Abnormal Psychology
Spring 2009
Marlowe C. Embree, Ph.D.
1:00-1:50 p.m., Mon - Wed - Fri
Textbook:
Seligman, Martin E.P.; Walker, Elaine F.; and Rosenhan, David L. Abnormal Psychology (4th ed.) New York: W.W. Norton, 2001. (If there is a new edition, that will take precedence over this notice. Check with the bookstore, please.)
Course Outline:
Mon. 1/26 Unit 1a (Why study abnormal psychology?)
Wed. 1/28 Unit 1b (What is abnormality?)
Fri. 1/30 Unit 2a (Social implications)
Mon. 2/2 Unit 2b (Legal implications)
Wed. 2/4 Unit 2c (Consumer and career implications)
Fri. 2/6 Unit 3a (The nature of diagnosis)
Mon. 2/9 Unit 3b (Two approaches to diagnosis)
Wed. 2/11 Unit 4a (Approaches to assessment)
Fri. 2/13 Unit 4b (Reliability and validity)
Mon. 2/16 Unit 4c (Classification systems)
Wed. 2/18 Unit 4d (The DSM-IV-R)
Fri. 2/20 Unit 5a (Schools of thought)
Mon. 2/23 Unit 5b (Psychodynamic and behavioral schools)
Wed. 2/25 Unit 5c (Biomedical, cognitive, and phenomenological schools)
Fri. 2/27 UNIT EXAM #1
Mon. 3/2 Unit 6a (Anxiety disorders)
Wed. 3/4 Unit 6b (Phobias)
Fri. 3/6 Unit 6c (Obsessive-compulsive disorders)
Mon. 3/9 Unit 7a (Anxiety binding)
Wed. 3/11 Unit 7b (Dissociative disorders)
Fri. 3/13 Unit 7c (Multiple personality disorders)
Mon. 3/16 Unit 7d (Somatoform disorders)
Wed. 3/18 Unit 7e (Hypochrondriasis)
Fri. 3/20 Unit 8a (Affective disorders)
SPRING BREAK (3/23 through 3/27)
Mon. 3/30 Unit 8b (Depression and suicide)
Wed. 4/12 Unit 8c (Cyclothymic disorders)
Fri. 4/3 NO CLASS - Psychology conference
Mon. 4/6 UNIT EXAM #2
Wed. 4/8 Unit 9a (Cognitive disorders)
Fri. 4/10 Unit 9b (The schizophrenias)
Mon. 4/13 Unit 9c (Paranoia)
Wed. 4/15 Unit 10a (Personality disorders)
Fri. 4/17 Unit 10b (Personality disorders, cont'd)
Mon. 4/20 Unit 10c (The interpersonal circumplex)
Wed. 4/22 Unit 10d (Axis II and normality revisited)
Fri. 4/24 NO CLASS - Department meeting
Mon. 4/27 Unit 11a (Addictive disorders)
Wed. 4/29 Unit 11b (Addictive disorders, cont'd)
Fri. 5/1 Unit 12a (Childhood disorders)
Mon. 5/4 Unit 12b (Childhood disorders, cont'd)
Wed. 5/6 Unit 13a (Approaches to treatment)
TERM PAPER OR PROJECT DUE
Fri. 5/8 Unit 13b (The possibility of eclecticism)
Mon. 5/12 UNIT EXAM #3
Final Exam: TBA
Earning Your Grade:
Two unit exams, 40 points apiece ................. 80 points possible
If you take all three exams, your lowest exam grade will be dropped.
Term paper or field observation project .......... 40 points possible
Comprehensive final exam ........................... 80 points possible
Here is some detailed information about my requirements for the term paper or the project alternative.