This course explores the prevalence, symptoms, causes, and treatments related to major psychological disorders, including anxiety, somatic, mood, eating, sleep-cycle, stress-related, sexual, addiction, personality, and schizophrenia-related disorders. Historical developments, assessment and diagnostic approaches, and research methods in the discipline are also covered along with current legal and ethical perspectives. Vibrant, detailed case studies and concept checks help students apply what they've learned.
Course Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this course, the student will be able to:
Describe abnormal psychology's development, assessment and diagnostic approach, and research methods.
Analyze the symptoms, prevalence, causes, and treatments for disorders related to anxiety, somatic, mood/suicide, and eating.
Discuss the impact of psychology on physical health, the symptoms, prevalence, causes, and treatments for sexual, addiction, impulse control, and personality/schizophrenia-related disorders.
Investigate neurodevelopmental and neurocognitive disorders and the legal and ethical issues associated with mental health service provision.
Accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission. The Distance Education Accrediting Commission is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a recognized accrediting agency. The Distance Education Accrediting Commission is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
