Syllabus PSY 519 ( 3 Semester Hours) Human Psychopathology

Reformed Theological Seminary Fall 2012

Instructor: Tate Cockrell, Ph.D. Office: 601-898-4947 Email: tcockrell@broadmoor.org Office Hours: By appointment Course Description:

This course will provide a comprehensive review of the broad spectrum of psychopathological conditions as defined in the DSM-IV-TR . The focus of this review will include etiology, prevalence & incidence, signs and symptoms, and criteria for differential diagnosis. The emphasis will be on a descriptive psychopathology, developing an in-depth knowledge of the DSM-IV-TR criteria and the empirical literature which support these diagnostic perspectives.

Objectives: Upon successful completion of the course, the student should:

• Consider the ideas of “normal,” healthy, whole, and holy from both a Biblical and worldview model

• Be familiar with and able to discuss the DSM-IV-TR multiaxial classification of mental disorders and the criteria for diagnosing these disorders

• Be able to apply the DSM-IV-TR classification system in appropriate diagnosis of clinical cases

• Have a substantial foundation of knowledge about psychopathology to apply in formulating appropriate and effective intervention strategies to treat a broad spectrum of psychopathological conditions

• Anticipate client’s and family’s concerns given particular diagnostic patterns

• Be familiar with and able to discuss various assessment instruments used in diagnosing psychopathology, as well as the empirical support for these instruments

• Understand the ethical and legal issues inherent with diagnostic labels as well as the limitations of diagnostic labels

• Articulate a Biblical frame around issues of psychopathology, sin, and responsibility within the concept of mental illness

Texts: Required

American Psychiatric Association (2000). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition – Text Revision. (DM-IV-TR). Washington: American Psychiatric Association.

Optional Nathan, P. & Gorman, J. (Ed.) (2007). A Guide to Treatments that Work, Third Edition.

Oxford University Press. Supplemental References Supplemental readings will be provided from a number of sources, with particular emphasis on the following texts: Barlow, D.H. (Ed.) (2007). Clinical Handbook of Psychological Disorders: A Step-by-

Step Treatment Manual, Fourth Edition. Guilford Press.

Requirements:

• Class attendance and active participation is required. Please be on time. Absences for illness or personal emergency will be excused.

• Completion of assigned readings (both DSM-IV-TR and assigned chapters/articles). Students will have the opportunity to “pledge” their reading.

• Completion of in class and/or take home quizzes. Quizzes may be given on any date.

• Exams will be comprehensive in nature. That is, material covered on previous exams may be included on following exams. There are three tentative dates given for exams. Exam format may include completion, true/false, list/describe, and brief essay.

• Grades will be determined as follows: readings (10%), Quizzes (15%), examinations (75%).

Bibliography

American Psychiatric Association. (2000). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorder (4th ed., Text Revision). Washington, DC: Author.

Barlow, D. H. & Durand, V. M. (2004). Abnormal psychology (4th ed.). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.

Barron, J. W. (1998). Making diagnosis meaningful: Enhancing evaluation and treatment of psychological disorders. Washington, DC: Author

Beutler, L. E. & Malik, M. L. (Eds.). (2002). Rethinking the DSM: A psychological perspective. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Diamond, S. A. (1996). Anger, madness, and the daimonic: The psychological genesis of violence, evil, and creativity. New York: State University of New York Press.

Holley, T. A. & Holley, J. (1997). My mother’s keeper: A daughter’s memoir of growing up in the shadow of schizophrenia. New York: Avon.

Maxmen, J. S. & Ward, N. G. (1995). Essential psychopathology and its treatment (2nd ed.). New York: W. W. Norton & Company.

Mitchell, J. E. (2001). Points of view: Stories of psychopathology. Philadelphia, PA: Brunner Routledge.

Penner, C. L. (1993). Restoring the pleasure: Complete step-by-step programs to help couples overcome the most common sexual barriers. Nashville, TN: W Publishing.

Penner, J. J. & Penner, C. L. (1990). Counseling for sexual disorders. Nashville, TN: W Publishing.

Sadock, B. J. & Sadock, V. A. (2002). Kaplan and Sadock's synopsis of psychiatry. (9th ed.). Baltimore, MD: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins.

Seigel, R. K. (1994). Whispers: The voices of paranoia. New York: Touchstone Sperry, L. (2003). Handbook of diagnosis and treatment of the DSM-IV personalilty disorders

(Rev. ed). Brunner/Mazel. Szasz, T. X. (1997). The manufacture of madness: A comparative study of the inquisition and the

mental health movement. Syracuse University Press.

DATE TOPIC DSM IV-TR READING

08/23/12 Introduction to DSM-IV-TR pp. xxiii-38

DSM in Historical context Glossary of Technical Terms Outline and Glossary of Cultural-Bound Syndromes

pp. 819-828 pp. 897-903

08/30/12 Disorders Usually First Diagnosed in Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence

pp. 39-134

09/06/12 Delirium, Dementia, and Amnestic and other Cognitive Disorders Mental Disorders Due to a General Medical Condition Substance-Related Disorders

pp. 135-180 pp. 181-190 pp. 191-296

Schizophrenia and other Psychotic Disorders

pp. 297-344

09/13/10 Exam 1

09/20/12 Mood Disorders pp. 345-428

09/27/12 Anxiety Disorders pp. 429-484

10/04/12 Mood and Anxiety Disorders continued

10/11//12 READING WEEK – NO CLASS

10/18/12 Somatoform, Factitious, and Dissociative Disorders

pp. 485-534

10/25/12 Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders and Eating Disorders

pp. 535-596

11/01/12 Sleep, Impulse Control and Adjustment Disorders

pp. 597-684

11/08/12 Personality Disorders and other Conditions that may be a Focus of Clinical Attention

pp. 685-742

11/15/12 Psychotropic Medications 11/22/12 Thanksgiving Break – NO CLASS

11/29/12 Empirically Supported Treatments & Evidenced- Based Practice; Client-Centered & Practice-Based Evidence; and the Emergence of the new DSM-V

12/09/10-12/14/10 (TBD) Final Exam (Cumulative)

This schedule may change to accommodate class progress, class special interests, etc. Please keep yourselves informed of such data as you are responsible for all class content including procedural information. Also, please note that course lecture may not necessarily follow this outline.