PSYC 3565 Childhood Psychopathology
This course is an examination of the psychological disturbances of childhood and current best therapeutic approaches to treating such disturbances. The course explores the various theories that attempt to explain the causes of these disorders and the various ways these disorders manifest throughout infancy, early childhood, middle childhood and adolescence. The course also highlights what can be done to encourage a return to normality (to the extent that it is desired by the child and family) according to the current 'best practice' therapeutic guidelines. Major psychopathologies of childhood will be covered, and include Intellectual Disabilities, Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Attachment Disorders, Oppositional Defiance and other behavior disorders, Attention Deficient and Hyperactivity Disorders, Learning Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Mood Disorders, Personality Disorders, Eating Disorders, Schizophrenia, Substance Abuse and the impacts of Traumatic Brain Injury, domestic violence and childhood abuse on childhood developmental outcomes.
Lecture Hours
3 hours