Development Psychobiology
Week 1
Professor: David Haley
Today
Introductions
Who are you and whats your background?
Enrollment (Prerequisites)
Syllabus
Office hours
Content of course
Writing Assignments and Exams
Professor
Dr. David W. Haley
Office: Science Wing (SW) 564
Office hours: Fridays, 12:001:00 pm
Course Website
Blackboard, U of T Portal
https://weblogin.utoronto.ca/
Course texts
The course readings are available on the
course website.
Overview
The study of developmental psychobiology uses
multiple perspectives to study the development,
psychology, biology, and evolution of human
behavior. The research discussed here will
highlight and compare human and animal models
to shed light on how social relationships and
biological mechanisms interact and contribute to
mental health.
Missed Exams
Missed Term Exam: Since the final exam is
cumulative, if you miss the term exam, the final
will be reweighted from 30% to 70%. There are
no make-up exams.
Missed Final Exams: Professors and TAs are
not authorized to negotiate changes to the final
exam schedule. Please consult the university
calendar for more information.
Weekly Topics
Weekly Topics
Break---12 minutes
Social Conditions
Poverty
Education
Stimulation
Stress
The Problem
But the SES-health gradient is a farily modest
relationship
There is much variation that is not explained by SES
Parent-Infant
Interactions
Biological
Embedding
Biology
--Genes
Environment
--SES
--Early
Adversity
Stressors
Social
Cognitive
Physical
Emotional
Hippocampus
Hypothalamus
CRF
Pituitary Gland
ACTH
Cortisol
Adrenal Glands
Cortisol
Goals
To become familiar with several lines of study in
field of developmental psychobiology
To learn how to conduct developmental
psychobiology research
To engage and excite your interest in the
dynamic and developing relationships between
psychology and biology
THANK YOU!