Handbook

This course will provide a comprehensive overview of emotions research, how this produces feelings of stress and how these concepts relate to some of the most common mental disorders - depression and anxiety disorders. Students will learn about psychology as a science and how psychological research is performed (including animal and human studies). Throughout the course we will examine how the findings from this research informs the clinical description of disorders and the treatment of anxiety, stress and low mood.

This course is appropriate for students with and without a background in science and is taught entirely online through Moodle. The final exam will be held online during the formal exam period.

N.B. This course is not a treatment program for mental health disorders and should not be viewed as a substitute for professional intervention.