and a plethora of practice questions to help prepare you for the AP® Psychology exam.

This is the fifth in a six-course AP® Psychology sequence that is designed to prepare you for the AP® Psychology exam.

Additional Courses:

• AP® Psychology - Course 1: What is Psychology?
• AP® Psychology - Course 2: How the Brain Works
• AP® Psychology - Course 3: How the Mind Works
• AP® Psychology - Course 4: How Behavior Works
• AP® Psychology - Course 6: Exam Preparation & Review

What you'll learn

• an understanding of stress as a concept
• the relationship between stress and physical and mental health
• approaches to understanding and classifying abnormal behavior
• the various categories and types of mental disorders as defined in the diagnostic and statistical manual (DSM)
• the various approaches to the treatment of psychological disorders

Taught by
Steven J. Barnes