UCLA HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY/BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE SEMINAR Fall 2003 Psychology 425 Wednesdays 12:00 - 1:00 5461 Franz Hall DATE 10/1/03 PRESENTER Chris Dunkel Schetter, Ph.D. TITLE Introduction 10/8/03 Barbara Lehman, Ph.D. The role of self-esteem in children’s coping with stressful daily school events 10/15/03 John Updegraff, Ph.D. What makes experiences satisfying? The interaction of approach-avoidance motivations and emotions in well-being 10/22/03 Kathleen Hoffman, M.A. The heterogeneity of high self-esteem 10/29/03 Clayton Hilmert, Ph.D. Emotion, motivation, and cardiovascular reactivity in the laboratory 11/5/03 Elissa Epel, Ph.D. Chronic stress and reactivity: Implications for metabolic health 11/12/03 Anne Pebley, Ph.D. The Los Angeles Family and Neighborhood Survey 11/19/03 Perry Nicassio, Ph.D. Psychosocial issues in the management of rheumatoid arthritis 11/26/03 HOLIDAY 12/3/03 Naomi Eisenberger, M.A. 12/10/03 FINALS WEEK Professor Department of Psychology UCLA Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Psychology UCLA Postgraduate Researcher Department of Psychology and Social Behavior University of California, Irvine Ph.D. Candidate Department of Psychology UCLA Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Psychology UCLA Assistant Adjunct Professor Department of Psychiatry University of California, San Francisco Professor Departments of Public Health and Community Health Sciences UCLA Research Psychologist Department of Psychiatry UCLA Ph.D. Candidate Department of Psychology UCLA Why does rejection hurt? Exploring the mechanism underlying the experience and regulation of social pain This interdisciplinary seminar is sponsored by the UCLA Health Psychology Program (Department of Psychology). Interested persons are encouraged to attend any or all of these sessions. The seminar is also offered for two credits per quarter. For additional information, please contact Professor Christine Dunkel Schetter (206-8116 or dunkel@psych.ucla.edu).