PSYC 507 - General Psychopathology Assessment and Differential Diagnosis

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisites: Officially admitted into Clinical Counseling Program or School Psychology Program.
A study of the major mental illnesses delineated in major diagnostic classification systems (e.g., DSM-5). The course will have a particular focus on differential and overlapping symptomatology within and across major classes of disorders. Models of assessment will be matched with specific symptom patterns. Continuity and overlap of normal and deviant behavior will be recognized. Additionally, students will examine the etiological and epidemiological factors in psychopathology.