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Psychopathology
Paper Code:
PSY 125 (A)
Credits:
04
Contact Hours:
60.00
Max. Marks:
100.00
Objective:
- To impart knowledge about the normality and abnormality of behaviour.
- To make students understand the nature and course of various abnormal conditions.
12.00
Unit I:
Nature and Problems of Clinical Psychology
Brief History of Clinical Psychology; The Nature and Status of Clinical Psychology; Role of Clinical Psychologist; Professional Ethics Training, Responsibilities of a Clinical Psychologist; Future of Clinical Psychology
12.00
Unit II:
Genesis of Psychopathology
Clinical Manifestations of Anxiety Disorder; Disorders of Bodily Preoccupation; Mood Disorders; Schizophrenia and other Psychotic Disorders
12.00
Unit III:
Clinical Manifestation of Cognitive Impairment Disorders
Delirium; Dementia; Amnestic Disorders and Mental Retardation
12.00
Unit IV:
Personality Disorders
Types and their Clinical Manifestation.
12.00
Unit V:
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Eating; Sleeping Disorders; Impulse Control Disorder; Substance Abuse Disorders.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Eating; Sleeping Disorders; Impulse Control Disorder; Substance Abuse Disorders.
Essential Readings:
- Kaplan, H.J. and Sadock, B.J. Ninth Edition (2004) Synopsis of Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry, Baltimore : Williams and Wilkins.
- Kendall and Norton-ford : Modern Clinical Psychology, New York, Wiley, 1980.
- Korchin, S.J. : Modern Clinical Psychology, Tokyo, Harper International Edition, 1976.
- Wolman : Handbook of Clinical Psychology, New York, McGraw Hill, 1965.
References:
- Batchelor I.R.C. 10th Ed. (1968).Henderson Gillepie’s Textbook of Psychiatry. London, Oxford University Press.
- Cameron N. & Margaret (1951). Behavior Pathology. Houghton Mifflin Company, Bostan.
- Ludwig A. (1986). Principles of Clinical Psychiatry. The Free Press, New York.
- Mayer, R.G. and Deutsch, S.E. (1996). The Child Clinician’s Handbook. Mass : Allyn and Bacon.
- Nicoli A.M. Ed. (1978). The Harvard Guide to Modern Psychiatry. Harvard University Press, Cambridge.
- Pinel, P.J. (1997) Biopsychology, Mass : Allyn and Bacon.
- Purves, D. et al (Ed) Neuroscience. Mass : Allny and Bacon.
- Walker , C.E. and Roberts M.C. (2001) Handbook of Clinical Child Psychology 3rd edition New York : J. Wiley & Sons.
- Zillmer E.A. and Spears, M.V. (2001) Principles of Neuropsychology. Canada : wadsworth Publishers.
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