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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, CHICO
Department of Psychology
Psychology 643
Section 1
Class #2820
Spring, 2013
M 11-1:50
AJH 125B
Child and Adult Psychopathology
Instructor: Peter Lopez, Ph.D.
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.csuchico.edu/~palopez
Office: Modoc 104
Office Phone: 898-5292
Office Hrs: M 2:30-3:30, T 1:30-3:00
(Note: Do NOT send email to [email protected]; that is Dr. Paul Lopez in Sociology.)
Required Texts:
American Psychiatric Association. (2000). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental
disorders (4th ed., text revision). Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Association.
[DSM-IV-TR].
Preston, J., & Johnson, J. (2012). Clinical Psychopharmacology Made Ridiculously Simple
(7th Ed.). Miami, FL: Medmaster.
Recommended Texts:
Hersen, M. & Turner, S. M. (Eds.). (2003). Diagnostic interviewing (3nd Ed.). New York;
Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Spitzer, R. L., Gibbon, M., Skodol, A. E., Williams, J. B. W., & First, M. B. (Eds.). (2002).
DSM-IV-TR casebook: A learning companion to the diagnostic and statistical manual of
mental disorders (4th ed., text revision). Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric
Association. (Note: currently out of print, but used copies can be found online.)
Course Description:
This is an advanced course in child and adult psychopathology. (It is assumed that you have
taken an Abnormal Psychology course and have a basic understanding of psychological
disorders.) This course will focus on psychopathology from an applied perspective,
utilizing the client case-formulation process involving an in-depth focus on the consumer‟s
history, functioning, diagnosis, etiology, formulation, treatment planning, and prognosis.
Utilization of the DSM-IV-TR will be the primary framework for this course.
Prerequisites:
PSYC 381 (or equivalent) and classified status in Psychology MS program.
PSYC 643
Lopez; page 2
Course Objectives:
1.
To understand the strengths and weaknesses of diagnostic classification systems and
their use, and explore the impact that they can have on individuals who are
experiencing mental health issues.
2.
To understand the DSM-IV-TR approach to classification of psychopathology,
including definitions of terms, nature and use of the five axes, and use of the criteria
for disorders. Given a case description of presenting symptoms, to be able to use the
DSM-IV-TR to make a correct diagnosis.
3.
To understand the general principles of diagnostic interviewing in order to gather the
data needed to make accurate diagnoses.
4.
To learn to write an Intake Summary report documenting the data, diagnosis, and
formulation derived from the diagnostic interview.
5.
To gain working familiarity with psychological disorders within the child and adult
counseling populations.
Course Requirements:
Attendance: More than one unexcused absence will constitute a reduction worth 10% of the
overall grade. Due to concerns about a possible flu epidemic, absences as a result of having (or
recovering) from the flu with be considered excused absences.
Participation: You are expected to have read the assigned material before coming to each
class. Active participation in discussion and class activities also will form the basis for
evaluation in this area. Because arriving to class late or leaving early disrupts the class process,
issues related to tardiness will be reflected in this part of your grade.
Mental Status Exam (MSE) Report: Each student will find a volunteer to role-play the
mental health consumer for this project. You will administer an MSE to this consumer then
write an appropriate short report documenting the MSE results.
Casebook Diagnoses: Selected readings are assigned from the DSM-IV-TR Casebook. For
each assigned reading, you are strongly encouraged to complete a full DSM-IV-TR diagnosis.
These diagnoses will not be turned in or graded (because each reading is followed by the
correct diagnosis). I encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity to develop your
diagnostic skills both to improve your efficacy as a counselor and to help you pass exams #2
and #3 in this course. Feel free to read unassigned Casebook entries; this is an excellent way to
improve your diagnostic skill.
Intake Summary #1: Each student will create an intake summary for this course. Your task
will be to select a specific disorder, research it to gather the needed information, then create a
fictitious but believable (i.e., consistent and accurate) Intake Summary Report demonstrating to
me your knowledge of the selected psychological disorder. (Choose your disorder carefully
because you will use this information to role-play a consumer with this history and disorder for
the Intake Summary #2 project.) Note: You must get prior approval of your selected disorder
from me in order to ensure that a broad variety of disorders will be represented in the class.
PSYC 643
Lopez; page 3
Please do not select any disorder that you or anyone close to you currently has or has had in the
past.
Intake Summary #2: Each student will select a partner for this project. You will take turns
interviewing each other, with the interviewer in the counselor role and the interviewee playing
the role of a consumer presenting the symptoms and data you researched for Intake Summary
#1. This project is designed to help you develop your diagnostic interviewing and Intake
Summary writing skills (and, perhaps, your acting skills!). The goal isn't necessarily to create a
duplicate of the interviewee's Intake Summary #1 (because this would depend a lot on the
acting ability of your partner and the questions you choose to ask), but rather for you to
demonstrate your interviewing and Intake Summary report writing ability.
Exams: Exam dates are noted on the class schedule. Exam 1 will include multiple choice,
short answer, and essays questions. The second and final exams will consist of casestudy/diagnostic questions.
Percent of Final Course Grade
Class attendance/participation
5%
Mental Status Exam Report
5%
Intake Summary #1
15%
Intake Summary #2
15%
First Exam
20%
Second Exam
20%
Final Exam
20%
Total = 100%
Final Grades
Final letter grades will be distributed according to the following:
A
AB+
93 – 100
90 – 92
87 – 89
B
BC+
83 – 86
80 - 82
77 – 79
C
73 – 76
C- 70 - 72
D+ 67 - 69
D
F
60 - 66
below 60
Website Access. Use your web-browser to access my (non-Blackboard) course website.
URL Address:
www.csuchico.edu/~palopez
Then go to the PSYC-643 page by clicking on:
PSYC 643
PSYC 643
Lopez; page 4
Class Schedule
1 Jan 28
2 Feb 4
3 Feb 11
4 Feb 18
5 Feb 25
6 Mar 4
Intro to class; DSM overview
Interview & Intake Summary
Mental Status Examination (MSE) and
Interviewing Strategies
Introduction to DSM-IV-TR:
5 Axis System
Exam 1
Mood Disorders
MFT/MSW Internship/Traineeship
Forum 12-3 pm.
7 Mar 11
Anxiety Disorders
8 Mar 18
9 Mar 25
Spring Break
Adjustment Disorders and
Schizophrenia
10 April 1
11 April 8
12 April 15
Schizophrenia (continued)
Exam 2
Dissociative Disorders and
Eating Disorders
13 April 22
Personality Disorders
14 April 29
Disorders of Infancy, Childhood, or
Adolescence
15 May 6
Child/Adolescent D/O‟s (continued) and
Child Abuse
Child Abuse (continued)
Final Exam
16 May 13
17 May 20
DI: 1; Sample Intake (on web site)
DI: 2, 3
DSM: Skim: pp. xxiii-xxx, 13-26
DSM: Read; pp. xxx-12, 27-37
DI: 6 (Focus on the case studies)
DSM
CP: 1-3, Cases A-C
CB: p. 411 „Worthless Wife‟
MSE report due
DI: 5, 14, 15
DSM
CP: 4, 6 (OCD & PTSD only), Cases D-E
CB: p. 124 „The Jerk‟
Intake Summary #1 due
DI: 7
DSM (2 sections)
CP: 5, 6 (Aggression only), Case F
CB: p. 401 „The Journalist‟
CB: p. 274 „Miriam and Esther‟
DI: 12
DSM (2 sections)
CP: 6 (Eating D/Os only)
CB: p. 254 „Burt Tate‟
CB: p. 96 „Close to the Bone‟
DI: 8
DSM
CP: 6 (Borderline PD only)
CB: p. 236 „Empty Shell‟
DI: 17
DSM
CP: 6 (ADD only)
CB: p. 342 „No Brakes‟
CB: p. 309 „Daydreamer‟
Intake Summary #2 due
DI: 18
CB: p. 51 „A Family Affair‟
DI: Diagnostic Interviewing (followed by chapter number)
CB: DSM-IV-TR Casebook (followed by page number and title of case)
DSM: DSM-IV-TR (Each week's readings from this book are the sections listed in the Description column above; some
weeks we will read two sections.)
CP: Clinical Psychopharmacology Made Ridiculously Simple (followed by chapter number; Cases are located in Chapter 8)
D/Os: Abbreviation for “Disorders”