Abnormal Psychology Lectures

Episode 13 - Eating Disorders

Eating disorders - anorexia nervosa & bulimia nervosa

Episode 12 - Childhood & Adolescent Disorders

Disorders of childhood & adolescence: Externalizing disorders (ADHD & ODD); Internalizing disorders (Tic disorder).

Episode 11 - Schizophrenia, Part 2

Schizophrenia - diagnosis, etiology, treatment.

Episode 10 - Unquiet Mind Discussion

Discussion of Part 4 of An Unquiet Mind.

Episode 9 - Schizophrenia Pt 1 & Unquiet Mind Pt 3

Covers Part 3 of An Unquiet Mind. Also schizophrenia - history, symptoms, & demographics.

Episode 8 - PTSD, Dissociative & Somatoform Disorders

Covers PTSD, dissociative, and somatoform disorders.

Episode 7 - Anxiety Disorders

Covers anxiety disorders: generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Episode 6 - Mood Disorders part 2

Covers treatment of mood disorders

Episode 5 - Mood Disorders Part 1

Mood Disorders introduction; symptoms; etiology of depression and bipolar disorder.

Episode 4 - Assessment and Diagnosis

Assessment: interviews, self-report, neurological. Diagnosis: DSM and the medical model for mental illness; ICD.

Episode 3 - Historical & Contemporary Approaches

Covers historical understanding of abnormal behavior and mental illness, from 1100 to present. Also contemporary perspectives on understanding the causes of mental illnes

Episode 2 - Historical Approaches

Explanations for abnormal behavior: Supernatural, Somatogenic, Psychogenic. Historical conceptions for abnormality before the Renaissance period.

Episode 1 - Course Introduction

Course policies and procedures.