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Jun 26, 2024
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PSY 641 - Abnormal Psychology (3 units)
Psychology of abnormal behavior–primarily neuroses and psychoses–stressing symptomatology, etiology, dynamics and problems in diagnosis. (PSY 641 not open to psychology majors.)
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall, Spring, and Summer
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course:
1. Students will be able to describe contemporary approaches to defining abnormal behavior and to apply those definitions to instances of behavior.
2. Students will be able to relate current issues in abnormal behavior to historical arguments about the definition, etiology, and treatment of abnormal behavior.
3. Students will be able to interpret major classes of abnormal behavior from a functional contextual and/or other perspectives, including consideration of cultural and developmental influences.
4. Students will be able to describe the defining features of major classes of abnormal behavior in areas such as anxiety disorders, mood disorders, dissociative disorders, eating and sleep problems, behavioral problems and physical disease, sexual problems, substance use, personality disorders, schizophrenia, and developmental disorders.
5. Students will be able to describe the application of scientific principles and methods for the evaluation of major theories of abnormal behavior and for the evaluation of approaches to the assessment and treatment of abnormal behavior.
6. Students will be able to identify the risk and protective factors related to the development and maintenance of clinical phenomenon discussed in class and generally how the factors are assessed/measured.
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