School Of PsychologyAbnormal Psychology (online)Western Sydney University Unit Code: 102538.2
Discipline: BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE
Student Contribution Band: 4
Level: 3
Credit Points: 10
Assumed Knowledge
A basic understanding of core concepts of personality, social and developmental psychology
Equivalent Units
100004 - Abnormal Behaviour and Psychological Testing, 101681 - Abnormal Psychology
Prerequisite
102531 Psychology: Human Behaviour (online)
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students must be enrolled in course 1793 - Bachelor Science, Criminology and Psychological Studies
About this Unit
Abnormal Psychology is the study of behaviours that cause distress or dysfunction or are judged as deviant within the individual’s culture. This unit examines definitions of abnormality, ways of assessing and diagnosing abnormality, theories of the causation of psychological abnormality and treatments for recognized psychological disorders. Diagnostic criteria from the latest edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders are applied to illustrative cases with emphasis on contemporary Australian research and theory. The development of integrated models of abnormality, including biological, psychological and social factors, is a significant theme of the unit.
The Bachelor of Science, Criminology and Psychological Studies is not accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC). This unit is not equivalent to and cannot be granted as Advanced Standing against a corresponding Psychology unit in an APAC accredited Psychology sequence.
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