UO Clinical and Abnormal Psychology

Course aim

To develop students' advanced understanding of the classification, description, causes and treatment of major psychological disorders.

Course content

In this course students will develop an advanced understanding of normality and abnormality and will be introduced to the epidemiology, aetiology and treatment of specific psychological disorders (including anxiety disorder, somatoform disorder, mood disorder, substance use disorder, eating disorder, personality disorder, and schizophrenia). Students will also further develop their understanding of the National Practice Standards for the mental health workforce.

Textbooks

Rieger, E. (Ed.) 2017, Abnormal psychology: Leading researcher perspectives, 4th edition, McGraw Hill, Sydney

Prerequisites

Specific program
Program	Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
XBPS	BEHL 1027	UO Psychology Concepts
XBPS	HUMS 2043	UO Social Research Methods
XBPY	BEHL 2019	UO Introductory Research Methods

Students should complete specified pre-requisites + 54 units of study in program prior to commencing this course

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching Method

Component	Duration
EXTERNAL, ONLINE ACTIVITY
Online	10 weeks x N/A

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Examination, Test/Quiz

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4Y)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation