ADVANCED LIFE SPAN STUDY –II MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS

Paper Code: 
HHD144B
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
This course will enable the students to :
Identify underlyning theoretical considerations in the field of psychology.
Define mental health disorders as it was historically defined and now is defined.
Describe the main disorders in theprimary areas of scientific research within psychology.
 
12.00
Unit I: 
Disorder
Phobias
Panic disorder
Generalised anxiety disorder
Obsessive – compulsive disorder
 
12.00
Unit II: 
Disorder
Post traumatic stress disorder
Acute stress  disorder
Mood disorder
Major depressive disorder
Bipolar depression.
 
12.00
Unit III: 
Disorders
Schizophrenia
Somatoform disorder
Paranoid personality disorder.
Schizoid personality disorder.
 
12.00
Unit IV: 
Personality Disorder
Antisocial personality disorder
Borderline personality disorder
Histrionic personality disorder
Narcissistic personality disorder.
Avoidant personality disorder.
Dependent personality disorder
 
12.00
Unit V: 
Eating Disorder & Sleep disorder
Anorexia Nervosa
Bulimia nervosa
Binge eating disorder.
Sleep disorder.
 
Essential Readings: 
Burger, J. M. (1999) 5th edn Personality, Wadsworth 
Davison & Neale (2000) 8th edn, Abnormal Psychology, Wiley 
Smith, E. R, & Machie, D.M. (2000) 2nd edn, Social Psychology, Psychology Press
Davison & Neale (2000) 8th edn, Abnormal Psychology, Wiley 
 
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