Psychopathology II will focus on infant, child, and adolescent psychopathology. Students will engage in a thorough review of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual 5th Edition along with a complementary text, case studies, and seminal research articles. Students will familiarize themselves with psychopathology, diagnostic criteria, dual diagnosis and co-occurring disorders. Student will become versed with understanding etiological origins of pathology along with understanding the intersection of multiculturalism. Contemporary psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral theories will also be reviewed as they inform a better understanding of the etiology and treatment of these disorders. Students will also gain skills in clinical and diagnostic interviewing with the family.
PSYC 679: Psychopathology II: Children and Adolescents
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