CLP2140 – Abnormal Psychology
3 Credit Hours
INSTRUCTOR:Jean S. Coleman, M.A CPT
Office Location: On-Line
Office Phone: (727)480-3023 (please call before 8 PM)
How to contact your instructor:
To email instructor , see the link at the bottom of the Lessons.
Campus Email:
I check email daily and will respond to your emails within 24 hours unless it is a college holiday. Emails received during the weekend will be responded to as soon as possible, and no later than by Mondays. Email me anytime for assistance or to ask questions.
Teaching Philosophy:
My teaching philosophy involves three basic principles:
1) I am dedicated to creating an environment of interactive involvement, whether the classroom is online or face-to-face. In order to effectively learn something, a student has to be engaged enough to commit to the process. It is the instructor’s responsibility to create an atmosphere that is safe yet challenging, wherein the student chooses to become part of a dynamic learning space.
2) I am passionate about creating a spirit of cooperation and collaboration in my classes. I am and have been an educator for more than 20 years but I will spend the rest of my life as a student. I feel it is vital that people understand that learning is not confined to a classroom, online or otherwise. My oldest client just turned 95 years old and recently presented a PowerPoint presentation on nanotechnology and its medical uses, not because he had to but because he wanted to share what he had learned with other people! I challenge my students to become educators by encouraging them to share their thoughts, ideas and experiences that are relevant to our discussions with us, as a class, your family and friends!
3) I am adamant about making sure that the material I teach is both relevant and applicable to a person’s life outside of the classroom. Most people choose to learn something when they understand its benefits to them. Without this context, few are motivated to succeed in the academic world. Once a subject becomes immediately applicable and relevant to my students, they engage in taking responsibility for both their experience and its consequent outcome by constructing meaning for themselves out of new information and that’s when I know that their learning has been successful!
Campus Email:
Office Location: ECampus
Office Hours: As needed – I will follow up on all requests for interaction within 24 hours.
Availability of Course Content/Interaction: Per the course syllabus, assignments will be due on a weekly basis. You will see course content no less than one week prior to the due date for the next week’s content.
Link to Instructor page for “bio” and teaching philosophy: http://it.spcollege.edu/course_info/inquiry.cfm?number=2114
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT
Dean of Social Sciences: Dr. Joseph Smiley
Department Chair: Douglas Rivero, Academic Chair, Social Science
Office Location: Seminole 337 FDepartment Chair Office Number: (727) 394-6965
Link to Social Science Website: http://www.spcollege.edu/se/academics/Social_sciences.htm
Important Dates:
FIRST DAY AND LAST DAY OF CLASSES: 8/15/16 to 12/8/16
LAST DAY TO DROP, RECEIVE REFUND, AND/OR CHANGE TO AUDIT: 8/19/16
* LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW WITH GRADE OF "W": 10/20/16
Midterm Exams (Online Classes): 10/7/16 through 10/9/2016
Final Exams (Online Classes): 12/2/16 through 12/4/2016
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Prerequisite: PSY 1012 or PSY 1020H. This course is an examination of the major categories of psychological disorders. Diagnostic criteria and treatment methods applicable to psychological disorders are studied. This course has a substantial writing requirement. 47 contact hours.
Link for Course Description: http://www.spcollege.edu/webcentral/acad/CourseDescriptions.php?pre=CLP
COURSE GOAL
The primary goal of this course is student success in developing an understanding of the science of psychology and its applications in the field of Abnormal Psychology.
Additional Course Goals
· The student will demonstrate knowledge of behavior terminology associated with psychological disorders.
· The student will demonstrate understanding of diagnostic methods.
· The student will understand major therapeutic approaches in the treatment of psychological disorders.
· The student will demonstrate knowledge of major categories of mental disorders based upon criteria established by the American Psychiatric Association and other national professional organizations.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
At the conclusion of this course, the student will demonstrate each of the course goals in the following performance terms:
Ø The student will demonstrate knowledge of behavioral terminology associated with psychological disorders by defining terms such as:
-symptom
-syndrome
-etiology
-prognosis
-diagnosis
-other relevant terms used in assessment and treatment of psychological disorders.
Ø The student will demonstrate understanding of diagnostic methods by:
-differentiating among the major techniques used in the diagnostic process.
-classifying psychological tests used in the diagnostic process.
Ø The student will understand major therapeutic approaches in the treatment of psychological disorders by:
-examining the psychoanalytic, humanistic, behavioristic, and somatic models of therapy.
-recognizing a treatment modality effective with a specific category of psychological disorder.
-explaining the difference between an institution and a therapeutic community.
Ø The student will demonstrate knowledge of major categories of mental disorders based upon criteria established by the American Psychiatric Association and other national professional organizations by identifying the following major categories of mental disorders based upon etiology, symptoms, syndromes, and treatment approaches:
-disorders of infancy, childhood, adolescence
-anxiety, somatoform, dissociative disorders
-schizophrenia and psychotic disorders
-substance related disorders
-organic mental disorders
-personality disorders
-mood disorders
-sexual and gender identity disorders
REQUIRED TEXTBOOK
Comer, R.J. (2014). Fundamentals of Abnormal Psychology (7th ed.). New York: Worth Publishers. (ISBN: 13-978-1-4292-9563-5 0r 10-1-4292-9563-5).
PREREQUISITES
Prerequisites for this course: ENC 0020 and REA 0002 or EAP 1695, or an appropriate score on the SPC placement test AND PSY 1012 or PSY 1020H.
The instructor will assist or refer students, as needed, to develop the following skill set:
· Proficiencies in D2L (Please consult the “Welcome to CLP2140: Start Here” module via the Lessons Tab.)
· Proficiencies in SPC’s Library Online, located at: http://www.spcollege.edu/central/libonline/.
*Please Note:* For Library Online, your username is your student ID number. Your password is the last four digits of your Social Security Number or 9999 for international students.
· Launching and closing various applications (i.e., Microsoft Word, Internet Explorer or Firefox)
· Downloading and saving files to folders created on the hard drive or disk
· Sending, receiving, and opening attachments
· Using the Internet to locate and save information
HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
· Regular access to a computer that is connected to the Internet
· A modem speed no less than 28.8 bps
· Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE) 7.x is the recommended browser. You can download the latest version of IE at no charge.
· If you are using America Online, please be sure that you have Version 7.0 installed. If you are using an earlier version, download Version 7.0 from your AOL homepage.
· WebTV is not compatible with the software used in online courses.
· In order to complete course projects, Microsoft Office 97 or higher is required. If you do not have access to Microsoft Word, please visit one of the college’s learning labs or another location where Microsoft Word is installed. Please do not send files in other formats, such as WordPerfect. If you are using a MAC, please use Firefox (instead of Safari). Safari is not fully and consistently compatible with ANGEL.
· You will need Flash Player to view any videos. If you cannot view videos, please go to http://get.adobe.com/shockwave to download the latest version.
· If you have a “pop-up blocker” of any sort on your computer, please disable it to view quizzes and tutorials.
· Students will need Quick Time 7.6.2 to view certain videos within tutorials, which can be downloaded for free at: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download.
ATTENDANCE
Iwill verify that students are in "attendance" during the first two weeks of class. Students classified as “No Show” for both of the first two weeks will be administratively withdrawn. WARNING: this may negatively impact your financial aid, so please be careful!
I define "Attendance" as "activeparticipation". "Active Participation" in this coursewill be assessed inseveral ways:
-First, any student who has two consecutive weeks of absence from the D2L environment will be considered as "inactively participating", and will be issued a WF as a final grade.
-Attendance ("activeparticipation")will also be linked toparticipation in theexercises under the "Assignments" heading.If you do not post a discussion, submit a written assignment (if applicable for that given week) AND complete a quiz, you will be marked absent for that week.
Students who are not actively participating in class as defined inthis syllabus will be reported to the Administration during the week following the voluntary withdrawal date.
Immediately following the 60% point of the term, each instructor will verify which students are actively participating in class as defined in the course syllabus. Students classified as not meeting the criteria for active class participation will be administratively withdrawn with a “WF.” Students will be able to withdraw themselves at any time during the term. However, requests submitted after the 60% deadline will result in a “WF.” Students and instructors will automatically receive an email notification through their SPC email address whenever a withdrawal occurs.
*Please note*: The 60% point in the semester is: 10/20/2016
DROPPING THE COURSE
Withdrawing after the 60% deadline in a course can have serious consequences. If you withdraw from a course after the deadline posted in the academic calendar, you will receive a final grade of “WF,” which has the same impact on your GPA as a final grade of “F.” A grade of “WF” may impact your financial aid and cause you to have to repay some of your assistance. If you are thinking about withdrawing from a course, please consult your academic advisor and/or your financial aid counselor first to be sure you understand all the possible outcomes of your decision. Any student that has decided to withdrawal needs to do so in the MySPC registration area found at http://www.spcollege.edu, as well as contact the instructor. If this is your third time taking the course, you cannot withdraw from the course without receiving a grade of “WF.”
EXPECTATIONS
Regular online class participation is required and essential for the successful completion of this course. If you are not going to be able to log in to the course for a week or more, please notify the instructor. Submission of all assignments is expected and required on the due date. Once this date has elapsed, it will not benefit you to ask for special considerations.
Students will need to spend the amount of time equal to a regular face-to-face class plus study timeoutside of class. It is reasonable to spend 5-6 hours per week for successful completion of this course.
Instructor will grade assignments within a week from the date it is due (more time may be required for assignments that are turned in late). Instructor will respond to email within 24 hours, 5 days a week.
COLLEGE POLICIES and SYLLABUS ADDENDUM
Please consult the following link for college policies: http://www.spcollege.edu/central/asa/addendum.htm. In addition, please carefully review the Academic Honesty policy: http://www.spcollege.edu/webcentral/catalog/current/stu_affairs_honesty.htm.
GRADING
For this course, we will cover the following chapters: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 & 18.
Your grade is based on the following *six* categories:
1. Written Assignments (Worth 300 possible points)
2. Content Discussions (Worth 325 possible points)
3. Quizzes (Worth 130 possible points)
4. Exams (Worth 200 possible points)
5. “Read and Review” Exercises (Worth 45 possible points)
6. Extra Credit (Worth 30 possible bonus points)
Written Assignments (Worth 300 possible points)
The purpose of written assignments is to apply your understanding of the course content.
*Each written assignment is worth 75 possible points.*
*All scores count in this category.*
1. Anxiety Disorders (Module 5)
2. Mood Disorders (Module 8)
3. Schizophrenia (Module 12)
4. Depression vs. Aging Well (Module 14)
13 Content Discussions (Worth 325 possible points)
The purpose of content discussions is to facilitate content-based communication between classmates. All of the covered chapters except chapter 5 have a content discussion.
*Each content discussion is worth 25 possible points.*
*All Content Discussion scores count.*
13 Quizzes (Worth 130 possible points.)
Students will complete a 20-question quiz per chapter (totaling 14 quizzes). The quizzes are open-book, open-note, and must be completed independently. You will have 30 minutes to complete each quiz. Please do not start the quiz until you can complete it; students *cannot* save a quiz to complete later. You will have one attempt to successfully complete each quiz and it will count toward your final grade.
*Each quiz is worth 10 possible points.*
*Lowest quiz score will be dropped.*
Exams (Worth 200 possible points.)
The Midterm and Final Exams each consist of 100 multiple choice questions and each question is worth one point. The Midterm Exam covers Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. The Final Exam covers Chapters 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16,17, and 18.
Exams are open-book, open-note, and must be completed independently. Students will have 2 hours and one attempt to complete each exam. Please do not start the exam until you can complete it; students *cannot* save an exam to complete later.
*Each exam is worth 100 possible points.*
*All exam scores count.*
Pre-selected Read and Review Exercises (Worth 45 possible points)
Each chapter contains exercises that are “Read and Review”. The purpose of this section is to facilitate your understanding of the material in the chapter. The content in these sections varies by chapter. At minimum, you will see a PowerPoint presentation that is available for your review. Some chapters may contain a “flashcards” exercise or another type of review exercises. You may want to contact Tech support to make sure you have all the LATEST plug-ins so that you can do these exercises! I cannot answer technical questions but they can!
Prior to the beginning of the semester, the instructor has selected *five* items under the various “Read and Review” sections. They DO NOT necessarily correspond with Chapter #s. For example, R&R #1 may correspond with Chapter 3.