COURSE OUTCOMES

CO1-Identifying major psychological disorders and diagnostic categories

CO2-Explaining symptoms, causes, and risk factors of mental disorders.

C03-Applying basic psychological knowledge to recognize mental health issues .

CO4-Analyzing case examples of psychological disorders .

CO5-Evaluating approaches to prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation .

COURSE CONTENT

UNIT I

Introduction: Criteria of Abnormality, Causal Factors, Classification, Clinical Assessment, Intervention: Rehabilitation; Psychotherapy; Biological Intervention: Convulsive and Pharmacological Therapy

UNIT II

Stress, Anxiety and Related Condition (Clinical Picture and Dynamics): Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Cardiovascular Disorder, Anxiety Disorders: Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Phobia, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

UNIT III

Mood Disorder (Clinical Picture and Dynamics): Depressive Disorder, Bipolar and Related Disorders

UNIT VI

Somatic Symptoms and Dissociative Disorders (Clinical Picture and Dynamics): Somatic Symptom and related disorders, Conversion Disorder, Dissociative Identity Disorder