PSYCH 457Honours Seminar in Personality and Clinical Psychology

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• Nice course to take with Dr. Purdon (Anxiety specialty). Around two articles to read each week then a discussion about the articles every class (counts for participation), a test, a paper to complete mid semester, and a final exam. Class was engaging and Dr. Purdon makes an effort to listen to questions and hear ideas. If taken with her it is helpful to remember discussion points because they can be used as supplemental evidence on tests.

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• Took the course with Dr. Purdon in Fall 2025 upon her return following a long break (10 years I think she said) from teaching undergrad as she focused on other work. The course topic was anxiety and we covered different anxiety disorders each week, looking at their etiology, maintenance (attentional biases, safety behaviors), and treatment options. As a seminar class, you are expected to attend class and participate in class discussions each week after having done the weekly assigned readings, which you get participation/engagement marks for. There's a short answer midterm, a literature/narrative review of four studies, a short answer + essay final. The questions she provides to guide the…

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• I had Pamela Seeds for topics in depression: This class is amazing for people who loves to discuss and engage in class participation. There are NO Midterms or Finals!
  1. easy 20% for show-up to class and participate for a bit, easy 20% for writing a 10 min presentation feedback every week, medium easy 20% for writing up two short pieces after weekly assigned reading, medium easy 20% for final opinion article about any topic, and a 20% group presentation.
  2. topics are all interesting for people interested in mental health, even for drier neurological or pharmaceutical content.
  3. one weakness is that this course is extremely hard to get in! make sure pre-enroll yourself or you will have…

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