Psychology (PSYC) 435
Abnormal Psychology (Revision 6)
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Delivery Mode: Individualized study or grouped study
Online-enhanced. Optional video component*.
*Overseas students, please contact the University Library before registering in a course that has an audio/visual component.
Credits: 3
Area of Study: Social Science
Prerequisite: PSYC 289, PSYC 290, and PSYC 356 are strongly recommended.
Precluded Course: PSYC 335. (PSYC 435 cannot be taken for credit if credit has already been obtained for PSYC 335.)
Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
PSYC 435 has a Challenge for Credit option.
Overview
PSYC 435 examines human behaviours and mental phenomena that diverge widely from the normal.
Outline
Unit 1: Abnormal Psychology: An Overview
Unit 2: Historical and Contemporary Views of Abnormal Behaviour
Unit 3: Causal Factors and Viewpoints
Unit 4: Clinical Assessment
Unit 5: Stress and Adjustment Disorders
Unit 6: Panic, Anxiety, and Their Disorders
Unit 7: Mood Disorders and Suicide
Unit 8: Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders
Unit 9: Eating Disorders and Obesity
Unit 10: Health Problems and Behaviour
Unit 11: Personality Disorders
Unit 12: Addiction Disorders
Unit 13: Sexual Variants, Abuse, and Dysfunctions
Unit 14: Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders
Unit 15: Cognitive Disorders
Unit 16: Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence
Unit 17: Therapy
Unit 18: Contemporary and Legal Issues in Abnormal Psychology
Evaluation
To receive credit for PSYC 435, you must complete all course assignments and achieve a composite course grade of at least “D” (50 percent), and a grade of at least 50 percent on the final examination. The weighting of assignments is as follows:
| Five Quizzes | Term Paper | Final Exam | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25% | 35% | 40% | 100% |
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.
Course Materials
Textbooks
Text: Butcher, J. N., Mineka, S., & Hooley J. M. (2007). Abnormal psychology (13th ed.). Boston: Pearson Education, Inc.
Grade Aid: McNaughton-Cassill, M. (2007). Grade Aid for Butcher, Mineka, and Hooley Abnormal psychology (13th ed.). Boston: Pearson Education, Inc.
Case Studies: Meyer, R.G., Chapman, L.K, Weaver, C.M. (2009). Cases studies in abnormal behavior (8th ed.). Boston: Pearson Education, Inc.
Other Materials
The course materials include a student manual, and a workbook.
Challenge for Credit Course Overview
The Challenge for Credit process allows students to demonstrate that they have acquired a command of the general subject matter, knowledge, intellectual and/or other skills that would normally be found in a university level course.
Full information for the Challenge for Credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.
- Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Policy
- Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Procedures
Challenge Evaluation
To receive credit for the PSYC 435 challenge registration, you must achieve a grade of at least “D” (50 percent) on the examination.
Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Course Registration Form
Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice. Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized-study counterparts.
Opened in Revision 6, May 14, 2007.
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Last updated by SAS 06/23/2015 14:39:48
