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Topics in Psychology
Psychological Disorders and Therapy
Big Questions: Where should we draw the line between normality and disorder? What type of
psychotherapy works best?
Date
Friday
10/23
Tuesday
10/17
Wednesday
10/28 (1/2 day)
Tuesday
11/3
Thursday
11/5
Tuesday
11/10
Thursday
11/12
Monday
11/16
Wednesday
11/18
Friday
11/20 (1/2 day)
Monday
11/23
Agenda
Defining Abnormality and History of Mental Disorders
Classifying Disorders (DSM-IV) and Effects of Labeling
Anxiety Disorders
Dissociative Disorders
Somatoform and Conversion Disorders
Mood Disorders
Schizophrenia
Finish Schizophrenia
Personality Disorders
Autism
Review
Mental Disorders and Abnormal Psychology Test
Types of Therapies
Psychoanalytic and Behavioral Treatment
Humanistic and Cognitive Therapy
Pre-frontal Lobotomy
Dr. Walter Freeman – “the Lobotomist”
Biomedical Therapy
Introduction to REBT
Preventing Psychological Disorders
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)
Electro-Convulsive Therapy
Review
Psychological Disorders and Treatment Test
Binders Due
Unit 14 Objectives:
After you have read the chapters and taken notes, you should be able to do the following:
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identify the criteria for judging whether behavior is psychologically disordered
describe the symptoms of generalized anxiety, phobic, and obsessive-compulsive disorders
distinguish between a conversion disorder and hypochondriasis
describe the characteristics and possible causes of amnesia, fugue, and multiple personality
describe major depression and bipolar disorder
explain the causes of mood disorders from the psychoanalytic, biological, and social-cognitive perspectives
describe the3 various forms and symptoms of schizophrenic disorder and discuss research on the causes of schizophrenia
discuss the aims and methods of psychoanalysis and explain the critics’ concerns with this form of therapy
identify the basic themes of humanistic therapies and describe Rogers’ person-centered approach
describe the assumptions, goals, and techniques of ration-emotive therapy and of the cognitive therapies for depression
describe the use of electro-convulsive therapy and psychosurgery in the treatment of psychological disorders