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This lecture wraps up the discussion of clinical psychology with a discussion of treatment efficacy. Professor Bloom summarizes the different types of influences that clinical interventions might have on people who receive therapy.

This lecture reviews arguments explaining why materialism has become the predominant theory of mind in psychology. This discussion is followed by a basic overview of the neurophysiology of the brain.

How can we identify anxiety? What are the main symptoms?

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You may have heard of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Here is some basic information:

What do we know about social anxiety and Social Anxiety Disorder?

People sometimes have a hard time understanding the difference between depression and normal sadness. Dr. Eredlyi discusses the different kinds of depression, and how to recognize them.

This lecture continues to cover one of the most salient areas within the field of psychology known as psychopathology, or clinical psychology. Following a discussion of the different ways of defining mental illness, Professor Bloom reviews several classes of clinical diagnoses including schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, dissociative disorders, and personality disorders.

This lecture introduces students to the major topics within the study of language: phonology, morphology, syntax and recursion. This lecture also describes theories of language acquisition, arguments for the specialization of language, and the commonalities observed in different languages across cultures.

Professor Paul Bloom introduces the theory of Behaviorism, particularly the work of prominent behaviorist, B. F. Skinner. Different types of learning are also discussed in detail.

What is Freud's theory of psychoanalysis? How does his conception of the unconscious mind still operation in mainstream psychology today? Professor Paul Bloom explains.