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Introduction to Social, Personality & Abnormal Psychology 2 - PSY00007C

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  • Department: Psychology
  • Module co-ordinator: Dr. Sally Quinn
  • Credit value: 10 credits
  • Credit level: C
  • Academic year of delivery: 2022-23

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Spring Term 2022-23

Module aims

The aim of this module is to extend students’ understanding of Abnormal Psychology. Topics covered will include obesity, anorexia nervosa, anxiety disorders, obsessive compulsive disorders, depression, somatoform disorders, and schizophrenia. Student will be introduced to the nature of these disorders and the therapeutic interventions used in their treatment.

Module learning outcomes

  • Outline and evaluate the problems of defining psychological abnormality.
  • Examine the neurobiological and psychological underpinnings of mental disorders such as eating disorders, obsessive compulsive disorders, depression and schizophrenia.
  • Describe the therapeutic challenges of those facing mental distress.

Module content

Topics covered in this module will include obesity, anorexia nervosa, anxiety disorders, obsessive compulsive disorders including hoarding and body dysmorphic disorder, depression, somatoform disorders, and schizophrenia. Therapeutic interventions are evaluated in the context of known causes of these problems.

Indicative assessment

Task Length % of module mark
Essay/coursework
Introduction to Social, Personality & Abnormal Psychology 2		 N/A 100

Special assessment rules

None

Indicative reassessment

Task Length % of module mark
Essay/coursework
Introduction to Social, Personality & Abnormal Psychology 2		 N/A 100

Module feedback

Marks will be released via e:visionl

Indicative reading

Kring, Ann M (2016). Abnormal Psychology (13th ed.). Chichester; Wiley.


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