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Learning outcomes
Relate their knowledge of personality, biological processes and human development to abnormal behaviour;
Contrast historical and current major theoretical perspectives of abnormal behaviour;
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;
Demonstrate familiarity with methods of assessing psychological disorders and the main systems of classifying disorders;
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of classifying abnormal behaviour;
Describe the major types of psychological disorders and the major therapeutic approaches to abnormal behaviour; and
Attain an advanced level of skill in critical evaluation of previous research and psychological report writing.