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Adult Psychopathology (PSYC90031)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Summer Term
Professor Lisa Phillips
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
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This subject aims to present major approaches to psychological disorders, in which psychopathology is contrasted with "normal" functioning. Reference is made to various theoretical approaches to the aetiologies of disorders/problems, with a focus on recognising the clinical pictures of common psychological disorders/problems that occur in a variety of settings, including, depression, the anxiety disorders, substance abuse/dependence and neurocognitive disorders
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- describe the key features of the major mental disorders, including primary presenting features, co-morbidity, prevalence and incidence data, course and outcome.
- critique the various models of classification of mental disorders;
- explain the dominant psychological models explaining the aetiology and maintenance of the major mental disorders;
- critically evaluate the empirical status of the dominant psychological models explaining the aetiology and maintenance of the major mental disorders.
- describe a biopsychosocial framework for understanding the onset and course of major mental disorders.
Generic skills
Written, oral and interpersonal communication skills
Analytical, information integration and synthesizing skills.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Enrolment in one of the following Psychology professional training programs, 527CL, 527CN, 080CL, 080CN or MC-PSYCHCS
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Completion of APAC approved psychology studies to fourth-year (Honours) level.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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LMS test
| Week 2 | 20% |
Exam
| Week 4 | 80% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Summer Term
Principal coordinator Lisa Phillips Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 85 hours Teaching period 21 January 2020 to 4 February 2020 Last self-enrol date 24 January 2020 Census date 31 January 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 7 February 2020 Assessment period ends 11 February 2020 Summer Term contact information
Professor Lisa Phillips
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
A series of readings will be provided.
Recommended texts and other resources
American Psychiatric Association (2013). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-V). Washington, D.C: Author.
Rieger, E. (Ed.) (2011). Abnormal Psychology: Leading Researcher Perspectives. (2nd edition). McGraw-Hill.
- Related Handbook entries
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Last updated: 3 November 2022