Department of Psychology, Unit Catalogue 2011/12 |
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 Credits:
| 6 |
| Level:
| Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
| Period: |
Semester 1 |
| Assessment:
| CW 20%, EX 80% |
| Supplementary Assessment: | Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
| Before taking this unit you must take PS20107 |
| Description:
| Aims: The intention of this unit is to: * To introduce the students to the different mental health disorders in childhood and adolescence; * To introduce the students to a range of clinical interventions used to treat a variety of childhood and adolescence mental health disorders. Learning Outcomes: In completing this unit students would be expected to: * Critically evaluate a number of models of developmental Psychopathology; * Critically examine concepts of abnormality, diagnostic systems frequently used to classify mental health disorders in childhood and adolescence; * Assess and evaluate a number of clinical interventions used in the treatment of developmental psychopathologies in childhood and adolescence; * Discuss the causes and treatment of a variety of developmental psychopathologies in childhood and adolescence including attachment disorders, childhood anxiety; * Compare and contrast the psychological, social, and biological perspectives in developmental psychopathologies in childhood and adolescence. Skills: * Comprehensive and scholarly written communication (e.g. essays) [e.g. F/A] * Concise, time-bound and effective written communication (e.g. briefings / exams) * Ability to select, summarise and synthesis written information from multiple sources * Ability to develop rigorous arguments through precise use of concepts and models * Ability to apply theory into practice * Ability to select and use appropriate ideas to produce a coherent response to a pre-set question * Ability to produce work to agreed specifications and deadlines * Ability to work independently, without close supervision of guidance. Content: * Describe and evaluate a number of models of developmental psychopathology * In the unit we will discuss a number of different developmental psychopathologies (eg Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder, Childhood anxiety, attachment disorders, conduct disorders) * Evaluate different explanations of developmental psychopathologies. * Examining biological explanations, social cultural explanations and sociocognitive explanations * Discuss issues concerned with the diagnosis and identification of childhood disorders. * Critically evaluate clinical intervention used to treat these childhood disorders. |
| Programme availability: |
PS30126 is Optional on the following programmes:Department of Psychology
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