Paper 2.4: Psychology of Abnormal Behavior
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Teaching Hrs. |
Domain |
| I | Introduction
Mental Illness: Definition,; Historical background, Paradigms in Psychopathology: Biological, Psychodynamic Humanistic, Cognitive- Behaviour , Socio-cultural factors, Epidemiological studies: Prevalence, incidence and risk factors. Diagnosis: Nature and Importance; Classificatory Systems: DSM and ICD. Stress Diathesis model Critcal evaluation of classificatory system. |
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| II | Anxiety, Mood and Dissociative Disorders
Anxiety disorder: Types_ Phobias and Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Clinical description, epidemiology, causes and treatment. Other Anxiety disorder: Clinical description, epidemiology, causes and treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Mood Disorder: Clinical description, epidemiology, types , causes and treatment. Dissociative Disorders: Clinical description, Types; epidemiology, causes and treatment. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Suicide- Epidemiology, Models, Preventive measures |
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| III | Schizophrenia, Substance Use, Eating Disorders and Sexual Disorders:
Schizophrenia:Symptoms , Type, Epidemiology, Causes and Treatment. Substance Use Disorders: Clinical Description, Types, Epidemiology, Causes and Treatment Eating Disorders: Clinical Description, Types, Epidemiology, Causes and Treatment Sexual Disorders: Clinical Description, Types, Epidemiology, Causes and Treatment of Sexual Dysfunction. Types of delusions. Milieu Therapy |
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Desirable to know Nice to know |
Syllabus Books:
- Sadock, B.J. &Sadock, V.A. and Ruiz, P. (2015). Kaplan &Sadock’s Synopsis of psychiatry: Behavioral sciences/clinical psychiatry (11th. Ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
- American Psychiatric Association. (2013).Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM-5 TM). American Psychiatric Pub.
Reference Book:
- Alan Carr. (2001). Abnormal Psychology.Psychology Press.
- Paul Bennett. (2006). Abnormal and Clinical Psychology: An Introductory Textbook.Open University Press.
- Cave. (2002). Classification and Diagnosis of Psychological Abnormality.Routledge.
- C. Diclemente. (2003).Addiction and Change: How Addictions Develop and Addicted People Recover. Guilford Press.
