Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
ZAID-0001
Organization's ID:
PSY 350
Location:
Classroom-based
Length:
13 weeks (39 hours)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Upper-Division Baccalaureate 3 Abnormal Psychology
Description

Objective:

To introduce the student to the concept of normal vs. abnormal behavior and to understand its causes, manifestations and treatment.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Be familiar with all the major DSM-IV classifications of abnormal behavior - their causes, manifestations and treatment (neuroses, psychosomatic disorders, personality disorders, addictive disorders, psychoses, organic disorders, eating disorders, suicide, and developmental disorders of childhood)
  • Understand the psychoanalytic, biological, cognitive-behavioral, and humanistic theories about mental illness
  • Understand historical perspectives toward abnormal behavior
  • Be familiar with the major forms of treatment available today
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Discussion
  • Lectures
Supplemental Materials