ANU - STUDYAT - Abnormal Psych across Lifespan

Offered By:

Department of Psychology

Academic Career:

Undergraduate

Course Subject:

Psychology

Offered in:

First Semester, 2010

Unit Value:

6 units

Course Description:

This course introduces students to a range of abnormal behaviours and psychopathology across the life span. These may include oppositional behaviour and conduct disorder, attention deficit/hyperactivity, anxiety, depression, personality disorders, schizophrenia, or dementia. These are just examples and they may change from year to year. The course covers clinical description, individual differences, biological, psychological, social and contextual influences, the examination of prominent models in the literature, and to a limited extent, the treatment of selected psychological disorders.

This course is a prerequisite for postgraduate study in Clinical Psychology at ANU.

Indicative Assessment:

To be arranged in consultation with students. Previously assessment was two exams worth 41% each and laboratory quizzes (18%).

Workload:

Two lectures per week and 18 hours of laboratory classes spread across the semester

Areas of Interest:

Psychology

Requisite Statement:

Any two of PSYC2001, PSYC2002, PSYC2004, PSYC2007 or PSYC2008

Incompatibility:

with PSYC3004, PSYC3010, PSYC3012

Prescribed Texts:

Mash & Wolfe:Abnormal Child Psychology + Barlow & Durand: Abnormal Psychology (Packaged together)

Majors/Specialisations:

Forensic Anthropology

Programs:

Graduate Diploma in Psychological Studies

Science Group:

C

Academic Contact:

Dr Bernd Heubeck and Assoc.Professor Richard O'Kearney

Abnormal Psychology across the Life Span PSYC3025 - Details