BEHL 471 Child Psychopathology

Psychological disorders in children will be covered with emphasis on origin, diagnosis, treatment, and use of the DSM-5 in childhood psychological disorders. Introduction to the field of abnormal child and adolescent psychology, including the causes, maintenance, and treatment of children's behavioral, social-emotional, and cognitive disorders from a developmental perspective.

Credits

3

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Understand the concepts of psychiatric diagnosis relevant to child and adolescent psychopathology.
2. Describe the general process of clinical evaluation of mental disorders in children and adolescents, and present relevant clinical data in a systematic format.
3. Discuss the etiology, epidemiology, and phenomenology of common mental disorders affecting children and adolescents.
4. Critically review child and adolescent psychopathology and challenge social and cultural assumptions of what is normal and abnormal.