Unit 8 Abnormal Psychology Learning Targets

  1. Explain historical, how mental illness was viewed.
  1. Explain the criteria for determining if abnormal behavior could be a psychological disorder.
  1. Explain the medical model of psychology and how it changed to view of mental illness.
  1. Explain the purpose of the DSM.
  1. Identify what version of the DSM is being used today.
  1. Explain the positive and negative consequences of the David Rosenhan study.
  1. Explain the intersection between psychology and the legal system in regards to:
  2. Confidentiality
  1. The insanity defense
  1. Identify the major diagnostic categories and their corresponding symptoms:
  2. Anxiety Disorders
  1. Bipolar and related disorders
  1. Depressive disorders
  1. Dissociative disorders
  1. Feeding and eating disorders
  1. Neurodevelopmental disorders
  1. Neurocognitive disorders
  1. Obsessive-Compulsive and related disorders
  1. Personality disorders
  1. Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders
  1. Somatic symptom and related disorders
  1. Trauma and stressor related disorders
  1. Identify how each of the following perspectives attempts to explain psychological disorders
  2. Psychoanalytic
  1. Humanistic
  1. Cognitive
  1. Biological
  1. Sociocultural
  1. Behavioral
  1. Explain the difference between a psychotherapy and a biomedical therapy.
  1. Explain psychotherapy treatment options used according to the following perspectives:
  2. Behavioral
  1. Cognitive
  1. Humanistic
  1. Psychanalytic/Psychodynamic
  1. Explain the benefits of individual therapy and group therapies.
  1. Identify the neurotransmitters that are generally responsible for the following psychological disorders

Depressive Disorders / Bipolar Related Disorders / Anxiety Disorders / Obsessive – Compulsive Disorders / Schizophrenia
  1. Explain what disorders the following biomedical treatments may be used for:

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) / Selective Serotonin and Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor (SNRI / Anxiolytic / Neuroleptic / Electroconvulsive Therapy / Deep Brain Stimulation
Also known as:
Used in treatment of: /
Common Brand Names you could hear: / /
  1. Explain how cultural and ethnic contexts could influence the choice and/or success of treatment.
  1. Identify prevention strategies that can be used to build resilience from psychological distress.
  1. Identify the following psychologists and their contributions to Abnormal Psychology
  2. Aaron Beck
  1. Albert Ellis
  1. Sigmund Freud
  1. Mary Cover Jones
  1. Carl Rogers
  1. BF Skinner
  1. Joseph Wolpe