PSYC379-25S1 (D) Semester One 2025 (Distance)

Introduction to Psychopathology

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 February 2025
End Date: Sunday, 22 June 2025
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 2 March 2025
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 11 May 2025

Description

This is an introductory course in clinical psychology (also known as abnormal psychology). The main emphasis of this course is on current views, perspectives, and research in this field. Because this is an introductory course, lectures will largely consist of broad overviews of various psychological disorder concepts and selected specific problem areas. Clinical psychology draws upon most basic areas of psychological knowledge (e.g., social, developmental, physiological, cognitive, learning theory). Course readings and lectures aim to apply knowledge from these areas to the understanding of psychopathology. PSYC379 Introduction to Psychopathology is a prerequisite course for the Postgraduate Clinical Psychology Programme at Te Whare Wananga o Waitaha/University of Canterbury.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, students should be able to:

1) Provide students with a basic understanding of the various theoretical views on the concept of abnormality in psychology.

2) Provide students with an introduction to classes of psychopathology phenomena. In the context of this introduction, specific problem areas or forms of psychopathology will be highlighted.  

3) Review basic research and empirical findings associated with the specific problem areas or various forms of psychopathology.  

4) Sensitise students to differences in the conceptualisation of psychopathology among persons from diverse ethnic, demographic, and socio-economic backgrounds.

Prerequisites

Restrictions

PSYC335

Timetable 2025

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 08:00 - 10:00 Online Delivery
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
Lab A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 14:00 - 15:00 Online Delivery
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun

Lecturer

Martin Dorahy

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Essay 40%
Test 40% Test
Weekly online Assignments 20% Weekly online Assignments

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Barlow, D. H., Durand, V.M. & Hofmann, S. G; Psychopathology: An integrative approach to mental disorder ; 9; Cengage Learning, 2022.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,036.00

International fee $5,188.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing .

All PSYC379 Occurrences

  • PSYC379-25S1 (C) Semester One 2025
  • PSYC379-25S1 (D) Semester One 2025 (Distance)