Psychology (PSYC) 435

Overview

PSYC 435 examines human behaviours and mental phenomena that diverge widely from the normal.

Outline

• Unit 1: Abnormal Psychology: Overview and Research Approaches
• Unit 2: Historical and Contemporary Views of Abnormal Behaviour
• Unit 3: Causal Factors and Viewpoints
• Unit 4: Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis
• Unit 5: Stress and Physical and Mental Health
• Unit 6: Panic, Anxiety, Obsessions, and Their Disorders
• Unit 7: Mood Disorders and Suicide
• Unit 8: Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders
• Unit 9: Eating Disorders and Obesity
• Unit 10: Personality Disorders
• Unit 11: Substance-Related Disorders
• Unit 12: Sexual Variants, Abuse, and Dysfunctions
• Unit 13: Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders
• Unit 14: Neurocognitive Disorders
• Unit 15: Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence
• Unit 16: Psychological Treatment
• Unit 17: 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:

To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.

Course Materials

Textbook

Other Materials

Other course materials include a Workbook and a Study Guide.

Challenge for Credit Overview

The Challenge for Credit process allows you to demonstrate that you 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 about Challenge for Credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.

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

• Challenge for Credit Form