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Advanced Psychopathology (PSYC90015)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25On Campus (Parkville)
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Semester 2
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A comprehensive biopsychosocial approach to the examination and evaluation of various competing theories of aetiology; maintenance and treatment of psychological problems/disorders that commonly present to clinicians. The conceptual strengths and weaknesses of these theoretical positions will be examined and discussed, and their empirical status will be evaluated.
Intended learning outcomes
The subject will give studentes the opportunity to gain:
- a critical understanding of psychopathology from various theoretical and descriptive perspectives; identify the major theories of aetiology and maintenance for psychological problems that commonly present to clinical practitioners;
- Critically evaluate the empirical status of these theories and their conceputal strenths and weaknesses; and
- An improved understanding of the diversity and complexity of the causality of individual behaviour.
Generic skills
Written and interpersonal communication skills;
Analytic, synthesizing and problem-solvingskills.
Last updated: 3 November 2022