To enable the student to identify and evaluate problems and issues relating to the diagnosis, etiology, treatment, and prognosis associated with each of the major mental disorders. To enable the student to integrate psychological theory, research, and application in the field of abnormal psychology. Abnormal Psychology in a Changing World . Practice Test and Review Manual . Texts available at Sundance Books , Main Street and College Bookstore .
Students are responsible for all material covered both in the text and in the classroom.
All exams have 60 one-point multiple choice types of items. NO makeup exams will be given without an appropriate excuse from the Dean of Students, and if permitted, will consist of an essay exam covering the same material and worth the same number of points. In addition, at the student s option, he or she will be given the equivalent 60 point exam in essay form if they choose to select that option prior to the time of examination. In addition to the examinations, students will be responsible for doing a paper based on their reading one of the biographical or autobiographical works which are listed at the end of the syllabus. It is hoped that the reading of a work of this type will improve greatly the student s knowledge and understanding of psychopathology, both from a scientific and humanitarian perspective.