PSYC3025 Abnormal Psychology across the Life Span
Later Year Course
| Offered By | School of Psychology |
|---|---|
| Academic Career | Undergraduate |
| Course Subject | Psychology |
| Offered in | First Semester, 2009 and First Semester, 2010 |
| Unit Value | 6 units |
| Course Description |
This course introduces students to a range of abnormal behaviours and psychopathology across the life span. These may include oppositional behaviour and conduct disorder, attention deficit/hyperactivity, anxiety, depression, personality disorders, schizophrenia, or dementia. These are just examples and they may change from year to year. The course covers clinical description, individual differences, biological, psychological, social and contextual influences, the examination of prominent models in the literature, and to a limited extent, the treatment of selected psychological disorders. This course is a prerequisite for postgraduate study in Clinical Psychology at ANU. |
| Indicative Assessment |
To be arranged in consultation with students. In 2008, assessment was two exams worth 41% each and laboratory quizzes (18%). |
| Workload | Two lectures per week and 18 hours of laboratory classes spread across the semester |
| Areas of Interest | Psychology |
| Requisite Statement |
Any two of PSYC2001, PSYC2002, PSYC2004, PSYC2007 or PSYC2008 |
| Incompatibility |
with PSYC3004, PSYC3010, PSYC3012 |
| Prescribed Texts |
Mash & Wolfe:Abnormal Child Psychology + Barlow & Durand: Abnormal Psychology (Packaged together) |
| Majors/Specialisations | Forensic Anthropology |
| Programs | Graduate Diploma in Psychological Studies |
| Science Group | C |
| Academic Contact | Dr Bernd Heubeck and Assoc.Professor Richard O'Kearney |
The information published on the Study at ANU 2009 website applies to the 2009 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2008 website.
