ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY (THEORY)

Paper Code: 
HHD 321
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to :

  1. Understand the meaning, causes, classification and assessment of abnormal behavior.
  2. Understand the Pervasive Childhood Developmental
  3. Remember the various types of childhood psychopathologies
  4. Understand the causes and symptoms of various other childhood disorders
  5. Apply the knowledge of  various methods identification, assessment and therapies

 

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course Outcomes

 

Learning and Teaching Strategies

Assignment Strategies

  
 

Student will–

COHD81: Appraise the normal and abnormal behavior and their classification and assessment

COHD82: Compare the causes, symptoms and treatment of maladaptive behaviors

COHD83: Examine the causes, symptoms and treatment of somatoform, personality and psychotic disorders

COHD 84:Differentiate  Examine the causes and symptoms of various childhood disorders

COHD85: Compare and Select appropriate psychological therapies for various abnormal behavior

 

 

Approaches in Teaching:  Interactive Lectures, Brain storming sessions, Power Point Presentation, Discussion with lectures.

 

 

Learning activities for the Students:

Self learning assignments, field practicals.

Quiz. PPT, Group projects, assignments, CA test , Semester End Examination.

  

 

9.00
Unit I: 
Abnormal Psychology
  • Meaning & Concept of abnormal psychology
  • Psychological disturbances- Causes &different viewpoints.
  • Classification of childhood disorders: internalizing and externalizing disorder, DSM IV
  • Assessment of Abnormal Behaviors – Case history taking – Mental status
  • examination.

 

9.00
Unit II: 
Pervasive Childhood Developmental Disorders
  • Autism
  • Asperger’s Syndrome
  • Rett’s Disorder
  • Childhood Disintegrative Disorder (CDD)
  • Childhood Schizophrenia

 

9.00
Unit III: 
Childhood psychopathologies

                                                                                                                        

  • Conduct disorder, oppositional defiance disorder
  • Anxiety disorders of childhood (Seperation Anxiety)
  • Phobia: School phobia, fear of school, social phobia
  • Childhood depression
  • Symptom disorders, (Eneuresis, encopresis, sleep walking and tics) 

 

 

9.00
Unit IV: 
Other childhood disorders
  • Learning disorder, Motor Skills Disorder, and Communication Disorders
  • Feeding and Eating Disorders of Infancy or Early Childhood- Pica, rumination
  • Elimination Disorders
  • Mental Retardation
  • ADHD
  • Acute and Posttraumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD)

 

9.00
Unit V: 
Identification, Assessment and therapies
  • Identification and assessment of the Problem Behaviour
  • Techniques for Conducting the Functional Behavioural Assessment
  • Therapies for children: Family therapy, play therapy, behavior and cognitive therapy
  • Therapeutic activities for children: Art, Music, bibliotherapy, storytelling, sand & water play
  • Behavior modification- Systematic desensitization, flooding and implosive, contingency management, token economy, aversion, modeling.

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Carson R.C., Butcher J.N., Mineka, S., & Hooley J.M. (2007). Abnormal Psychology (13thEd.).ND: Pearson Education.
  • Kring,A.M.,Johnson,S.L.,Davison G.C. & Neale J.M. (2010). Abnormal Psychology (11thEd.).NY: John Wiley.
  • Davison, G.C. and Neale, J.M. (1990) Abnormal Psychology. Holn Wiley.
  • Lamm, A. (1997). Introduction to Psychopathology, N.Y. : Sage.
  • Buss, A. H. (1999). Psychopathology. N.Y. John Wiley.

 

References: 

SUGGESTED READINGS:

§    Davison, G., & Neale, J.  (2003). Abnormal Psychology  (8thed. With Cases).  New York:  John Wiley & Sons, Inc

§    Barlow D.H. and Durand V.M. (2005). Abnormal Psychology: An Integrated Approach(4thEd.).Wadsworth: New York.

§    Lask, B. (1985). Overcoming behavior problems in children: A practical guide. New York: Arco Publishing, Inc.

§    Quay, H.L., &Werry, J.S. (eds.) (1986). Psychological disorders of childhood.

 

e-RESOURCES:

·         e-book on Abnormal Child and Adolescent Psychology: A Developmental Perspective available at https://1lib.in/book/2927745/42b44d

·         e-book on Abnormal Psychology (16th edition), 2013 available at https://1lib.in/book/2611082/26171f

JOURNALS:

·         Journal of Abnormal Psychology available at https://www.scimagojr.com/journalsearch.php?q=15370&tip=sid

Journal of Abnormal Psychology and Social Psychology available at https://journals.scholarsportal.info/browse/01452347

Academic Year: 
2022-2023
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