PSYC 3210 - Abnormal Psychology

Hours: 4
This course focuses on adult psychopathology. It incorporates a broad overview of various categories of “mental disorders” outlined in the most recent version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) as well as other systems for “mental disorder” classification. Specific categories of disorders reviewed may include: Adjustment, Mood, Anxiety, Personality, Dissociative, Thought, and Sexual Disorders. The course will also explore perennial trends, controversies, and issues in the field of Abnormal Psychology. Various theoretical paradigms purported to explain psychopathology will be reviewed. A Multicultural paradigm will be introduced as pertaining to issues in assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of ethnic populations.
Prerequisites: PSYC 1000 or 1050, and sophomore status.

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PSYC 3210 - Abnormal Psychology