Psychopathology

Paper Code: 
PSY 125 A
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

COURSE OUTCOMES

 

Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

  
 

On completion of this course, the students will be able to:

CO21: Developing familiarity with development and the current status of clinical psychology and the professional ethics and responsibilities of a clinical psychologist.

CO22: To have knowledge of different aspects of schizophrenia spectrum, anxiety spectrum and other related disorders.

CO23: To know the historical development of the study of abnormal behaviour, criteria and perspectives disorders generally observed at childhood and adolescence.

CO24: Understand various substance use disorders and their impact in day-to-day life.

CO25: To understand the clinical manifestations and treatment of impulse control and conduct disorders.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration, Team teaching

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Simulation, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks, Field practical

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

  

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Introduction to Clinical Psychology

Definition of Clinical Psychology; History of Clinical Psychology; Models in Clinical Training; Ethical issues in clinical psychology; Clinical Psychologist and related professions; Classification of Psychiatric Disorders: Overview of ICD 11 and DSM 5

 

12.00
Unit II: 
Genesis of Psychopathology - I

Clinical manifestations, Etiology and Treatment (ICD – 10): Schizophrenia and other Psychotic Disorders; Mood Disorders; Anxiety Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive and related disorders

 

12.00
Unit III: 
Genesis of Psychopathology - II

Clinical manifestations, Etiology and Treatment: Neurodevelopmental and Disorders of Intellectual development; Neurocognitive disorders

Personality disorders and related traits

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
Genesis of Psychopathology - III

Clinical manifestations, Etiology and Treatment (ICD – 10): Substance related and addictive disorders

 

12.00
Unit V: 
Genesis of Psychopathology - IV

Clinical manifestations, Etiology and Treatment (ICD – 10): Feeding and Eating Disorders; Disruptive Disorders: Impulse Control and Conduct Disorder

 

Essential Readings: 
  • American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.). Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Publishing.
  • Kaplan, H. J. & Sadock, B. J. (2004).  Synopsis of Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry, Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins.
  • Korchin, S. J. (1976).  Modern Clinical Psychology, Tokyo, Harper International.
  • Wolman (1965). Handbook of Clinical Psychology, New York, McGraw Hill.

 

References: 

Suggested Readings

  • Batchelor I.R.C. 10th Ed. (1968). Henderson Gillespie’s Textbook of Psychiatry.  London, Oxford University Press.
  • Ludwig, A. (1986). Principles of Clinical Psychiatry. The Free Press, New York.
  • Mayer, R. G. & 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.
  • Walker, C. E. & Roberts, M. C. (2001). Handbook of Clinical Child Psychology (3rd Ed). New York: J. Wiley & Sons.

E-Resources

  • ResearchGate
  • JSTOR
  • Proquest
  • Shodhganga
  • Delnet
  • Google Scholar
  • National Digital Library (NPTEL)
  • Academia

Journals

  • Perspectives on Psychological Science
  • Psychological Bulletin
  • Psychological Sciences
  • Journal of Clinical Psychology
  • International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology
  • Journal of Abnormal Psychology
  • Behaviour Research and Therapy

 

Academic Year: 
2022-23
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