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PSY350 Abnormal Psychology

Course Category: 
Length: 

 135 hours (15 weeks).

Location: 
Various; distance learning format.
Dates: 

September 2023 – Present.

Instructional delivery format: 
Online/distance learning
Learner Outcomes: 

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: identify and describe historical perspectives toward abnormal behavior; recognize and describe current trends and perspectives in understanding and treating mental illness; identify and describe causes and treatments for major DSM-V classifications of abnormal behavior - their causes, manifestations and treatment (stress-related disorders, anxiety disorders, OCD related disorders, psychosomatic disorders, personality disorders, addictive disorders, psychoses, organic disorders, eating disorders, mood disorders, suicide, and developmental disorders of childhood); compare the psychoanalytic, biological and cognitive-behavioral and social cultural theories about mental illness and match and apply the major forms treatment available today; independently locate sources of information about mental illness; and empathize with a person experiencing mental illness.

Instruction: 

Major topics include historical perspectives; major psychiatric (DSM-V) categories, causes and treatment; and the four major therapeutic orientations: Psychoanalytical, Biological, Cognitive-Behavioral, and Social Cultural.

Credit recommendation: 

In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category OR in the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours in Psychology (8/24).

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