PSY340 Abnormal Psychology
A study of the major disturbances of thought, personality, and behavior including their symptoms, etiology, and treatment. Topics include neuroses, schizophrenia, affective disorders, organic brain syndromes, childhood disorders, psychosomatic disorders, alcoholism and drug abuse, and suicide. The course is taught with consideration of social justice and sociocultural issues important to the field and students will also consider the practical applications of this area of psychology to their own personal and professional development.