FGSS 3320

Gender and Psychopathology

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025.

This course will examine the ways in which sex and gender impact the expression of severe psychopathology. We will try to understand these relationships using different levels of analysis. This will involve an exploration of biological, psychological, cognitive, and social factors associated with sex and gender as they influence the epidemiology, phenomenology, etiology, diagnosis, and course of illness in major forms of psychopathology: specifically, schizophrenia, major affective illness, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, and personality disorders. We will examine these topics through the frameworks of psychological science, feminism, and intersectionality, and attempt to integrate the offerings of each, to generate a nuanced understanding of mental illness.

When Offered Spring.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: HD 3300 or PSYCH 3250.

Distribution Category (BIO-AS, SCD-AS) (D-AG, OPHLS-AG)

• Students will learn how to examine research methodology to critically evaluate the methods and interpretation of empirical research on gender and psychopathology.
• Students will become familiar with the empirical literature on the influences of sex and gender in psychopathology. They will refine their ability to read and understand scientific research and to mindfully consume the literature of the field.
• Students will explore the ways in which gender, race, class, sexuality, and culture interact with one another to influence the expression, diagnosis, and prevalence of various forms of psychopathology.

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