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Psychopathology (PSYG 503)

Term: 2023-2024 - Fall

Faculty

Brian Matlaga
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Neil M Herman
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Leslie Parkes Shralow
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Claudia Garcia-Leeds
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Schedule

Wed, 6:15 PM - 9:15 PM (8/28/2023 - 12/9/2023) Location: MAIN MH 224

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.)