PGSP Faculty Lectures
We are proud to have one of the best faculty in the country!
To back up our claim, we have 3 lectures for you to watch and enjoy. They give you a real feel for what the academic life is like at PGSP. The lectures are by Larry Beutler, who teaches courses in psychotherapy research and treatment, Bill Froming, who lectures on comparative genocide studies, and Philip Zimbardo, who teaches classes in social psychology.
Dr. Beutler
Introduction to Psychotherapy
Treating the Patient with Personality Disorders: Developing a Philosophy of Treatment
In his lecture, "Treating the Patient with Personality Disorders: Developing a Philosophy of Treatment,"
Dr. Larry Beutler begins by discussing the challenges associated with defining the term "personality."
Dimensional and categorical views of personality are then contrasted, and Millon's "Basic Personalities" are explained. Dr. Beutler moves on to discuss attachment styles and personality, and from there begins an in-depth review of Borderline Personality Disorder. Toward the end of the lecture, principles for treating personality disordered patients are presented, and demonstration videos of therapy sessions are shown to the class.
Dr. Froming
Comparative Genocide and Social Psychology
The Parallels between the Holocaust and Genocide in Rwanda
In his lecture, "Comparative Genocide and Social Psychology," Dr. Bill Froming delivers a compelling review of the social psychological factors that contributed to the Nazi Party's political success. The use of propaganda is highlighted and demonstrated through a video created in the 1940's, which appears to use propaganda to equate human beings with insects. Dr. Froming then shifts the focus of the lecture to the Rwandan genocide, and draws parallels between the uses of propaganda in the Holocaust and the genocide in Rwanda.
Dr. Zimbardo
Explorations in Human Nature
Dr. Philip Zimbardo’s lecture, "The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil," which is named after his 2007 book, takes a close look at how social influences can lead to harmful and disturbing human behavior. Dr. Zimbardo takes students on a journey through his famous 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment to demonstrate the power of social influence on behavior, and then presents a modern day example of how social influences can transform "good" people into perpetrators of evil: Abu Ghraib.