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PSYCHOLOGY 353
Abnormal Psychology
Matthew T. Tull, Ph.D.
Office: Cole Field House 2103L
Phone: 301-405-3281
E-mail: mtull@psyc.umd.edu (preferred)
Office hours: by appointment.
Lectures:
1/2 Defining and Conceptualizing Abnormality (Chapter 1)
Understanding the Causes and Maintenance of Abnormality (Chapter 2)
1/3 Methods to Study Psychopathology (Chapter 3)
Diagnosis and Assessment (Chapter 4)
1/4 Treatment (Chapter 5)
Chapter 6 will not be covered on the first test. We will cover PTSD and Acute Stress Disorder with the other anxiety disorders.
1/8 EXAM #1
PTSD (Chapter 6)
Anxiety Disorders: Panic Disorder and Specific Phobia (Chapter 7)
1/9 Anxiety Disorders: OCD, SAD, and GAD (Chapter 7, part 2)
1/10 Mood Disorders (Chapter 9)
Suicide (Chapter 10)
1/11 Eating Disorders (Chapter 15)
Somatoform/Dissociative Disorders (Chapter 8)
1/16 EXAM #2
Childhood Disorders (Chapter 13 & ADHD)
1/17 Personality Disorders (Cluster A & C; Cluster B; BPD)
1/18 Schizophrenia (Chapter 11)
Substance Use Disorders (Chapter 17)
Alternative Extra Credit Assignment: Read the following article and write a 4 to 5 page reaction paper (double-spaced, Times New Roman, 12-point font, 1 inch margins). Basically, do you agree with the author? Are there any additional concerns that you might have about the PTSD diagnosis? Does PTSD run the risk of being over-diagnosed? Is it not diagnosed enough? Completion of this assignment will give you 4 points on your lowest test grade. You cannot do both the study and the writing assignment.