PSY 1480 - Abnormal Psychology

Goals: To introduce students to current views of psychopathology, problems in assessment and classification, general characteristics and etiology of disorders, and accepted treatment procedures.

Content: Various forms of disordered behavior ranging from mild and common problems in living to seriously dysfunctional pathology; competing models for understanding disordered behavior, contemporary ethical issues in mental health.
Prerequisite: PSY 1330 or equivalent.