1. To make students understand the nature and types of various psychotic and other disorders. 2. To impart knowledge and skills needed for psychological assessment of different abnormal conditions.
Somatoform Disorders : Conversion, Somatization, Hypochondriasis, Treatment; Mood Disorders : Manic Episode, Depressive Episode, Bipolar affective disorder, Treatment.
Schizophrenia: Delusional disorders, Brief Psychotic disorder; Treatment.
Disorders due to Psychoactive Substance Use : Alcohol and Drug Dependence : Cocaine and Nicotine.
Personality disorders : Concept, Cluster A : Paranoid, Schizoid; Cluster B : Antisocial, Borderline. Cluster C : Dependent personality disorder, obsessive compulsive personality disorder.
Mental Retardation : Definition, levels, etiology.