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Dr. Gruber enjoys teaches courses on topics ranging from emotion, happiness, abnormal psychology, to research methods. She enjoys disseminating the science of emotion an mental health, and has created a freely available online course in Human Emotion and an accompanying Experts in Emotion Series. See details below.

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Experts in Emotion Interview Series

The Experts in Emotion series provides a unique opportunity to explore the mysteries of human emotion guided by some of the world's foremost experts on the subject, ranging from distinguished academics to leading figures behind social media services like Facebook. In addition to tackling central questions such as what emotions are, why we have them, and how our understanding of them can lead to happier and healthier lives. You'll also hear first-hand about what first led these key players to study emotion and what they see as the most exciting frontiers ahead. The Expert in Emotion series is part of a broader educational mission to share the study of human emotion beyond the walls of the classroom, to reach students and teachers alike, both locally and globally, through the use of technology. You can browse the Full Interview List and view the full course and accompanying interviews freely at the Yale University's YouTube Course Channel.


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Human Emotion

This course will introduce students to a diverse array of theoretical and empirical issues related to the study of human emotion. Some questions the course will address include: What are our emotions? What purpose do they serve? How do emotions relate to our thoughts, memories, and behaviors towards others? What happens when our emotional responses go awry? Although these questions date back to early philosophical texts, only recently have experimental psychologists begun to explore this vast and exciting domain of study. The course will begin by discussing the evolutionary origins of distinct emotions such as love, anger, fear, and disgust. We will ask how emotions might color our cognitive processes such as thinking and memory, emotion and the brain, development of emotions in childhood, and how emotions shape our social relationships. We will also consider how these methods can be applied to studying mental illness in both children and adults. We conclude by studying the pursuit of happiness and well-being, trying to understand what makes us happy.

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Affective Science

This seminar is a core graduate course on affective science (and recently integrated with social psychological science). Emotion is a fascinating, new, and interdisciplinary field with many empirical questions it spans. Some questions the course will address include: What are emotions, and how do they differ from moods, feelings and cognitions? What is their functional role in our daily life? Although these questions date back to early philosophical texts, only recently have scientists employed rigorous experimental methods to explore the vast and exciting field of affective science. Topics covered in the course include addressing definitional issues in emotion, the role of cognitive processes such as thinking, memory and attention on emotion states, physiological (autonomic, neural, genetic) aspects of emotion responding; emotion regulation and control; social relationships and emotion dynamics; cultural shaping of emotion experience and expression; development trajectories of emotion from early to late life; disorders of emotion in psychopathology; and discussions of emotional well-being and happiness. Class is discussion based. Active attendance and participation are required.

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Research Methods in Happiness

How can we scientifically measure and study happiness? How can we distinguish happiness from other emotion states? The goal of this course is to provide students with hands-on laboratory experience in data acquisition, experimental design, computerized software to score and analyze data, learn scientific writing, and current research techniques in happiness and human emotion. Topics to be included are: overview of general research methods, paradigm development, generating and testing hypotheses, psychophysiology (cardiac, impedance, vascular, electrodermal), behavioral observation and coding (electromyography, FACS), and self-report assessment instruments (questionnaires, experience-sampling, narrative). Students will learn experimental design, acquire data, perform analyses in SPSS, as well as write and orally present final research projects. Course includes weekly lecture and hands-on laboratory sessions. Additional textbook and journal article readings, videos, and interactive laboratory exercises are included.

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Abnormal Psychology

This course will provide an introduction to and overview of the field of abnormal psychology, with particular emphasis on the scientific methods used to study clinical phenomena, the etiology of different disorders, assessment of dysfunction, and psychotherapeutic and pharmacologic intervention. Throughout the course, you will be exposed to various theories underlying abnormal behavior and how to treat it. This course also aims to enhance your compassion for those diagnosed with mental illness and sharpen your curiosity about the study of mental phenomena.

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Adult Psychopathology

This graduate seminar will provide a general overview of theoretical issues and methods in the fields of clinical science, with a focus on adult psychopathology. Course will cover core empirical issues and advanced methods in psychopathology (e.g., conceptualization and classification of psychopathology, causal models of psychopathology; and different approaches to experimental design and treatment). The course will begin with a core set of foundational lectures focused on developing a common language for talking and thinking about psychopathology. We will next consider and apply these topics to specific clinical disorders and consider their treatment. The course will conclude by considering approaches to optimize mental health and promote clinical outreach efforts. As evidenced by the quote on the first page of this syllabus, throughout the course we will directly and indirectly address potential stigma surrounding mental illness and scientifically based approaches to ameliorate it. The format will include discussion of scientific articles, weekly readings and written responses, and a brief paper due at the end of the course. Attendance and participation are required (but please contact me if you need flexibility during this highly unusual semester). The focus throughout will be on empirically tractable ideas. The course is intended for clinical psychology graduate students. This course also fulfills the APA competency requirement in psychopathology.

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