Psychopathology

3 credits · Peabody College - Professional

An overview of common psychopathologies across the age span with a focus on the problem of behavior of children and adolescents. The purpose is to familiarize students with the history, classification systems, current concepts, and empirical findings/methods in the study of psychopathology. In addition, the nature, structure, etiology, and developmental course of various disorders will be addressed. Although this is not an "assessment:" or "treatment" class, some assessment techniques and treatment components will be surveyed as these are intrinsically tied to knowledge about the nature of any given disorder. This course is intended to promote critical thinking and scholarly attention to the historical and current literature regarding major issues in psychopathology. [3]