PSY 209 Abnormal Psychology

Overview of the psychosocial and biological models of mental disorders in adults, and how such disorders are defined, understood and studied. Includes coverage of anxiety and mood disorders, schizophrenia and adjustment and personality disorders, among others. Special attention is paid to the interaction of sociocultural variables such as poverty, race, age, ethnicity, class, subcultural and gender role expectations with the incidence, labeling and treatment of neuroses and psychopathological conditions. Prerequisite: PSY 110. CD

Credits

3

Prerequisite

PSY-110

Distribution

Odd Years

Offered

Fall Term

Yearly

Odd Years