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Advanced Life Span Study –II Mental Health Disorders (HHD144B)
Paper Code:
HHD 144B
Credits:
4
Contact Hours:
60.00
Max. Marks:
100.00
Objective:
Objectives:
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:
Unit I
- Phobias
- Panic disorder
- Generalised anxiety disorder
- Obsessive – compulsive disorder
12.00
Unit II:
Unit II
- Post traumatic stress disorder
- Acute stress disorder
- Mood disorder
- Major depressive disorder
- Bipolar depression.
12.00
Unit III:
Unit III
- Schizophrenia
- Somatoform disorder
- Paranoid personality disorder.
- Schizoid personality disorder.
12.00
Unit IV:
Unit IV
- Antisocial personality disorder
- Borderline personality disorder
- Histrionic personality disorder
- Narcissistic personality disorder.
- Avoidant personality disorder.
- Dependent personality disorder.
12.00
Unit V:
Unit V
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Bulimia nervosa
- Binge eating disorder.
- Sleep disorder.
References:
Books recommended:
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
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