Psychosocial Disorders and Everyday Life

Catalog description

The study of abnormal behavior in the context of its effect on everyday function. Provides background information on adult psychosocial disorders commonly seen by service providers in the mental health system. Students learn to observe and describe behavior in terms of functional impairment, diagnostic criteria, and causative factors. General psychosocial and biological treatments are studied. This course or its equivalent is a prerequisite for entry to the professional master's degree program in occupational therapy. Students are expected to bring to this course a basic knowledge of psychosocial aspects of human development.