Neurobehavioral Aspects of Personality & Psychopathology

描述（由申请人提供）：理由-生物学的出现 精神病理学研究的革命现在已经牢固地巩固了，剩下的大多数 临床心理学专业的学生在生物学概念方面没有得到充分的培训， 方法，导致缺乏有创造力的年轻心理学家， 研究正常和异常的人格和精神病理综合征， 不同层次的分析。大多数临床心理学研究生课程都是 主要面向行为的认知和心理社会方法。一 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 心理学提供的情绪行为系统的观点， 急需的。本文描述了这样的训练计划。六个组成部分 的2年培训计划的描述：1）课程的行为 神经生物学，行为遗传学的概念，人格结构， 和精神病理学; 2）与指定的实验室进行为期两年的合作， 研究学徒培训; 3）参加研究研讨会， 由培训计划导师; 4）由特邀学者组成的系列讲座， 一个年终研究会议，以学生的演讲为特色; 5） 神经心理学实习;和6）前往国家会议， 研究结果。受训人员-寻求五年的支持， 博士前的职位学员是从我们的临床心理学中挑选出来的 博士课程，大多数在他们的研究生第二年结束 study.培训计划的成功体现在以下方面： 学员在学术出版，并成功地获得博士后 任命表明作为研究科学家的持续发展。

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.