最近在澳洲MOOC平台Open2study上开讲的慕课比较多，昨天介绍过”摄影的艺术“，今天再推荐一门心理学方面的MOOC：“Foundations of Psychology 心理学基础”。该课由澳大利亚皇家墨尔本理工大学健康科学学院的Andrew Francis教授主讲，此前已经开过好几期课。听过的同学们反馈还不错，适合作为入门级的心理学课程，当然听课需要英语不能太差。国内也有一些不错的心理学慕课，但心理学这门学科起源于国外，因此听听老外的那一套原味理论也很有必要。
7月7日开课，全程一个月（记得要翻墙哦，不翻墙没法看视频，Open2study的课都如此）
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课程概况
我们试图理解人性的一个原因是以此可以帮助那些有心理障碍的患者。本慕课学习心理学家是如何理解和研究人的本性及其疾病，为理解和进一步学习心理学打下了基础。
课程大纲
模块一：心理学引言
8个视频，6测验，1评估
模块2：人类行为的生物学结构
9个视频，8测验，1评估
模块3：理解和诊断精神病理学
8个视频，7测验，1评估
模块4：抑郁和焦虑障碍
10个视频，9测验，1评估
学习目标
●What psychology is essentially about
●The basic philosophical and conceptual foundations of psychology, such as:
The mind-body issue
The biopsychosocial perspective
●The structure and functions of neurones, the smallest functional element of the nervous system, and how they communicate with each other
●The broad structural and functional organisation of the nervous system as a whole, and the important features which allow for complex behaviours to occur in humans
●The general approach that psychologists take to understand abnormal behaviour, including:
How they classify mental disorders
The essential diagnostic approach
●The basic processes involved in experiencing and then coping with stress, and what happens when our coping strategies fail
●What anxiety and mood disorders are, including:
The various subtypes
Their general prevalence (epidemiology)
How they are diagnosed and treated
