APSY 2241 Mental Illness: Social and Clinical Perspectives
Provides overview of theoretical models and phenomenology currently defining the field of abnormal psychology, focusing particularly on socio-cultural contributions to conceptualizations of mental illness and distress. First half of course reviews and critiques current constructions of the nature of mental illness, as well as classification, assessment, and treatment of mental illness. Second half highlights specific forms of mental illness, with attention to the causes and subjective experience of psychopathology.
Course overview
- Department
- Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology
- School
- LSOE
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Fall,Every Spring
Requirements fulfilled
- Psychology: Courses That May Be Applied to the Minor (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Forensics: Three Electives from the List of Approved Electives (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
Official evaluation summary
4.55 / 5
Data freshness
Instructors
- David Goodman
- Julie Macevoy
- Michael Gordon
- Alice Kim
- Jonathan Wolff
- Laura Gonzalez
- Lisa Goodman
- Sara Carabbio Thopsey
- Shalini Sivathasan
Sections
- Section 01
- Section 01
- Section 03