Debunking 10 Common Myths about Psychopathology and Psychological Disorders
Uncover the truth about 10 common myths about psychological disorders. Join us as we challenge media stereotypes, examine evidence, and gain a clearer understanding of psychopathology.
Dr. Jeffrey S. Nevid, Professor, St. John's University
Students come to class with many misconceptions about psychopathology and psychological disorders. Their beliefs are molded by media portrayals of mental illness, by common stereotypes, by stories told and retold about a strange uncle or neighbor, by misleading advertisements, and by misinformation spread from person to person. This webinar debunks 10 of the most common myths to help students think critically and examine their beliefs in the light of evidence.
About the speaker
Dr. Jeffrey S. Nevid, Professor, St. John's University
Jeffrey S. Nevid is Professor of Psychology at St. John’s University in New York, where he teaches at the undergraduate and graduate levels and supervises doctoral students in clinical practicum work. He was formerly director of the doctoral program in clinical psychology at St. John’s, a post he held for more than 30 years.
Dr. Nevid received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from SUNY Albany and was a staff psychologist at Samaritan Hospital in Troy, New York. He was also a National Institute of Mental Health Post-Doctoral Fellow in Mental Health Evaluation Research at Northwestern University. He holds a Diplomate in Clinical Psychology from the American Board of Professional Psychology, is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Academy of Clinical Psychology, and has served on the editorial boards of several journals and as Associate Editor of the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.
Dr. Nevid has amassed more than 200 research publications and professional presentations. His research publications have appeared in such scientific journals as Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology; Health Psychology; Journal of Occupational Medicine; Behavior Therapy; American Journal of Community Psychology; Professional Psychology: Research and Practice; Journal of Clinical Psychology; Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease; Teaching of Psychology; Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology; American Journal of Health Promotion; Journal of Personality Assessment; Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment; and Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, and Practice. Dr. Nevid is author of the book Choices: Sex in the Age of STDs and the introductory psychology text, Psychology: Concepts and Applications, as well as several other college texts in the fields of psychology and health that he coauthored with Spencer Rathus.
This text was honored in 2015 by receiving the Best Coverage of Child Maltreatment in Undergraduate Psychology Textbooks award. The award was bestowed by Division 56 (Trauma) of the American Psychological Association in recognition of the textbook’s outstanding coverage of traumatic disorders linked to childhood maltreatment.
Dr. Nevid is also actively involved in a program of pedagogical research focusing on helping students become more effective learners. In recognition of his many contributions to the teaching of psychology, he was the 2022 recipient of the Charles L. Brewer Award for Distinguished Teaching of Psychology, which was awarded by the American Psychological Foundation at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association.