PSY K 245 - Abnormal Psychology

Institution:

Connecticut State Community College Three Rivers

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Description:

Prerequisites: PSY* K111 or PSY* K112. This course offers an introduction to psychopathology and psychotherapy. A study of emotional disturbance includes: neuroses and personality disorders, psychoses, psycho diagnosis, and psychotherapy with an emphasis on how disorders begin and various treatments that are used. Topics in the course are: the nature of neurosis, anxiety reactions, obsessive-compulsive reactions, depressive reactions, hysteria and psycho-physiological reactions, personality disturbance, sexual deviance, addictions, theories of psychosis, forms of psychosis, somatic therapies, psychoanalytic therapies, behavior therapy, client-centered therapy, and group therapies.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.trcc.commnet.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 886-0177

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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