Neurobehavioral Aspects of Personality & Psychopathology

描述(申请人提供)：精神病理学研究中出现的生物革命现在已经根深蒂固，导致许多年轻的博士在生物学概念和方法方面没有得到充分的培训，导致缺乏有创造力的年轻心理学家，他们配备了在不同分析水平上研究正常和不正常人格和精神病理综合症的能力。大多数临床心理学的研究生课程主要面向认知和心理社会的行为方法。我们现有的培训计划将行为神经生物学和行为遗传学整合到精神病理学和人格研究中，利用心理学提供的关于情绪行为系统的独特视角。在此，我们建议将这一计划再延续五年，包括延续该计划的博士后前部分(4个时段)和新启动的博士后部分(2个时段)。培训计划的七个组成部分包括：a)行为神经生物学、行为遗传学、个性和精神病理学的课程；b)与指定的专门研究培训实验室合作，以便有机会参与提案制定、研究设计和赠款撰写活动；c)培训计划研讨会，允许讨论和交流意见；d)持续评估课程和研究进展；e)由受邀学者组成的系列讲座和以学员陈述为特色的年终研究会议；f)针对博士前学员，参与以神经心理学为重点的实践活动；以及g)前往各国会议介绍研究成果。相关性：由于精神障碍构成了巨大的公共卫生负担，迫切需要接受过精神病理学生物学方法培训的行为科学家，而生物学方法对于揭开这些复杂疾病的病因至关重要。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The emergence of a biological revolution in psychopathology research is now strongly solidified, leaving many young Ph.D.s 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. Our existing training program 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. Here, we propose to continue this program for an additional five years, including continuation of the pre-doctoral part of the program (4 slots) and the newly-initiated post-doctoral part of the program (2 slots). Seven components of the training program are described: a) coursework in behavioral neurobiology, behavioral genetics, personality, and psychopathology; b) association with a designated lab for specialized training in research, with opportunities to participate in proposal development, design of studies, and grant writing activities; c) training program seminars, allowing for discussion and exchange of ideas; d) ongoing evaluation of coursework and research progress; e) lecture series composed of invited scholars and a yearend research conference featuring trainee presentations; f) for pre-doctoral trainees, involvement in practicum activities focused on neuropsychology; and g) travel to national conferences to present research findings. Relevance: There is a critical need for behavioral scientists trained in biological approaches to psychopathology, as mental disorders constitute an enormous public health burden, and biological approaches are critical to unraveling the etiology of these complex conditions.