1. THE WORLD OF ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY COLLEGE COURSE PSYCH 219 Dr. Mary Ann Woodman Rogue Community College

2. What Will We Be Exploring This Term?  What distinguishes normal from abnormal?  Why is abnormality such a controversial topic?  How was abnormality viewed and treated in the past?

3. ETHICS  What ethical principles do psychologists practice?  Why is ethics important?  What code of ethics would you create if you were a counselor, psychologist or mental health worker?

4. CURRENT TRENDS  What is the DSM IV, Diagnostic Statistical Manual?  How does the multi-axial system work?  What are the pros and cons of “being” labeled & diagnosed?  How valid are the diagnostic and assessment tools?

5. PSYCHOLOGY: RELATION TO OTHER DISCIPLINES  HOLISTIC PERSPECTIVE  RELATIONSHIP TO MEDICINE, SCIENCE, RELIGION, SOCIOLOGY, ECONOMICS, ANTHROPOLOGY, EDUCATION, LAW, SOCIOLOGY, BUSINESS..

6. WHAT ABOUT PREVENTION?  Do the current trends in psychology acknowledge the need for prevention?  How does insurance coverage relate to mental health treatment?

7. RESEARCH  What do clinical researchers do?  How valid are the methods of research used in psychology?  What are the various kinds and methods of research?

8. MODELS & THEORIES  How do psychologist and other professionals explain the causes of psychological disorders?  Which model works best for which disorder?

9. TREATMENTS  What kinds of treatments really help people with psychological disorders?  Which one’s work the best?  Are alternative treatments considered along with mainstream science and allopathic medicine?

10. COURSE IN A NUT SHELL  DISORDER  KINDS  SYMPTOMS  CAUSES  TREATMENTS

11. MOOD DISORDERS  KINDS: Major Depression, Bi-polar, SAD, Dysthymic DO  SYMPTOMS  CAUSES  TREATMENTS

12. STRESS DISORDERS  KINDS: Acute, PTSD, Adjustment Disorder  SYMPTOMS  CAUSES  TREATMENTS

13. ANXIETY DISORDERS  KINDS: GAD, Social Phobia, Specific Phobia, OCD, Panic Disorder, Agoraphobia  SYMPTOMS  CAUSES  TREATMENTS

14. SOMATOFORM DISORDERS  (Physical illness explained by psychological causes)  KINDS: Somatization, Conversion, Pain, Hypochrondria, Body Dysmorphic DO  SYMPTOMS  CAUSES  TREATMENTS

15. FACTITUOUS DISORDER  SYMPTOMS  CAUSES  TREATMENT

16. DISSOCIATIVE DISODERS (Major Changes in Memory)  KINDS: Dissociative Identity Disorder, Dissociative Fugue, Dissociative Amnesia, Depersonalization, Derealization  SYMPTOMS  CAUSES  TREATMENTS

17. PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS  KINDS: Schizophrenia (Paranoid, Catatonic, Disorganized Types) Schizoaffective DO, Psychotic DO, Dellusional DO  SYMPTOMS  CAUSES  TREATMENTS

18. PERSONALITY DISORDERS  Odd Ones: Paranoid, Schizoid, Schizotypal  Dramatic Ones: Antisocial, Borderline, Histrionic, Narcissistic  Anxious Ones: Avoidant, Dependent, Obsessive-Compulsive

19. CHILDHOOD DISORDERS  KINDS  SYMPTOMS  CAUSES  TREATMENT

20. DISORDERS OF CHILDHOOD & ADOLESCENCE  Oppositional Defiance  Conduct Disorder  Attention Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder  Elimination, Eating, & Feeding Disorders  Development Disorders  Autism/Aspergers  Learning Disorders  Mental Retardation  Tics, Tourettes,  Mutism  Children with Schizophrenia, Depression, Anxiety

21. AGING  DEMENTIA  DELIRIUM  DEPRESSION  STRESS  ANXIETY  SLEEP DISORDERS

22. EATING DISORDERS  KINDS: Anorexia, Bulimia, Obesity  SYMPTOMS  CAUSES  TREATMENTS

23. CULTURE BOUND SYNDROMES  KINDS  SYMPTOMS  CAUSES  TREATMENTS

24. SUICIDE  SYMPTOMS TO LOOK FOR  CAUSES  PREVENTION & INTERVENTION

25. 400 DISORDERS IN THE DSM IV  NOT COVERED IN THIS COURSE:  SEXUAL DISORDERS  GENDER IDENTITY DISORDERS  SUBSTANCE ABUSE  NOS: Not Otherwise Specified  Medication Induced Disorders

26. ICD: INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES  Official Coding System Used in the DSM IV  Diseases of Nervous, Circulatory, Respiratory, Musculoskeletal Systems  Endocrine, Nutritional, Metabolic, Digestive, Genitourinary, Diseases  Diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat, Skin  Diseases of Pregnancy, Childbirth, Congenital Malformations, Chromosomal Abnormalities

27. APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY  HOW CAN YOU APPLY WHAT YOU LEARN IN THIS COURSE TO YOUR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LIFE?

28. QUESTIONS & MYSTERIES  ARE YOU LEFT WITH MORE QUESTIONS THAN WHEN YOU BEGAN THIS COURSE?