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I.
PREREQUISITES
Nine hours of Psychology including Psychology 101.
II.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course provides a survey of abnormal psychology. Disorders are discussed
in terms of their symptoms, associated characteristics, demographics,
etiology, assessment, and treatment. The disorders covered in the course
include anxiety disorders, dissociative disorders, somatoform disorders,
mood disorders, suicide, schizophrenia, adjustment disorders, personality
disorders, impulse-control disorders, childhood disorders, substance-use
disorders, sexual disorders, eating disorders, sleep disorders, medical
conditions affected by psychological factors, and cognitive disorders.
Etiology, assessment, and treatment of disorders are viewed from biological,
psychodynamic, behavioral, and systems approaches.
III.
TEXTBOOK AND SUPPLIES
ISBN 0321056817 Holmes, David S., Abnormal Psychology,
4th ed., Allyn & Bacon; 4th edition, 2000
...available from
EdMap's distance-learning online
bookstore.
| STUDENTS
ARE STRONGLY ADVISED NOT TO BUY TEXTBOOKS UNTIL REGISTERED
IN COURSES AS REQUIRED EDITIONS CAN CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. |
IV.
NATURE OF THE EXAMINATION
The examination is three hours in length. It consists of multiple-choice
and essay questions designed to test your knowledge, understanding, and
ability to apply the material covered in the textbook. You should be thoroughly
familiar with the terms used in the text, as well as the symptoms, causal
factors, assessment techniques, and treatment of the major classes of
psychological disorders listed above.
V.
GRADING CRITERIA
Your grade will be assigned on the basis of the percentage of the available
points that you earn on the examination. The following scale will be used:
A
= 90-100%
A- = 86-89%
B+ = 82-85% |
B = 78-81%
B- = 74-77%
C+ = 70-73%
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C
= 66-69%
C- = 62-65%
D+ = 58-61% |
D
= 54-57%
D- = 50-53%
F = 0-49% |
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