This course will highlight the following:1. An introduction to 4 psychological disorders, namely schizophrenia, mood disorders, personality disorders, and sexual disorders and an introduction to variations in sexuality.2. Correct and adequate information about symptoms, clinical presentation, contributory factors.3. Introduction to various treatments-biological and psychological- including various forms of psychotherapies and their use with the disorders mentioned above.Students should be able to identify, at least theoretically, the various disorders in question as well as develop some idea as to how they are managed by mental health professionals.Sexual identity disorder is no longer a disorder and variations in sexuality can be spoken about, including gender dysphoria or incongruence.Psychological disorders and mental health issues fall on a spectrum. Often the student of psychology gets stuck in the words ‘normal’ and ‘abnormal’, while reality is quite complex. There have also been several changes in the classification of disorders over the past few years. Students would choose specialization options after their undergraduate degree. This particular course/subject will give them insights into the field of clinical psychology.Psychological disorders and their treatments come under essential topics that psychology students must learn to develop into well rounded psychologists.
Overview
Syllabus
Week 1: Schizophrenia, Symptoms of Schizophrenia, Types of Schizophrenia, Psychopathology of SchizophreniaWeek 2: Mood Disorders: symptoms of Depression, Sadness and Depression, Types of depressive disorders Part - 1 and Part - 2Week 3: Bipolar disorders - 1 and 2, Suicide Ideation and PreventionWeek 4: Cluster A, Cluster B personality disorders, Cluster C Disorders Introduction, Antisocial Personality DisorderWeek 5: Borderline Personality Disorder, Self harm, Psychopathology models for cluster A and B Personality DisordersWeek 6: Psychopathology models for Cluster C Personality Disorders, Psychotherapy for Personality Disorders, DBT, Sexual Disorders (Clinical Picture)Week 7: Gender Incongruence/ Dysphoria - Clinical Picture, Gender Incongruence/ Dysphoria - Current status in India & challenges, Paraphilia, PedophiliaWeek 8: Voyerism and Exhibitionism, Sexual Masochism and Sexual Sadism, Psychopathology of sexual disorders, Biological treatmentWeek 9: Pharmacotherapy, Electroconvulsive therapy, Psychoanalytic therapy, History of Psychoanalytic therapyWeek 10: Psychoanalytic Therapy - Concepts, Techniques of Psychoanalytical therapy, Behaviour therapy, History of Behaviour therapyWeek 11: Concepts and Techniques of Behaviour Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour therapy, History of Cognitive Behaviour therapyWeek 12: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - Concepts and Techniques, Sleep disordersWeek 13: Neurocognitive disorders - Introduction and Assessment & remediation, Obsessive compusive related disorders (OCRDs), Behavioral disorders in children : IntroductionWeek 14: Behavioral disorders in children : Assessment and remediation, Emotional disorders in children : Introduction, Assessment & Remediation, Community Mental Health
Taught by
Dr. Mridula Apte
