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PSY 281: Mr. Cain's Abnormal

Psychology Class

 

Classes: Spring 2009

PSY 110 Life Span

PSY 150 General Psych

PSY 241 Developmental

PSY 281 Abnormal

 

Spring 2009 Schedule: Teaching and Office Hours  (Rich Text Format      Acrobat Reader)

 

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Who is Mr. Cain?


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NOTE: Class material available on BlackBoard.

Lecture Notes and Presentations are ONLY AVAILABLE at the BlackBoard site. Class Notes ARE NOT on this site.

This page contains materials for the Abnormal Psychology class that I teach at Edgecombe Community College. Most materials are in Rich Text Format (.rft) and Adobe Acrobat Reader (.pdf) formats.

Syllabus (Spring 2009): Class Description, Requirements, and Schedule. (Rich Text FormatAcrobat Reader

 

 

TEST 1 LECTURE TOPICS

What is Abnormal Behavior?

The History of Abnormal Psychology

Models of Abnormal Psychology

How One Studies Abnormal Psychology

Assessing Abnormal Behavior

 

TEST 2 LECTURE TOPICS   

Anxiety Disorders

Treatment of Anxiety Disorders

Stress Disorders

Treatment of Disorders Associated with Stress

Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders 

 

 

TEST 3 LECTURE TOPICS

Introduction to Mood Disorders

Depression and Mania

Treatment of Mood Disorders

Suicide

Eating disorders

 

TEST 4 LECTURE TOPICS 

Substance Abuse

Sexual Disorders

Sexual Dysfunctions

The Schizophrenic Disorders

Treatment of Schizophrenia  

 

TEST 5 (EXAM) LECTURE TOPICS 

Personality Disorders

 Attention Deficit and Conduct Disorders

 Pervasive Developmental Disorders

Disorders of Aging and Cognition

Law, Society, and Issues in Mental Health

 

Initial Interview Format: an example. The provided example is not an “ideal” write-up; instead it is a typical evaluation which may have omitted desired information. But this example provides a way an assessment is conducted and organized.  Word Format  (doc)     Acrobat  Reader Format (pdf)

DSM-IV TR Online: Online version of the current DSM

Date last modified: Jan. 6, 2009