2021-22 Undergraduate Catalog

PSY 351 Abnormal Psychology

This study of the causes and effects of abnormal behavior emphasizes diagnosis, DSM-5 classification, and treatment. Topics of study include: history of abnormality, diagnosis and classification of mental disorders, anxiety disorders, depression, suicide, bipolar disorder, somatoform disorders, psychological factors affecting medical conditions, dissociative disorders, sexual disorders, schizophrenia and related disorders, substance-related disorders, cognitive disorders, eating disorders, impulse control disorders, personality disorders, and ethical and legal issues in abnormal psychology.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

PSY 113

Distribution

Social Science

Offered

Fall, Spring, Summer, odd-numbered years