Module Description
This module we will provide an integrative overview of the field of psychopathology. The first lecture will introduce the module. Subsequent lectures will focus on different psychopathologies, including anxiety disorders, mood disorders, eating disorders, dissociative disorders, schizophrenia, and neurodevelopmental disorders.
Aims
This module aims to provide significant understanding of the potential interplay between biological, psychological, social and environmental factors in explaining psychopathology. This will include providing knowledge about features of different psychopathologies, and their classification
Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this module will be able to:
- Show knowledge and understanding of the basis of the study of psychopathology.
- Critically evaluate the relative strengths of a range of theories and techniques used in the study of individual differences and psychopathology.
- Compare and contrast different psychological disorders at different levels (e.g., genetic, neuroscientific, behavioural and social);
Both assessments will assess all three learning outcomes.
- Module Supervisor: Helge Gillmeister
- Module Supervisor: Gethin Hughes