Describe and distinguish the various perspectives of abnormality, and apply those perspectives to specific mental disorders.
Describe the DSM-IV-TR and its use in diagnosing and classifying mental disorders.
Describe the anxiety disorders and their causes.
Describe the mood disorders and their causes.
Describe the types of schizophrenia, its main symptoms, and the theories that account for its causes.
Describe the personality disorders and their causes.
Describe the prevalence of major psychological disorders.
Define psychotherapy and identify the main approaches/types.
Describe the psychodynamic approach to the treatment of abnormal behavior, including the major techniques and concepts employed by psychodynamic therapists.
Describe the behavioral approaches to the treatment of abnormal behavior, including aversive conditioning, systematic desensitization, observational learning, and the use of operant conditioning principles.
Discuss the cognitive therapy approaches and Beck's cognitive therapy.
Describe the application of humanistic theory in Rogers's person-centered therapy.
Describe group therapy, including family therapy.
Discuss the methods used to evaluate psychotherapy and the arguments proposed to support and dispute the effectiveness of psychotherapies, and explain the eclectic approach to psychotherapy.
Name and describe drugs used in the treatment of abnormal behavior, and discuss the problems and controversies surrounding their use.
Describe electroconvulsive therapy and psychosurgery, and discuss the effectiveness of biomedical therapies.
Explain the concepts of community psychology and deinstitutionalization.
