Advanced Life Span Study –II Mental Health Disorders

Paper Code: 
HHD 144B
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: 
Phobias
• 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: 
Personality Disorder
• 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: 
Disorder
• Anorexia Nervosa
• Bulimia nervosa
• Binge eating disorder.
• Sleep disorder.
References: 
 
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 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Academic Year: 
2016-2017
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