COURSE SYLLABUS
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Daniel Paulson, PhD
Psychology 331 407-‐823-‐3578 Daniel.Paulson2@ucf.edu Mondays 10:00-‐11:00 and by appointment
Rosanna Scott – rosannascott@knights.ucf.edu
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Summer A 2015 Online WebCourses
Welcome to Abnormal Psychology! University Course Catalog Description CLP 3143 COS-‐PSYCH 3(3,0) -‐ Abnormal Psychology: PR: PSY 2012 and PPE 3003. Classification, causation, and treatment of deviant patterns of behavior. Summer 2015.
Course Overview
The goal of this course is to survey the extant research on mental health disorders. This includes discussion of diagnostic criteria, mental health risk factors, clinical trajectories, basic intervention strategies, and where appropriate, discussion of historical perspectives on mental health. For many psychology majors, abnormal psychology is among the most exciting and engaging classroom experiences of their undergraduate career.
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At the conclusion of this course, student success will be evaluated based on the following objectives: 1.
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Students should be able to describe basic risk factors,