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: 
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: 
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
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 
 
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