Abnormal Psychology
Academy for Distance Learning (ADL)
Summary
4 x Monthly payments of £81.25
- Exam(s) / assessment(s) is included in price
- Tutor is available to students
Overview
Abnormal Psychology course online. Understand Abnormal Psychology through this online course and learn how to identify psychological disorders and their consequences. How can you know whether a person's behaviour is within the 'normal' range or abnormal (thus requiring the attention of a specialist). Counsellors and support workers will benefit from this course. Develop your ability to identify psychological disorders, and determine when to refer clients for treatment. The course will also be of interest to anyone who wants to understand more about common psychological disorders, their causes and treatment.
Description
There are 11 lessons:
- Disorders Usually First Diagnosed in Infancy
- Criteria for determining abnormality
- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
- Childhood Disorders
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Conduct Disorder
- Mental Retardation
- Aspergers Disorder
- Stereotypic Movement Disorder
- Normal Functioning
- Depression in Childhood
- Anxiety Disorders
- Types of Therapy; Alderian, Behaviourm, Existential, Gestalt, Person Centred Therapy, Psycho analysis, Rational Emotive, Reality Therapy, Transactional.
- Delirium, Dementia, Amnesic and Other Cognitive Disorders
- Types of cognitive disorders
- Delirium
- Dementia
- Types of Dementia
- Alzheimers Disease
- Comparing Dementia and Delerium
- Amnesia
- Cognitive Disorder NOS
- Pseudo Dementia
- Research Methods in Biopsychology
- Substance-Related Disorders
- Scope and nature of Substance Abuse
- Reasons for Using Drugs
- Substance Dependance
- Intoxication and Withrawal
- Alcohol Dependance and DT's
- Substance Dependance
- Substance Abuse
- Drug Misuse
- Classes of Drugs
- Amphetamines
- Cocaine
- Crack
- Opium and Heroin
- LSD
- Other Drugs, steroids, ritalin, inhalants, etc
- Risks with specific drugs
- Older adults susceptible to Prescription Misuse
- Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders
- Scope and nature
- Psychosis
- Treating Psychosis
- Schizoaffective Disorders
- Delusional (Paranoid) Disorders
- Onset of Schizophrenia
- Symptoms of Schizophrenia
- Treating Schizophrenia
- Schizophrenia and violence
- Biology of Schizophrenia
- Anipsychotic Medications
- Psychosocial Treatments
- Role of the Patients Support System
- Mood Disorders
- Depressive Disorders
- Determining Type of Depression
- Unipolar disorders and bipolar disorders.
- Risk Factors for Depression
- Men and Depression
- Diagnostic Evaluation and Treatment
- Types of Treatment
- Anxiety Disorders
- Scope and Nature
- Anxiety Symptoms
- Generalised anxiety disorders
- Phobic anxiety disorders
- Panic disorder
- Treatments -intervention, drugs, etc.
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Somatoform, Factitious, and Dissociative Disorders
- Somatisation Disorder
- Conversion Disorder
- Pain Disorder
- Hypochondriasis
- Body Disymorphic Disorder
- Factitios Disorders;types, symptoms, causes, diagnosis
- Munchausens Syndrome
- Disconnective Disorders
- Psychogenic Amnesia
- Psychogenic Fague
- Disconnective Identity Disorder
- Depersonalisation Disorder
- Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders
- Scope and Nature
- Hypoactive Sexual Disorder
- Sexual Aversion
- Fermale Sexual Arousal Disorder
- Male Erectile Disorder
- Female and Male Orgasmic Disorders
- Premature Ejaculation
- Dispareunia
- Vaginismus
- Secodary Sexual Dysfunction
- Paraphylias
- Paedophilia
- Gender Identity Disorder (Transexualism)
- Eating and Sleep Disorders
- Scope and nature of Eating Disorders
- Anerexia Nervosa
- Biulimia
- Binge Eating Disorder
- Treatment Strategies
- Research Findings and Directions
- Sleep Disorders; scope and nature
- Treatments for Sleep Apnea
- Prognosis for Sleep Apnea
- Impulse-Control Disorders; Adjustment Disorder
- Symptoms of adjustment disorders
- Risk Factors for Adjustment Disorders
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Intermittent Explosive Disorder
- Kleptomania
- Pyromania
- Pathological Gambling
- Trichotillomania
- Compulsive Skin Picking
- Personality Disorders
- Scope and Nature of Personality Disorders
- Antisocial Personality Disorder
- Avoidant Personality Disorder
- Dependent Personality Disorder
- Histrionic Personality Disorder
- Narcissistic Personality Disorder
- Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder
- Paranoid Personality Disorder
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- Borderline Personality Disorder; symptoms, treatment, research, etc.
Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school's tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.
Learning Goals: Abnormal Psychology BPS307
- Identify disorders first prevalent under 18 years of age;
- Describe how you would diagnose a case of suspected Autism in a child of 4 years of age;
- Compare and contrast delirium and dementia;
- Do an internet search for images of PET scans and MRI of brains affected by delirium or dementia include the images an essay discussing these disorders;
- Distinguish between substance abuse disorders and substance dependence disorders;
- Differentiate between psychotic disorders;
- Describe briefly the subtypes of Schizophrenia;
- Distinguish between Unipolar disorders and Bipolar disorders;
- Outline a cognitive model of depression;
- Describe different types of Anxiety Disorders;
- Develop a treatment to overcome a client’s fear of spiders;
- Distinguish between Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders;
- Explain the primary criticisms of dissociative identity disorder;
- Provide a diagnosis of a case study and justify your diagnosis;
- Discuss Gender Identity Disorder, Paraphilias and Sexual Dysfunction;
- Explain what distinguishes a preference of sexual act or object as a paraphilia;
- Identify Eating Disorders and Sleep Disorders;
- Explain how eating disorders develop;
- Distinguish between Impulse Control Disorders and Adjustment disorders;
- Develop a diagnostic table for impulse control disorders;
- Distinguish between different types of Personality Disorder;
- Differentiate between Narcissistic and Histrionic personality disorders.
Student Comments:
"I am thoroughly enjoying the course" Tuptim, Abnormal Psychology
This course is accredited by ACCPH and allows you to join as a professional member after completion. Membership allows you to add the letters MACCPH after your name (post-nominals).
Who is this course for?
This course can be of value to anyone who wants to understand more about common psychological disorders, their causes and treatment. It is particularly beneficial for counsellors or support workers, for it will develop their ability to distinguish different types of psychological disorder, and determine when to refer clients for treatment. It is also of interest to anyone who finds human nature fascinating. We cover why different conditions may occur, what happens in different conditions and how we can treat them.
Requirements
None.
Career path
Counsellors.
Support Workers.
Doctors and other Medical Practitioners.
Those looking to develop a career in Mental Health.
Anyone who works in an area where a knowledge of being able to differentiate between normal and abnormal behaviour, would be beneficial.
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