Child/Adolescent Psych Disorders

Catalog description

Child and Adolescent Psychological Disorders: An introduction to the scientific psychological study of behavior disorders in childhood and adolescence. Students will learn to identify the most common manifestations of these disorders and to understand the various current theories of their etiology and dynamics. Disorders will be studied from several different vantage points, including the psychodynamic, family systems, socio-cultural, developmental, and biological. Prerequisites: