Psychopathology
PSYC 251
Fall 2023
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01
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| Course Cluster and Certificates: Health Studies |
This course provides an overview of psychopathology, the study of "abnormal" behavior or mental disorders. From various theoretical perspectives, the ways that abnormality is defined will be considered. You will learn what we know and don't know about the phenomenology, diagnosis, and causes of mental disorders. Major domains of psychopathology, the symptoms and behaviors associated with common mental disorders, and the mechanisms hypothesized to be involved with them will be covered. The ways that different paradigms steer the development and implementation of treatments will be examined. This course is not designed to help resolve personal experiences with mental illness. This class will challenge widely accepted ideas about mental illness. You will learn to think critically about how mental illness is understood by society, mental health professionals, and clinical researchers. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
NSM PSYC |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: PSYC105 |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (CIVI-MN)(PSYC)(STS) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 50% - 74% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
: Oltmanns & Emory Abnormal Psychology
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Examinations and Assignments:
: 3 exams, one 6 page reaction paper, one 10 page final paper. Regular in-class activities and discussions |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
, This is a column 2 breadth course for psychology majors. |
| Instructor(s): Finitsis,David Times: .M.W.F. 09:50AM-10:40AM; Location: FISK414; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 35 | | SR major: 10 | JR major: 10 | | |
| Seats Available: 0 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 12 | FR: 3 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 23 | 1st Ranked: 3 | 2nd Ranked: 5 | 3rd Ranked: 5 | 4th Ranked: 2 | Unranked: 8 |
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