PSYC 461/561 - Abnormal Psychology

Institution:

Montana State University-Northern

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Description:

3 semester credits This course will survey the psychotic, neurotic, and life adjustment disorder/diseases to which humankind is subject. Each problem area will be analyzed as to its etiology, behavioral symptomology, and viable therapeutic modalities. Emphasis will be placed on the biological underpinnings of behavioral pathology, and upon the ways whereby such underpinnings infl uence social learning and environmental experiences. Additional emphasis will be placed on classical and operant conditioning as these processes relate to the development of counterproductive, abnormal behavior patterns. The course will also examine the impact of lifestyle (including thinking style) upon brain biochemistry. Finally, the course will examine several of the major theories (and related research) of personality. Graduate credit requirements are described in the course syllabus. If this class is taken at the 500 level, it is a graduate course and expectations for student performance are at an advanced level. Evaluation of course requirements is more rigorous than at the lower division section of this course.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.msun.edu

Phone Number:

(406) 265-3700

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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