Symposium 1. Teaching Abnormal Psychology: Challenges and Strategies for Successful Course

Symposium Abstract

In this symposium, five faculty with extensive experience teaching Abnormal Psychology and related courses at a wide variety of institutions will present their practical strategies for meeting the challenges of successful teaching about psychopathology. We will focus on five related issues in teaching this course: emphasis on “teachable moments,” the importance of experiential learning, methods for enhancing student motivation, cultural issues in teaching this material, and the use of interdisciplinary approaches in the course.

Individual Paper Abstracts

ENRICHING THE CLASSROOM WITH EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
Mominka Fileva, Davenport University, USA

ON TEACHING IN THE "TEACHABLE MOMENT"
Kimberlyn Leary, Harvard Medical School, USA

THE DIFFICULTY OF TEACHING ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY IN JAPAN: CULTURE AND HISTORY
Naoto Kawabata, Kyoto Bunkyo University, Japan

CONSIDERING MOTIVATION AND COLLABORATION IN ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY COURSE DESIGN
Norma Wolford, Madonna University, USA

AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO THE TEACHING OF ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY: RATIONALE, ADVANTAGES AND CHALLENGES
James Hansell, University of Michigan, USA