Psych 18: Abnormal Psychology

Semester: 

Fall

Offered: 

2014

Introduction to the study of psychological dysfunction. Focuses on abnormal behavior as it relates to the definition, etiology, and treatment of major forms of psychopathology, including depression, anxiety, phobias, PTSD, OCD, addiction, autism, schizophrenia, and psychopathy. This course will emphasize critical evaluation of the causes and mechanisms of mental disorders, with special attention paid to recent neuroscientific and genetic research on the neurobiology of psychopathology.