Neurobehavioral Aspects of Personality & Psychopathology

描述(由申请人提供)：基本原理--生物的出现 精神病理学研究领域的革命现在已经根深蒂固，留下了大多数 临床心理学专业的学生在生物学概念和 方法，造成了具有创造力的年轻心理学家的空白 研究正常人格和异常人格以及精神病理症状 不同层次的分析。大多数临床心理学的研究生课程都是 主要针对行为的认知和心理社会方法。一个 整合行为神经生物学和行为遗传学的培训计划 在精神病理学和人格的研究中，利用独特的 心理学提供的关于情绪行为系统的观点是 这是急需的。在此描述了这样的培训计划。六个组成部分 描述了一个为期两年的培训计划：1)行为学课程 神经生物学，行为遗传学的概念，人格结构， 和精神病理学；2)与指定实验室合作两年 研究方面的学徒培训；3)参加研究研讨会 通过培训计划导师；4)由受邀学者和 以学生陈述为特色的年终研究会议；5) 神经心理学实习；以及6)出差到全国会议上发表演讲 研究成果。实习生-为四名学员寻求五年的支持 博士前职位。学员是从我们的临床心理学中挑选出来的 博士课程，大多数是在研究生二年级结束时 学习。培训计划的成功从以下方面得到了证明： 学术出版实习生和他们获得博士后的成功 表明作为研究科学家的持续发展的任命。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Rationale- The emergence of a biological revolution in psychopathology research is now strongly solidified, leaving most clinical psychology students inadequately trained in biological concepts and methods, contributing to a void of creative young psychologists equipped to study normal and abnormal personality and psychopathological syndromes across varying levels of analysis. Most graduate programs in clinical psychology are primarily oriented toward cognitive and psychosocial approaches to behavior. A training program that integrates behavioral neurobiology and behavior genetics in the study of psychopathology and personality, taking advantage of the unique perspectives on emotional-behavioral systems offered by psychology, is critically needed. Such a training program is described herein. Six components of a 2-year training program are described: 1) coursework in behavioral neurobiology, concepts of behavioral genetics, the structure of personality, and psychopathology; 2) a two-year association with a designated lab for apprenticeship training in research; 3) participation in research seminars led by training program mentors; 4) lecture series composed of invited scholars and a year-end research conference featuring student presentations; 5) neuropsychology practicum; and 6) travel to national conferences to present research findings. Trainees- Five years of support is sought for four predoctoral positions. Trainees are selected from our clinical psychology doctoral program, most at the conclusion of their second year of graduate study. The success of the training program is evidenced by the productivity of trainees in scholarly publication, and their success in securing post-doctoral appointments indicative of continuing development as research scientists.