PSY 823 - Psychopathology II

Credit Hours: 3

The purpose of this course is to provide students with an advanced understanding of adult and child psychopathology. Students will acquire detailed information related to the major adult and child psychological disorders, with an emphasis on low-prevalence disorders. Students will refine skills in utilizing the current DSM classification system to formulate diagnostic impressions for low-prevalence disorders. By the end of the course students should be able to consume a case study and develop a problem list, formulate diagnostic impressions, and be knowledgeable about the features (i.e., symptoms, course of illness, prognosis, comorbidity, and etiological theories) of a variety of low-prevalence psychological disorders. Additionally, students will consider cultural variables as they relate to differential diagnosis and discuss current and future trends in psychopathology.

Prerequisite: PSY 766; and admission to Doctor of Psychology program or permission of instructor.
Lecture Contact Hours: 3

Typically Offered: Summer