Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
NPEP-0003
Organization:
Pittsburgh Leadership Foundation
Location:
Classroom-based
Length:
Estimated 20 hours (self-study)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Upper-Division Baccalaureate 1 Psychology
Description

Objective:

To provide students with the third of a three part series of an abnormal psychology course. To help students understand the makeup of psychological wellbeing and behavioral disorders as well as to examine the complex factors that cause behavioral disorders, looking at biological, psychological, and environmental influences.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Familiar with professional vocabulary describing psychological disorders
  • Identify disorders such as schizophrenia, behavioral, and organic mental disorders
  • Distinguish between functional and dysfunctional disorders
  • Be familiar with the types of psychotherapies used to treat psychological disorders such as psychdynamic, cognitive-behavioral, and experimental
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
  • Case Studies
Supplemental Materials