PSYCH 134KEffects of Early Adversity and Trauma
Psychology · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
Examination of extensive evidence of disruptive impact of early adversity. Study offers insights into causal mechanisms that link early adversity to later impairments in learning, behavior, and both physical and psychological well-being. Review of research on common childhood stressors, individual and contextual factors that put children at risk for developmental deficits, and protective factors that promote successful coping and healthy adjustment.
P/NP or letter grading.
When it runs
- Winter 2026
- Summer 2026
- Winter 2027
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
UCLA lists no requisites for this course.
Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
Nothing — this is an entry point.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
No course in the catalog lists this as a requisite.