Overview

This unit covers all important aspects of abnormal behaviour: historical influences, theory, assessment, specific psychopathologies, treatment methods, and legal issues. Both the scientific and professional aspects of abnormal psychology are presented. Efforts will be made to give students the broadest possible view of abnormal behaviour by studying different theoretical perspectives.

Offerings

S2-01-CLAYTON-DE
S2-01-CLAYTON-ON-CAMPUS
S2-01-MALAYSIA-ON-CAMPUS

Rules

Enrolment Rule

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Mr Jake Hoskin

Unit Coordinator(s)

Dr Christopher Siva
Dr Keng Shian Ling

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:
1.

Relate their knowledge of personality, biological processes and human development to abnormal behaviour;

2.

Contrast historical and current major theoretical perspectives of abnormal behaviour;

3.

Attain insight into the way the theoretical perspective adopted by a clinician can influence the manner of explaining how a psychological disorder develops and how it is treated;

4.

Demonstrate familiarity with methods of assessing psychological disorders and the main systems of classifying disorders;

5.

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of classifying abnormal behaviour;

6.

Describe the major types of psychological disorders and the major therapeutic approaches to abnormal behaviour; and

7.

Attain an advanced level of skill in critical evaluation of previous research and psychological report writing.

Assessment

1 - Clinical research report
2 - Online case report tests
3 - Reflective commentary on clinical application topic
4 - Exam (90 minutes and 10 minutes)

Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities

Lectures
Seminars
Tutorials

Workload requirements

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Learning resources

Required resources