Faculty Name

Robin Parritz

Document Type

Syllabi

School

CLA

Department

PSY

Course Subject

PSY

Course Number

3740

Course Section

01

Course Title

Disorders of Childhood

Academic Term and Year

Spring 2016

Credits

4.00

Area of Study

HSCI, PSY

Course Description

Goals: To introduce students to current understandings of psychological disorders of infancy, childhood, and adolescence; key issues in child classification and diagnosis; contemporary issues in developmental psychopathology. Content: Descriptions of psychological disorders from infancy through adolescence; genetic, physiological, psychological, family and sociocultural factors that influence the development, course and treatment of disorders, with an emphasis on understanding of child psychopathology in the context of typical development; contemporary issues in developmental psychopathology. Taught: Annually Prerequisites: PSY 1330 (or equivalent) and one of the following: PSY 1440, PSY 1480 or PSY 3440 (grades of C- or better in all courses) Credits: 4

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