PSYC 435 examines human behaviours and mental phenomena that diverge widely from the normal.
Outline
Unit 1: Abnormal Psychology: Overview and Research Approaches
Unit 2: Historical and Contemporary Views of Abnormal Behaviour
Unit 3: Causal Factors and Viewpoints
Unit 4: Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis
Unit 5: Stress and Physical and Mental Health
Unit 6: Panic, Anxiety, Obsessions, and Their Disorders
Unit 7: Mood Disorders and Suicide
Unit 8: Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders
Unit 9: Eating Disorders and Obesity
Unit 10: Personality Disorders
Unit 11: Substance-Related Disorders
Unit 12: Sexual Variants, Abuse, and Dysfunctions
Unit 13: Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders
Unit 14: Neurocognitive Disorders
Unit 15: Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence
Unit 16: Psychological Treatment
Unit 17: Contemporary and Legal Issues in Abnormal Psychology
Evaluation
To receive credit for PSYC 435, you must complete all course assignments and achieve a composite course grade of at least D (50 percent), and a grade of at least 50 percent on the final examination. The weighting of assignments is as follows:
Activity
Weight
Five Quizzes
25%
Term Paper
35%
Final Exam
40%
Total
100%
The final examination for this course must be requested in advance and written under the supervision of an AU-approved exam invigilator. Invigilators include either ProctorU or an approved in-person invigilation centre that can accommodate online exams. Students are responsible for payment of any invigilation fees. Information on exam request deadlines, invigilators, and other exam-related questions, can be found at the Exams and grades section of the Calendar.
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University’s online Calendar.
Materials
Hooley J. M., Butcher, J. N., Nock, M. K., Mineka, S. (2020). Abnormal psychology (18th ed.). Boston: Pearson Education, Inc. (eText)
Other course materials include a Workbook and a Study Guide.
Challenge for credit
Overview
The challenge for credit process allows you to demonstrate that you have acquired a command of the general subject matter, knowledge, intellectual and/or other skills that would normally be found in a university-level course.
Full information about challenge for credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.
Evaluation
To receive credit for the PSYC 435 challenge registration, you must achieve a grade of at least D (50 percent) on the examination.
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