C Abnormal Psychology

Catalog description

Term hours: 54 lecture. This course is a systematic study of psychopathology. This course presents a scientific survey of the subfield of psychology interested in researching the nature and causes of deviant or unusual human behavior both within and across cultures. This course surveys types of abnormal behavior, the process of assessing and diagnosing abnormal behavior, the therapeutic modalities used to treat abnormal behavior, and the scientific methods used to conduct research on abnormal behavior. This course draws upon DSM diagnostic criteria to classify abnormal behavior, and humanistic, cognitive, behavioral, cross-cultural, psycho-dynamic, and biologically-based models and theories to frame an understanding of abnormal behavior. Issues relating to research, treatment and forensic psychology are considered. (UC/CSU, CalGETC, C-ID: PSY 120)