This course will enable the students to develop a foundational understanding of psychopathology, including the historical development, current status, and ethical responsibilities in clinical psychology, along with insights into various psychiatric disorders and their treatment.
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24PSY125 (A) |
Psychopathology (Theory) |
CO25: Develop familiarity with development and the current status of clinical psychology and the professional ethics and responsibilities of a clinical psychologist. CO26: Build upon the different aspects of schizophrenia spectrum, anxiety spectrum and other related disorders. CO27: Estimate the impact of disorders of personality, neurodevelopmental and Intellectual development. CO28: Evaluate the impact of various substance use disorders. CO29: Compile the clinical manifestations and treatment of Eating and Disruptive disorders. CO30: Contribute effectively in course-specific interactions. |
Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussion Learning activities for the students: Self-learning assignments, application based questions, Seminar presentation |
Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Assignments, Presentation |
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
Clinical manifestations, Etiology and Treatment (ICD – 10): Schizophrenia and other Psychotic Disorders; Mood Disorders; Anxiety Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive and related disorders
Clinical manifestations, Etiology and Treatment: Neurodevelopmental and Disorders of Intellectual development; Neurocognitive disorders
Personality disorders and related traits
Clinical manifestations, Etiology and Treatment (ICD – 10): Substance related and addictive disorders
Clinical manifestations, Etiology and Treatment (ICD – 10): Feeding and Eating Disorders; Disruptive Disorders: Impulse Control and Conduct Disorder
· 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.
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
· Introduction to clinical psychology https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-clinical-psychology-2795000
· ICD-10 Classification of mental disorders https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/37958/9241544228_eng.pdf
· Neurodevelopmental Disorders https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7365295/
Disruptive, Impulse-Control and Conduct Disorders https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/disruptive-impulse-control-and-conduct-disorders/what-are-disruptive-impulse-control-and-conduct