This subject introduces the study of the behaviour of people with problems in living, or to use more traditional terminology, the study of abnormal behaviour and personality. Subject content includes: approaches to psychological disorders; research in psychopathology; aetiology and treatment of psychological disorders; personal and interpersonal problems; and attitudes of society to psychological disorders in the present and in the past.
HD/FL
One session
School of Psychology
- introduction to psychopathology
- current paradigms in psychopathology and therapy
- the classification of psychological disorders (assessment and diagnosis of abnormal behaviour)
- research in psychopathology
- anxiety disorders
- somatoform and dissociative disorders
- psychophysiological disorders
- eating disorders
- mood disorders
- schizophrenia
- substance related disorders
- personality disorders
- sexual and gender identity disorders
- disorders of childhood
- aging and psychological problems
- treatment of psychological disorders
- legal, professional and ethical issues
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The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: May 2019. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.