PSYC 561 (01) - Abnormal Behavior

Abnormal Behavior

Durham   Liberal Arts :: Psychology
Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   60  
CRN: 50281
Causes, diagnosis, and treatment of abnormal behavior. Implications of varying theoretical viewpoints.
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Prerequisite(s): PSYC 401
Equivalent(s): PSYC 761
Mutual Exclusion : PSY 685
Only listed campus in section: Durham
Instructors: Susan Hess

Times & Locations

Start Date End Date Days Time Location
1/23/2024 5/6/2024 MW 12:40pm - 2:00pm MCC 340
Final Exam 5/13/2024 5/13/2024 M 3:30pm - 5:30pm MCC 340
Additional Course Details: 

Additional description:

This course provides an introduction to the historical and current views on abnormal behavior and psychological disorders. Students will learn to distinguish between the major psychological disorders, including symptoms, causes, consequences, and treatments, identify and understand current approaches to diagnoses based on diagnostic criteria from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5), and analyze disorders and their treatments from various theoretical approaches, including psychodynamic, behavioral, cognitive, humanistic-existential, and biological.

Booklist

Book Details
CASE STUD.IN ABN.PSYCH.T/A KRING:ABN. (11TH 19)
by OLTMANNS
Required
ISBN
978111950479 5
PUBLISHER
WILEY
ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY (CLOTH) (9TH 23)
by NOLEN-HOEKSEMA
Required
ISBN
978126531603 7
PUBLISHER
RENT MCG
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