GOALS:
1. TO LEARN A NUMBER OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS IN TERMS OF THEIR DIAGNOSTIC DESCRIPTIONS, ETIOLOGY, AND TREATMENT.
2. TO UNDERSTAND THE RESEARCH AND EVIDENCES OF FORMATION OF DIAGNOSTIC CATEGORIES, EXPLANATIONS FOR PSYCHOPATHOLOGY, AND PSYCHOTHERAPY AND INTERVENTIONS.
3. TO PROMOTE THE AWARENESS OF MENTAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH.
4. TO ENHANCE THE COMPETENCE OF PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION FOR ABNORMALITY AND RESEARCH INTEREST OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY.

COVERAGE AND CONTENT:
1. INTRODUCTION TO MEANINGS AND NATURE OF ABNORMALITY
2. HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF ABNORMALITY
3. CURRENT PARADIGMS IN PSYCHOPATHOLOGY, EXPLANATIONS, AND TREATMENT
4. DIAGNOSIS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
5. RESEARCH METHODS
6. ANXIETY DISORDERS
7. SOMATOFORM AND DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS
8. STRESS AND HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
9. DEPRESSION & MOOD DISORDERS
10. EATING DISORDERS
11. SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS
12. SCHIZOPHRENIA
13. PERSONALITY DISORDERS
14. SEXUAL & GENDER IDENTITY DISORDERS
15. DISORDERS OF CHILDHOOD & ADOLESCENCE
16. AGING AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS IN LATE-LIFE
17. PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENT
18. CONCLUDING THOUGHTS: INTERVENTION & LEGAL/ETHICAL ISSUES

TEXT: A. M. KRING, G. C. DAVISON, J. M. NEALE, AND S. L. JOHNSON (2007). ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY (10TH ED.). JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.

GRADE: MID-TERM EXAM. 45%, FINAL EXAM. 45%, AND TA CLASS PARTICIPATIONS 10%

PREREQUISITE:
PRIOR COMPLETION OF INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY; OR PERMISSION FROM THE INSTRUCTOR(S) IS REQUIRED PRIOR TO ENROLLMENT.