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THE COURSE:
THE SUBJECT:
PSY 20200-60
ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
Summer 2015
INSTRUCTOR: James Backlund, Professor Emeritus, Psychology
E-mail: Use the Canvas mail system
THE PREREQUISITE: PSY 101 or permission of the Instructor
YOUR TEXT: Fundamentals of Abnormal Psychology,
Ronald J. Comer, 7th Edition.
http://bcs.worthpublishers.com/comerfund7e/default.asp#t_870980_ COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course will survey the field of abnormal
psychology and attempt to promote a scientific view of the study of the nature,
development, and treatment of psychological disorders. Additionally, an eclectic
approach will be emphasized in the examination of the various psychological
disorders.
COMMUNICATIONS:
All correspondence between the instructor and student
should be done via email. Please use the Canvas e-mail
system to do that.
THIS IS IMPORTANT STUFF!!!
Course Requirements:
1. Each week, beginning Monday, May 11, 2015 a quiz will be posted
in the Modules area for the particular chapter assigned for that
week. There will be a total of 13 quizzes each worth 25 points (325
points). In the Modules you will find the weekly homework
assignments folders. Quizzes will be posted every Monday (beginning
May 11, 2015...you will find Quiz 1 in the Week 1 folder which is in
the weekly assignments folders...Quiz 2 is over chapter 4). Please
pay attention to what chapter each quiz covers. The quiz number
does not always match the chapter number. Know, too (AND THIS
IS VERY IMPORTANT!!!!!!) that there will be week’s when 2 QUIZZES
ARE DUE! The Final Exam will be 50 questions worth 2 points each
for a total of 100 points. Together, the quizzes and final are worth
425 points.
You must know that
A.
quizzes will have 2 time limits:
You will have 90 minutes to take a quiz once you have
opened it. So, make sure that you have 1 1/2 hours that you can
totally dedicate to taking a particular quiz.
B. Also, quizzes will be in their appropriate Week
folders for one week once they are posted. After one
week, access to those quizzes will be denied. For example, Quiz 1
(over chapter 1 in Week 1 folder in the Modules area) will be posted
Monday, May 11, 2015. You will have until midnight Monday, May
18, 2015 to finish Quiz 1. After midnight of Monday, May 18, 2015
you will not be able to access Quiz 1. On Monday, may 18, 2015
Quiz 2 AND Quiz 3 will be posted and you will have until midnight
Monday, May 25, 2015 to complete Quiz 2 and Quiz 3 and so
on...see quiz calendar below
You will be required to participate in the discussion board
forums. This can be accessed by clicking in the appropriate Week
folder. For example, the discussion board forum for Week 1 is in the
modules for week 1. The discussion board forums don't always relate
to the particular chapter assigned that week, but all relate to human
behavior. I think you will enjoy the topics and hope you have a lot to
say. So, what exactly are you to do? Each week there will be a
question posted as a discussion board (AGAIN, SOME WEEKS WILL
HAVE TWO DISCUSSION BOARD/FORUMS) forum which you will
contribute to by answering the posted question AND making a
comment/posting to at least two other postings (that means you must
make a total of THREE contributions TO EACH discussion board
forum). Make sure your reply postings say more than, "I agree!" Or
"I think you're right." Please elaborate...say WHY you agree or why
you think the other posting is right. You have ONE WEEK (see below
for the discussion board/forum calendar) to participate in a forum
after it has been posted. The discussion board tracks times when
students participate in a forum. So, if you don't participate in one
week’s time I will know. It is hoped that the forums in the discussion
board will help you to get to know yourself and others in the class.
It's fun and it's easy. And best of all you get 140 points! There
will be 14 forums each worth 10 points
2.
3.
Semester Paper. You are to write a small 2-3 page paper. The
topic of the paper is: What is the most unusual or abnormal thing
that has happened to you (can be good or bad)? Did this event
change you in any way? If so, how?
I will create a drop box in the modules area for you to submit this
paper. The paper is due JULY 1, 2015. 25 points
SUPER IMPORTANT DUE DATE CALENDAR!!!!!!
Quiz and Final Exam Calendar and the Discussion
Board/Forum Calendar:
May 11
May 18
May 18
May 25
May 25
June 1 - ONLY 1 QUIZ AND 1
DISCUSSION BOARD/FORUM
DUE FOR JUNE 8
Module 1 - Quiz 1 Chapter 1 Must be completed by
midnight May 18 / Discussion
Board Forum 1 - Must be
completed by midnight May 18
Module 2 - Quiz 2 – Chapter 4 Must be completed by
midnight May 25 / Discussion
Board Forum 2 - Must be
completed by midnight May 25
Module 3 - Quiz 3 - Chapter 5 Must be completed by
midnight May 25 / Discussion
Board Forum 3 - Must be
completed by midnight May 25
Module 4 - Quiz 4 - Chapter 6 Must be completed by
midnight June 1 / Discussion
Board Forum 4 - Must be
completed by midnight June 1
Module 5 - Quiz 5 - Chapter 7 Must be completed by
midnight June 1 / Discussion
Board Forum 5 - Must be
completed by midnight June 1
Module 6 - Quiz 6 - Chapter 9 Must be completed by
midnight June 8 / Discussion
Board Forum 6 - Must be
completed by midnight June 8
Module 7 - Quiz 7 – Chapter 10
- Must be completed by
June 8
midnight June 15 / Discussion
Board Forum 7 - Must be
completed by midnight June
15
Module 8 - Quiz 8 - Chapter 11
- Must be completed by
midnight June 15/ Discussion
June 8
Board Forum 8 - Must be
completed by midnight June
15
June 15 – FROM NOW UNTIL
Module 9 - Quiz 9 - Chapter 12
THE END OF THE SEMESTER, - Must be completed by
ONLY ONE QUIZ AND ONE
midnight June 22 / Discussion
DISCUSSION BOARD WILL BE Board Forum 9 - Must be
POSTED EACH WEEK –
completed by midnight June
YIPEE!
22
Module 10 - Quiz 10 - Chapter
13 - Must be completed by
midnight June 29 / Discussion
June 22
Board Forum 10 - Must be
completed by midnight June
29
Module 11 - Quiz 11 – Chapter
14 - Must be completed by
June 29
midnight July 6 / Discussion
Board Forum 11 - Must be
completed by midnight July 6
Module 12 - Quiz 12 – Chapter
15 - Must be completed by
July 6
midnight July 13 / Discussion
Board Forum 12 - Must be
completed by midnight July 13
July 13
Module 13 - Quiz 13 – Chapter
16 – Must be completed by
midnight July 20 Discussion
Board Forum 13 - Must be
completed by midnight July 20
Module 14 - Final Exam. Must
be completed by midnight July
27 Discussion Board Forum
14 - Must be completed by
midnight July 27.
July 20
Quizzes and Final Exam = 425 points
Discussion Board/Forums = 140 points
Small Paper = 25 points
590 total points
Grading Scale:
526 – 590 points= 89.1 - 100% = A
467 – 525 points = 79.1 - 89% = B
408 – 466 points = 69.1 - 79% = C
349 – 407 points = 59.1 - 69% = D
< 349 points = <59.1 % = E
Course Schedule
Week 1
Chapter 1 - Abnormal Psychology: Past and Present
Week 2
Chapter 4 – Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
Week 2
Chapter 5 - Disorders of Trauma and Stress
Week 3
Chapter 6 – Disorders of Mood
Week 3
Chapter 7 - Suicide
Week 4
Chapter 9 – Eating Disorders
Week 5
Chapter 10 – Substance Use and Addictive Disorders
Week 5
Chapter 11 – Disorders of Sex and Gender
Week 6
Chapter 12 - Schizophrenia
Week 7
Chapter 13 - Personality Disorders
Week 8
Chapter 14 - Disorders of Childhood and Adolescents
Week 9
Chapter 15 - Disorders of Aging and Cognition
Week 10 Chapter 16 - Law, Society, and the Mental Health Profession
Week 11 Final Exam
Course Objectives:By the end of PSY 202 you should:
1.
Be able to define psychological abnormality in terms of deviance,
distress, dysfunction and danger.
2.
Be able to describe the historical perspective on defining and
treating abnormality.
3.
Recognize the variety of tools used in clinical assessment.
4.
Be able to describe the major systems of therapy and their relative
effectiveness.
5.
Be able to recognize the various forms of anxiety disorders and the
treatments used in treating them.
6.
Have become familiar with mood disorders and the explanations that
have been proposed for them.
7.
Recognize the wide range of treatments for the mood disorders.
8.
Be able to identify and elaborate on factors that contribute to
suicide.
9.
Know factors involved in anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.
10.
Be able to describe sexual disorders and gender identity disorders.
11.
Be knowledgeable about the typical symptoms of schizophrenia, the
course of the disorder, and its diagnosis.
12.
Know the various forms of treatment for schizophrenia.
13.
Be able to identify the three major clusters of personality
disorders.
14.
Recognize disorders of memory and identity.
15.
De able to describe the clinical influences on the criminal justice
system and legal influences on the mental health system
COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Chapter 1: Abnormal Psychology: Past and Present
1. Describe the different ways of defining abnormality from the
perspectives of deviance, distress, dysfunction, and danger.
2. Discuss some of the difficulties of defining a person’s behavior as
abnormal.
3. Describe the main modern treatments of abnormality.
4. Describe the ways that ancient peoples, Greeks, Romans, and persons in
the age of the Renaissance viewed and treated abnormal behavior.
5. Describe moral treatment.
6. Describe the somatogenic and psychogenic perspectives of the early
1900s.
7. Describe the current treatment of severely disturbed individuals.
Contrast this with the current treatment of less severely disturbed
individuals.
8. Discuss the impact of deinstitutionalization on the care and treatment of
the severely mentally ill.
9. Discuss the development and foci of (a) prevention programs and (b)
positive psychology. How are they related to the community mental
health approach?
10. Describe the influence of managed care programs on the treatment of
psychological abnormality? What is parity?
11. Compare and contrast the current dominant theories in abnormal
psychology.
12. Compare and contrast the professions that study and treat abnormal
behavior.
13. Describe the role of clinical researchers in the field of abnormal
psychology.
14. Describe the case study, including its uses and limitations (strengths and
weaknesses).
15. Describe the correlational method. What is a positive versus a negative
versus a null correlation? What are the uses and limitations of
correlational research?
16. Describe the experiment. Describe the reasons that experimenters use
control groups, random assignment, and blind design.
17. Describe the following alternative experimental designs: quasiexperimental design; natural experiments; analogue experiments; singlesubject experiments.
Chapter 4: Anxiety Disorders
1. Describe the anxiety disorders and how common these disorders are.
2. Define phobia; then describe agoraphobia, social phobia, and specific
phobia.
3. Discuss treatments for generalized anxiety disorder and phobias.
4. Discuss the current state of the field in relation to generalized anxiety
disorder and phobias.
5. Describe the features of panic disorder and discuss the biological and
cognitive explanations and therapies for this disorder.
6. Distinguish between obsessions and compulsions. Discuss the major
theories and treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Chapter 5: Stress Disorders
1. Distinguish between fear and anxiety.
2. Define stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder, list typical
symptoms, and provide psychological explanations and treatments for
these disorders.
3. Discuss the most common triggers of stress disorders.
4. Describe the traditional psychophysiological disorders: ulcers, asthma,
chronic headaches, hypertension, and coronary heart disease.
5. Discuss how perceptions of control, personality, mood, and social support
affect immune system functioning.
6. Discuss typical psychological treatments for psychophysiological
disorders.
Chapter 6: Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders
1. Define somatoform disorders, including conversion disorders,
somatization disorders, and pain disorders.
2. Explain how physicians distinguish between hysterical somatoform
disorders and true medical problems.
3. Describe the criteria for diagnosing factitious disorder; include in this
discussion Munchausen syndrome and the Munchausen syndrome by
proxy.
4. Compare and contrast hypochondriasis and body dysmorphic disorders.
5. Compare and contrast the psychodynamic, cognitive, and behavioral views
of somatoform disorders.
6. Describe the general characteristics of the dissociative disorders:
dissociative amnesia, dissociative fugue, and dissociative identity
disorder.
7. Discuss the explanations of dissociative disorder to include
psychodynamic explanations, behavioral explanations, state-dependent
learning, and self-hypnosis.
8. Discuss treatment for the dissociative disorders.
Chapter 7: Mood Disorders
1. Compare depression and mania while discussing the symptoms of each.
2. Contrast unipolar depression and bipolar disorders while discussing the
symptoms of each.
3. Describe the biological, psychological, and sociocultural perspectives of
depression, including treatment approaches.
4. Describe the possible roles of the neurotransmitters in unipolar
depression.
5. Describe ECT. Compare and contrast early antidepressants to currently
used antidepressants.
6. Distinguish between the three diagnostic options for bipolar disorders.
7. Discuss the biological theory of bipolar disorder.
8. Describe lithium therapy for bipolar disorder, including issues related to
its use and its mechanism of action.
9. Describe adjunctive psychotherapy for bipolar disorder. What is it and
why is it important?
Chapter 8: Suicide
1. Define suicide and know the current prevalence.
2. Describe each of the four kinds of people who intentionally end their
lives: death seekers, death initiators, death ignorers, and death darers.
Also describe the category of subintentional death.
3. Know the effects of cultural factors, race, and sex on suicide rates.
4. Understand the common precipitating factors in suicide.
5. Discuss how mood changes, hopelessness, and dichotomous thinking are
related to suicide.
6. Describe the common predictors of suicide.
7. Give the psychodynamic view for suicide, including the role of Thanatos.
8. Explain the role of biological factors in suicide, including the role of
serotonin.
9. Explain the role of sociocultural factors while comparing and contrasting
Durkheim’s three categories of suicide: egoistic, altruistic, anomic.
10. Discuss the characteristics of suicide prevention programs.
Chapter 9: Eating Disorders
1. List the central features of anorexia nervosa and bulimia, then discuss
the age groups in which anorexia and bulimia are most common.
2. Compare and contrast the various behavioral patterns of anorexia and
bulimia.
3. Compare and contrast ways in which bulimics and anorexics perceive
their eating disorders.
4. Describe medical problems that can be caused by each of the major
eating disorders.
5. Explain how each of the following factors can place a person at risk for
an eating disorder: societal pressures, family environment, ego
deficiencies and cognitive disturbances, mood disorders, and biological
factors.
6. Describe treatments for anorexia nervosa, including weight restoration
and resumption of eating, then discuss broader psychological changes and
the aftermath of this disorder.
7. Describe treatments for bulimia nervosa, including individual insight
therapy, group therapy, behavioral therapy, and antidepressant drugs,
then discuss the aftermath of this disorder.
Chapter 11: Sexual Disorders and Gender Identity
Disorder
1. Describe each of the four phases of the sexual response cycle: desire,
arousal, orgasm, and resolution.
2. Explain the two most common dysfunctions of the desire phase,
hypoactive sexual desire and sexual aversion, then describe dysfunctions
of the arousal phase, male erectile disorder, and female arousal
disorder.
3. Discuss the orgasmic sexual dysfunctions of premature ejaculation, male
orgasmic disorder, and female orgasmic disorder.
4. Discuss the sexual pain disorders of vaginismus and dyspareunia.
5. Discuss therapy for the sexual dysfunctions.
6. Define paraphilias and fetishism and describe behavioral treatment for
them.
7. Define, compare, and contrast transvestic fetishism, exhibitionism,
voyeurism, frotteurism, and pedophilia.
8. Compare and contrast sexual masochism and sexual sadism.
9. Define and discuss gender identity disorder.
Chapter 12: Schizophrenia
1. Describe the positive symptoms of schizophrenia: delusions, disorganized
thinking, heightened perceptions and hallucinations, and inappropriate
affect.
2. Compare and describe delusions of persecution, reference, grandeur, and
control.
3. Discuss the negative symptoms of schizophrenia, that is, poverty of
speech, blunted and flat affect, and social withdrawal.
4. Describe the psychomotor symptoms of schizophrenia.
5. Summarize the characteristics of the prodromal, active, and residual
phases of schizophrenia.
6. Compare and contrast disorganized, catatonic, paranoid, and
undifferentiated schizophrenia.
7. Describe residual schizophrenia.
8. Summarize evidence from twin and adoption studies that supports the
genetic view of schizophrenia.
9. Discuss the dopamine hypothesis and evidence that both supports and
fails to support it.
10. Describe the abnormal brain structures of schizophrenic people.
11. Discuss the psychodynamic, cognitive, and sociocultural views of
schizophrenia.
12. Summarize past institutional care and the improved institutional care of
the milieu therapy and token economy programs.
13. Discuss the effectiveness of antipsychotic drugs.
14. Discuss the side effects of antipsychotic drugs: Parkinsonian and related
symptoms, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, and tardive dyskinesia.
15. Discuss newer antipsychotic drugs, such as Clozapine.
16. Discuss the effects of psychotherapy on schizophrenia, including insight,
social, and family therapies.
17. Describe effective community care of schizophrenic patients.
18. Discuss the problems with community care and potential solutions.
Chapter 13: Personality Disorders
1. Define and discuss explanations and treatments for the “odd” personality
disorders, including paranoid, schizoid, and schizotypal.
2. Define and discuss explanations and treatments for the “dramatic”
personality disorders, including antisocial, borderline, histrionic, and
narcissistic.
3. Define and discuss explanations and treatments for the “anxious”
personality disorders, including avoidant, dependent, and obsessivecompulsive.
4. Discuss difficulties involved in the categorizing of personality disorders.
5. Summarize the state of the field with respect to personality disorders.
Chapter 14: Disorders of Childhood and
Adolescence
1. Describe the prevalence, symptoms, causes, and treatments of
oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder.
2. Describe the prevalence, symptoms, causes, and treatments of
attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
3. Name and describe the elimination disorders. Discuss possible
treatments.
4. Describe the types and symptoms of pervasive developmental disorders.
Discuss the various etiologies and treatments that have been proposed.
5. Describe the prevalence of the various types of mental retardation, and
discuss the environmental, genetic, and biological factors that contribute
to mental retardation. Describe and evaluate treatments and therapies
for individuals with mental retardation, including normalization programs
and behavioral techniques.
Chapter 15: Disorders of Aging and Cognition
1. Discuss the issues of old age and stress.
2. Describe the disorders of depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and
psychotic disorders in later life.
3. Describe the disorders of cognition.
4. Describe the dementias, including Alzheimer’s disease, Pick’s disease,
Huntington’s disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, and Parkinson’s
disease.
5. Describe the genetic, structural, and biochemical causes of Alzheimer’s
disease.
6. Discuss treatments for dementias.
7. Describe the issues affecting the mental health of the elderly.
Chapter 16: Law, Society, and the Mental Health
Profession
1. Define and discuss criminal commitment and insanity during the
commission of a crime.
2. Discuss criticisms of the insanity defense.
3. Define and discuss criminal commitment and incompetence to stand trial.
4. Compare and contrast the M’Naghten test, the irresistible impulse test,
and the Durham test.
5. Define civil commitment and include the topics of why one ought to
consider commitment, current procedures, emergency commitments, who
is dangerous, and criticisms of civil commitment.
6. Define and discuss the concept of protecting patients’ rights. Include
the topic of the right to treatment, the right to refuse treatment, and
other patients’ rights.
7. Discuss the concepts of business and mental health and economics and
mental health.
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not really need a college. They can learn them from books. The value of
a college education is not the learning of many facts, but the training of
the mind to think something that cannot be learned from textbooks.
Albert Einstein, 1921, on Thomas Edison's opinion that a college education is
useless