PSY-261: Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
- 3 Credit Hours
- Psychology Department
- Spring 2023
Course Description
This course introduces students to the field of child and adolescent psychopathology. Child and adolescent disorders are discussed using an approach that emphasizes multiple developmental pathways and comparisons to normative development. The course includes theoretical approaches to the development of psychopathology; biological and psychosocial risk factors; diagnosis and assessment; and empirical approaches to treating child and adolescents. The course covers various psychological disorders in childhood and adolescence, including neurodevelopmental disorders such as intellectual disability, autism spectrum, disorder, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; conduct disorders; anxiety and anxiety-related disorders; depression; bipolar disorder; eating disorders; and trauma-and stressor-related disorders. Three class hours.
Prerequisites
PSY 101 and either PSY 201, 202, or 212.
PSY-261 Sections for Spring 2023
1 Section Offered
PSY-261, Section SL1
Scheduled Meeting Times
Type | Location | Date(s) | Day / Time |
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Lecture | Online | Jan 23rd, 2023 – May 19th, 2023 | N/A |
Type | Lecture |
Location | Online |
Date(s) | Jan 23rd, 2023 – May 19th, 2023 |
Day / Time | N/A |