Week 1 Objective
Introduction to Course
Historical Perspectives on Abnormal Behaviour -1
Historical Perspectives on Abnormal Behaviour -2
Historical Perspectives on Abnormal Behaviour -3
A Glimpse into the Classification systems : DSM &ICD
Theoretical Perspectives to Psychological Disorders – Biological, Behavioural, Cognitive and Humanistic
Week 2 Objective
Biological Factors
Psychological Factors and Socio-Cultural Factors
Nature of Anxiety Disorders
Generalized Anxiety Disorder & Panic Anxiety
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder & Phobias
Week 3 Objective
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Dissociative Disorders -1
Dissociative Disorders-2
Somatoform Disorders–1
Somatoform Disorders–2
Week 4 Objective
Nature of Psychotic Disorders
Schizophrenia
Mood disorders – Unipolar and Bipolar Disorders
Cardio Vascular Disorders – Coronary Heart Disease
Hypertension
Week 5
Objective
Cancer
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Headaches
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Week 6 Objective
Tic Disorders and Tourette’s Disorder
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Conduct Disorder
Autistic Disorder
Asperger’s Disorder
Week 7 Objective
Childhood disintegrative disorder
Historical Views of Intellectual Disability
Intellectual Disability (Intellectual Developmental Disorder)
Communication Disorders
Binge Eating
Week 8 Objective
Other eating disorders: Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa
Odd or Eccentric Behaviour – Paranoid Personality Disorder, Schizoid Personality Disorder and Schizotypal Personality Disorder
Dramatic, Emotional or Erratic Behaviour – Histrionic Personality Disorder, Narcisstic Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder and Antisocial Personality Disorder
Anxious or Fearful Behaviour – Avoidant Personality Behaviour, Dependent Personality Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
Delirium & Parkinson’s Disease
Week 9 Objective
Dementia – Nature and Types
Alzheimer’s Disease
Pick’s Disease & Huntington’s Disease
Brain Trauma 1– Brain Injuries & Strokes Tumours
Brain Trauma 2 – Brain Tumours and Infections
Week 10 Objective
Amnestic Disorders 1 - (Cerebrovascular Disorders, Vascular Dementia)
Amnestic Disorders 2 - (Korsakoff’s Syndrome, Wernicke’s encephalopathy, Epilepsy)
Nature and Types of Addiction
Alcohol – Related Disorders and Treatment
Substance use disorders and treatment
Week 11 Objective
Drug Abuse and Treatment
Impulse Control Disorders -Kleptomania, Pyromania and Compulsive Gambling
Main Tenets of Major Psychotherapies
Psychodynamic Therapy
Behaviour Therapy
Week 12 Objective
Humanistic Therapy
Cognitive Therapy & Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
Brief Therapies
Integrative Approaches to Treatment
Group Approaches
