PSYCHOPATHOLOGY, HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT

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The course examines the history of mental health in Puerto Rico in its sociocultural context and evaluation of different approaches to studying psychopathology. Student is expected to classify mental disorders, identify its causes, categories, symptoms, severity level, time and specific criteria for effective clinical diagnoses. It is important to analyze the factors that in fluence the development of mental conditions from a biological, psychological, social and spiritual perspective to a systemic and holistic approach. Likewise, the relationship between human behavior and social environment. The course explores some of the m ost common mental conditions, their etiology and prevalence, prevention and treatment methods according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, as a diagnostic tool for the social worker. The student is directed to the evaluation of t he functions, roles and social responsibility as well as the contrast of the ethical and legal aspects of the social worker in clinical practice.