PSYCH 3223 - Child Psychopathology and Treatment

Institution:

Temple University

Subject:

Description:

This course provides an overview of the major psychological, behavioral, and emotional problems experienced in childhood and adolescence. Organized around – but not limited to – the diagnostic framework of the DSM, the course focuses on current views concerning the phenomenology, etiology (causes), and treatment and prevention of these problems. The major theoretical positions are covered, but the major emphasis is on current empirical findings relevant to the various disorders and problems. Covered issues include conduct problems and delinquency, attention deficit problems, depression and suicide, childhood anxiety problems, mental retardation, learning problems, child maltreatment and abuse, and children’s adjustment to family problems.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

For majors and minors: PSYCH 2201 (0220); for non-majors and non-minors: PSYCH 1061 (C060) and permission of the instructor

Corequisites:

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Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

WWW.TEMPLE.EDU

Phone Number:

(215) 204-7000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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