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Psychopathology (PSYG 503)

Term: 2021-2022 Fall Term

Faculty

Kathryn E Schoenfeldt
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Alyssa Callaway
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Gretchen M Tillitt
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Leslie Parkes Shralow
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Mark E Kenney
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Claudia Garcia-Leeds
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Schedule

Thu, 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM (8/30/2021 - 12/11/2021) Location: C DOO 208

Description

This course explores the emotional, cognitive, somatic, and behavioral symptoms of mental disturbance. Students will be-come acquainted with the subjective experience of various symptoms and symptom clusters, patterns of family and com-munity responses to afflicted individuals, and research and evolving theories pertaining to the etiology of symptoms. Stu-dents will also be introduced to the use of the DSM-5 as a format for the classification of disorders and the choice of appro-priate treatment. Students will acquire a working knowledge of the DSM-5 and will develop the ability to diagnose various mental disorders. Prerequisite: PSYG 500, or may be taken concurrently with PSYG 500. (Formerly GRCP-503.)