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Programs similar to Brunel's Culture, Psychology and Evolution?
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Programs similar to Brunel's Culture, Psychology and Evolution?
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I'm not what my endgoal is, I'm just interested in a perspective which recognizes that "disorders" themselves (not just "emotions") have an underlying purpose (maybe you're saying in practice those two things collapse together).
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I suppose so although I've never heard that particular term. The only distinction I would draw is that it's not simply about rejecting societal norms in evaluating behaviors, but determining whether they're useful and/or productive in achieving desired outcomes which necessarily involves the reality of others (but not necessarily "society" per se). (I'm wary of the latent solipsism of philosophies which seek to promote well-being on purely self-defined terms. But these are relatively fine points; it sounds like RFT is closer than ACT to what I'm saying.)
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Marriage/Couples & Family Therapy PhD Applicants F2020
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Marriage/Couples & Family Therapy PhD Applicants F2020
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I think there's a distinction between what I'm saying insofar as these "aversive emotions" (or whatever you want to call them) actually do have a positive function (which nonetheless clashes with what society whats/requires so they become "dysfunctional"). So I think in a way it's very different from the field at large, because it calls into question the very notion of psychological pathology (but yes I want to study this in grad school, and/or find a program which incorporates this perspective).
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Place to explore "adaptive but aversive" definitions of mental illness?
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I found this program online which combines my main interests in psychology (culture and evolution, critical psychology is the third) but a professor of mine who is English said Brunel isn't considered a very competitive university over there (I have no problem relocating for school [I'm U.S.-based]). Is there anything similar anyone has ever hear of? (I know LSE, U of Alberta and U of Amsterdam have cultural psych master's, but none of them add a focus on evolutionary psychology). Thanks
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Looking for Dual Philosophy/Psychology PhD Programs
StartingtheProcess83298353 replied to psychgogogo's topic in Philosophy
Boston University also has one, also Emory, Stanford and the University of Edinburgh in Scotland -
A recent article called "Mental Health is Biological Health" (Hagen and Syme 2019) has called for overhauling the entire field of psychiatry (they are anthropologists)...they create different categories for mental illness(es) including one which they called "adaptive but aversive" (e.g., depression, anxiety); these are seen as reactions to life-events which aren't necessarily disorders (but do cause distress). I am fascinated by this approach and would like to explore it, can anyone recommend a place anywhere in the English-speaking world which would be a good place to start? (currently I'm looking at an MSc in "Psychology, Culture and Evolution" at Brunel just west of London but studying overseas is a complicated issue right now obviously). Thanks
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Difference between Hunter College and City College (psychology masters)
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There are master's programs in Cultural Psychology at both the London School of Economics and University of Amsterdam (pretty sure Dutch universities always allow you to speak/write in English if you want). (I'm going to try and go to the one in London in fall of 2021.)
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I'm open to others, in fact I would just be at AU to try living in D.C. for a year and to take some master's level courses in non-psych disciplines at the same time (history, anthro and finance). (I'm only expecting to be able to transfer less than ten psych credits anyway to some place else.)
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Yes I understand that, I'm ok with paying out of pocket for a year or two (not sure I'm as interested in Psy.D. route, partially because that's out of pocket for 4-5 years from what I understand).
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Not ready to commit the time and money to do a Ph.D. (or even sure I want to do one, although if I did I might go to the University of West Georgia where they prefer applicants to have a master's already).
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I'm thinking of applying for a master's at American University in Washington, D.C. for the next fall (2020)...currently finishing up a second B.A. in psych at Hunter College in New York City (mid 40s). I might just go part-time and stay one year in D.C. and then transfer to another program and take a few credits with me...which program would I have a better chance of getting accepted into? (I'm not going to tell them I'm planning to leave after one year obviously). (There's also an experimental/biological track but I'm not interested in that; AU offers three tracks at the M.A. level.) My GRE scores were Verbal 165, Quantitative 157, Writing 4.5., should be able to get decent recommendations.
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I haven't gotten that far in the process but I would look at each program online and see what they have to say (I can't imagine you would apply for a visa beforehand, but I could be wrong).
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Feeling lost
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PhD in Psychology and Public Policy
StartingtheProcess83298353 replied to lookwhathappened's topic in Psychology Forum
Princeton has a Joint Degree Program in Social Policy which includes psychology: http://wws.princeton.edu/graduate-programs/programs-and-certificates/joint-degree-program-social-policy -
Advice needed: get a Phd or second master's?
StartingtheProcess83298353 replied to mary109's topic in Psychology Forum
Johns Hopkins has a certificate program in Mental Health Public Policy; I believe it's free for grad students there (so you could do a Ph.D. at the same time as long as you can manage both). -
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Advice needed: get a Phd or second master's?
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You might get more responses if you elaborated a little more on why you are interested in doing it in the U.K.--is it purely logistical (e.g., British spouse who's getting transferred back home)? Or are you interested in settling down there long-term for your own reasons? (I'm interested in doing a one-year M.A. in the London area [Brunel Psychiatric Anthropology or LSE Social & Cultural Psychology] because they're unique [and in English obviously] but not clinical.)