PSYC 3210 - Abnormal Psychology

Hours: 3
Adult psychopathology, including 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. Exploring perennial trends, controversies, and issues in the field. Various theoretical paradigms purported to explain psychopathology are reviewed. Introduction to a multicultural paradigm pertaining to issues in assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of ethnicpopulations.
Prerequisites: PSYC 1000 or 1050, and sophomore level or above.

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PSYC 3210 - Abnormal Psychology