Understanding Psychological Disorders – II

Paper Code: 
PSY 212
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

  
 

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

CO31: Define the basics, diagnostic criteria and classification of anxiety disorders

CO32: To understand the clinical picture and causal factors of somatic symptoms disordres.

CO33: To describe the symptoms and prevalence of schizophrenia and related disorders.

CO34: Identify the basic standards for the diagnosis and classification of bipolar disorders

CO35: Identify thetherapeutic techniques for various psychological 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

  

 

9.00
Unit I: 
Anxiety Disorders and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Clinical Picture and Etiology of, Generalized Anxiety Disorders, Panic Disorder,     Phobic Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. 

9.00
Unit II: 
Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

Clinical Picture and Etiology of  Conversion  Disorder, Somatic Symptom Disorder.

9.00
Unit III: 
Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders: Delusional Disorders

Clinical Picture and Etiology of Schizophrenia and Brief Psychotic Disorder

9.00
Unit IV: 
Bipolar and Related Disorders

Clinical Picture and Etiology of  Bipolar Disorder I; Bipolar Disorder II; Cyclothymia

9.00
Unit V: 
Therapeutic Techniques for Psychological Disorders
Essential Readings: 
  • Buss, A. H. (1999). Psychopathology. New.York:John Wiley.
  • Carson, R.C. Butcher, J.N. and Mineka.S. (1997). Abnormal Psychology and Modern Life. NewYork:Harper Collins.
  • Comer,R.J.(2005). Fundamentals of Abnormal Psychology.(5th ed).New York: Worth Publishers.
  • Davison, G.C., & Neale, J.M. (1990) .Abnormal Psychology. Holn Wiley.
  • Lamm, A. (1997). Introduction to Psychopathology, New York: Sage.
  • Oltmanns, T.F., & Emery, R.E. (2016). Abnormal Psychology. (8th ed). India: Pearson Education.
  • Sarason, I. G., &Sarason, B.R. (2013). Abnormal Psychology: The Problem Of Maladaptive Behavior. (11thEd.). New Delhi: Pearson Education.
  • Whitbourne, S.K., &Halgin, R.P. (2015). Abnormal Psychology. Mc Graw Hill Education.

 

References: 

Suggested Readings

  • Adler, S. R. (2011). Sleep Paralysis: Night-mares, Nocebos, and the Mind-Body Connection. EISBN: 978-0-81355-237-8. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt5hhxnt
  • Alford, B. A., Beck, M.D. & Aaron, T. (2009). Depression: Causes and Treatment. University of Pennsylvania Press. EISBN: 978-0-81229-088-2. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt6wr94x
  • American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Publishing.
  • Adams, H.E., &Sutker, P.B. (1984). Comprehensive Handbook of Psychopathology. New York : Plenum Press.
  • Coles, E.M. (1982) Clinical Psychopathology : An Introduction. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul,.
  • Cordella, Patricia. (2010). Anorexia, bulimia y obesidad: Experiencia y reflexión con pacientes y familia. Ediciones UC. EISBN: 978-9-56141-530-0. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt15hvtfw
  • Feist, G. J. (2006). The Psychology of Science and the Origins of the Scientific Mind. Yale University Press. ISBN: 978-0-30013-348-6. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt1nq61b
  • Galatzer, R., Skolnikoff, A., & Bachrach, H. (2000). Does Psychoanalysis Work?. Yale University Press. EISBN: 978-0-30014-615-8. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt32bvwm Kaplan, H.I., Saddock, B.J.,&Grebb. J.A. (1994). Kaplan, and SaddockSynopsis of Psychology. (7th Ed). ND: Waverly Press.
  • Patterson, P. H. & Brown, A. S. (2012). The Origins of Schizophrenia. Columbia University Press. EISBN: 978-0-23152-192-5. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7312/brow15124
  • Schopler, E., & Reicher, R.J. (1983). Psychopathology and Child Development, London :Plenum Press.
  • Warner, J.N. (1976). Clinical Methods in Psychology. New York: John Wiley and Sons.
  • Zuckerman, E.L. (1995). Clinicians thesaurus, (4th ed). New York : Guilford Press.

E Resources

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

Journals

  • Drugs in context
  • Neuron
  • Therapeutic advances in psychopharmacology
  • World Psychiatry. 
Academic Year: 
2022-23
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