PSYC 306 - Psychopathology:Critical Perspectiv

Institution:

Point Park University

Subject:

PSYCHOLOGY

Description:

This course will describe and critically evaluate various systems for the diagnosis, formulation and assessment of psychopathology in psychiatry and clinical psychology. The course will provide an overview of various conceptions of psychopathology, mental illness, harmful internal dysfunction, deviance and social oppression, describe historical perspectives on psychopathology, and examine quantitative and qualitative research methods for the study of psychopathology. The course will also examine theoretical perspectives on psychopathology, including biological, psychoanalytic/psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, multicultural and social justice, consumer and service-user, and systems perspectives. The course will also examine and evaluate various diagnostics nosology's, including the DSM, ICD, Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual (PDM), Research Domain Criteria ( RDoC) , and Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology ( HiTOP). This course is designed primarily for majors in psychology. Non-majors and minors in psych may only take this course with permission, though PSYC 204 is recommended instead. Pre: PSYC 151, PSYC 303 or permissions. Course Objectives (1) Students will describe and critically evaluate systems of diagnosis, formulation and assessment of psychopathology. 2)Students will describe various conceptions of psychopathology, mental illness, harmful internal dysfunction, deviance, and social oppression. 3) Students will outline important developments in the conceptioon of psychopathology across history and cultures. 4) Students will examine quantitative and qualitative research methods of the study of psychopathology. 5) Students will describe and critically evaluate theoretical perspectives on psychopathology. 6) Students will explain and evaluate various diagnostic nosologies.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.pointpark.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 391-4100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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