ADVANCED PSYCHOPATOLOGY I

Catalog description

Examination of the distinction between what is considered normal and abnormal behavior, with reference to social, economic and cultural criteria to define both concepts. The course will analyze mental disorders and evaluate the concepts that define the field, as well as the diagnosis and treatment of mental conditions from biophysical, intra -psychic, phenomenological, behavioral, socio -cultural, and integrative perspectives. Also, the course will study the different disease entities of the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM- 5).