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PSYC363 Abnormal Psychology

Updated: 17 November 2011
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 2 Off Campus
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites 18cp at 200 level in PSYC including PSYC202
Co-requisites None
Restrictions None
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Amy Lykins (alykins@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit provides students with an overview of the more frequent presentations of maladaptive behaviour in humans. The variety of causal factors associated with the development and maintenance of such behaviour will be examined, and an introduction to the treatment of these disorders is provided.
Materials Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. survey the principal diagnostic categories of dysfunctional behaviour in adulthood;
  2. explore the impact of psychological dysfunction on the life of the individual;
  3. demonstrate an understanding of the etiology and treatment of psychological disorders.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students will deepen their knowledge of the discipline through the study of the topic abnormal behaviour which is a primary area of study in the discipline of psychology. This is assessed in all assessment tasks. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
The written assessment structure teaches students discipline-based communication skills, which they practise while writing the essays. The student's communication skills are assessed in all assessment tasks. 		True True
3 Global Perspectives
The global perspective of the topic is covered in lectures and tutorials and considered in the essay. It is assessed in all assessment tasks. 		True True
4 Information Literacy
Students are taught and encouraged to develop research skills in collecting and evaluating information and to write in the forms and conventions of psychological writing and APA style. This is an assessed component of the unit. 		True True
6 Problem Solving
The student's problem solving skills are developed and assessed in their assessment tasks. Students will be assessed on their ability to deconstruct the essay question and to integrate theory and literature into their answer. 		True True True
   

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