PSY 250 - Psychopathology

4.00 credits.

An overview of diagnostic process in mental health. The course will cover the history of mental illness, models for understanding mental illness, and a broad cross-section of mental disorders as defined by the DSM (e.g., schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, PTSD). Students will have the opportunity to practice diagnostic skills on real case studies as well as critique the depiction of mental illness in the media. *Prerequisite(s): PSY 105. Offered every semester.

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