PS 202 - Abnormal Psychology

Credit Hours: 3

Descriptions and theories of the nature and development of behavior disorders and a survey of the techniques in diagnosis and therapy.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

understand maladaptive behavior from a multimodal, multidisciplinary, multicultural viewpoint;
understand differences in selected, specific categories of DSM-IV; and
understand different types of therapy used to treat maladaptive behavior.

Prerequisites: PS 100
F/S (C, N, S)