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2024-2025 Undergraduate Academic Catalog-June [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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PSY 3002 - Psychological Disorders and Mental Health

3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
Course Description
This course provides an in-depth examination of psychological disorders and mental health. The course is designed to build students’ awareness and recognition of serious mental health issues. Topics of discussion include a history of psychological disorders, treatment methods for psychological disorders, and a variety of specific psychological disorders. After taking this course, students should be capable of discussing mental health issues, demonstrate an understanding of why/how psychological disorders develop and best practices for treatment, and think critically about mental health issues they hear about every day.
Prereq: None
Note: Students choose between Exhibit Curiosity or Embrace Diversity.
This course meets the following Raider Core CLO Requirement: Exhibit Curiosity, Embrace Diversity
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  • Demonstrate basic knowledge of the major theories and principles of psychopathology (the scientific study of mental disorders)
  • Apply the principles of psychological inquiry to the mental processes and behavior of oneself and others when it is unusual, distressing, or dysfunctional
  • Identify which type of therapeutic intervention fits a particular type of mental health disorder
  • Critically evaluate current issues in the field of psychopathology
  • Promote mental health awareness in an inclusive manner
  • Demonstrate understanding of psychological information through written and oral communication
Prerequisites by Topic
  • None
Course Topics
  • History of psychological disorders
  • Research methods in psychopathology
  • Models of abnormality
  • Treatment methods for psychological disorders
  • Neurodevelopmental (e.g., autism) and neurocognitive disorders (e.g., Alzheimer’s)
  • Schizophrenia spectrum disorders
  • Bipolar-related and depressive disorders
  • Anxiety and obsessive-compulsive related disorders
  • Disorders of trauma and stress (e.g., PTSD)
  • Dissociative disorders
  • Somatic disorders
  • Eating disorders
  • Sexual, paraphilic, and gender disorders
  • Disruptive, impulse control, and conduct disorders
  • Substance-related and addictive disorders
  • Personality disorders
Coordinator
Dr. Lauren Beverung


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