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ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY - BPS307

Duration (approx) 100 hours
Qualification
Statement of Attainment

Why Study Abnormal Psychology?

Today, many people are struggling with behavioural, emotional, social, physical and psychological issues. Many factors in the world today have led to this increased psychological distress, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, wars, the climate crisis, recessions and changes in the way we live our lives.

Who Is This Course Suitable For?

This course is suitable for anyone wanting to understand more about psychological health issues, for example -

  • Support Workers
  • Mental health workers
  • Foster carers
  • Children and family workers
  • Teachers
  • Carers
  • Counsellors
  • Health Workers
  • Law Enforcement

This course is suitable for professional/career development, CPD or personal interest.

What Will You Learn In This Course?

Study Abnormal Psychology by distance learning to understand more about mental health issues.

  • Understand the criteria for determining abnormal behaviour.
  • Learn about conditions such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, mania, childhood disorders.
  • Understand determining abnormal behaviour in the process of providing support.

This is a really valuable course for anyone wanting to learn more about the signs, symptoms, and treatments of different psychological conditions.

Students will study the signs and symptoms of different psychological conditions. Disorders may be caused by environmental, physical, or genetic influences. Students start by looking at disorders that are usually diagnosed during infancy, and then move onto to lessons which focus on the causes, symptoms, and diagnosis of different types of disorder. Students will be expected to describe and distinguish between different types of disorders. Their work will include the diagnosis and development of treatment for specified disorders.

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COURSE STRUCTURE
The course comprising eleven lessons -

LESSON CONTENT AND LEARNING AIMS
The subject areas covered by each lesson are detailed below. Students successfully completing the course will benefit from the learning aims shown for each lesson.

1. Disorders Usually First Diagnosed in Infancy
Criteria for Determining Abnormality.
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
Childhood Disorders.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
Conduct Disorder.
Mental Retardation.
Asperger’s Disorder.
Stereotypic Movement Disorder.
Normal Functioning.
Depression in Childhood.
Anxiety Disorders.
Types of Therapy: Adlerian, Behaviour, Existential, Gestalt, Person Centred Therapy, Psychoanalysis, Rational Emotive, Reality Therapy, Transactional.

2. Delirium, Dementia, Amnesic and Other Cognitive Disorders
Types of Cognitive Disorders.
Delirium.
Dementia.
Types of Dementia.
Alzheimer’s Disease.
Comparing Dementia and Delirium.
Amnesia.
Cognitive Disorder NOS.
Pseudo Dementia.
Research Methods in Biopsychology.

3. Substance-Related Disorders
Scope and Nature of Substance Abuse.
Reasons for Using Drugs.
Substance Dependence.
Intoxication and Withdrawal.
Alcohol Dependence and DT's.
Substance Dependence.
Substance Abuse.
Drug Misuse.
Classes of Drugs.
Amphetamines.
Cocaine.
Crack.
Opium and Heroin.
LSD.
Other Drugs, Steroids, Ritalin, Inhalants, etc.
Risks with Specific Drugs.
Older Adults Susceptible to Prescription Misuse.

4. Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders
Scope and Nature.
Psychosis.
Treating Psychosis.
Schizo-affective Disorders.
Delusional (Paranoid) Disorders.
Onset of Schizophrenia.
Symptoms of Schizophrenia
Treating Schizophrenia.
Schizophrenia and Violence.
Biology of Schizophrenia.
Antipsychotic Medications.
Psychosocial Treatments.
Role of the Patients Support System.

5. Mood Disorders
Depressive Disorders.
Determining Type of Depression.
Unipolar Disorders and Bipolar Disorders.
Risk Factors for Depression.
Men and Depression.
Diagnostic Evaluation and Treatment.
Types of Treatment.

6. Anxiety Disorders
Scope and Nature.
Anxiety Symptoms.
Generalised Anxiety Disorders.
Phobic Anxiety Disorders.
Panic Disorder.
Treatments - Intervention, Drugs, etc.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

7. Somatoform, Factitious, and Dissociative Disorders
Somatisation Disorder.
Conversion Disorder.
Pain Disorder.
Hypochondriasis.
Body Dysmorphic Disorder.
Factitious Disorders: Types, Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis.
Munchausen’s Syndrome.
Dissociative Disorders.
Psychogenic Amnesia.
Psychogenic Fugue.
Dissociative Identity Disorder.
Depersonalisation Disorder.

8. Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders
Scope and Nature.
Hypoactive Sexual Disorder.
Sexual Aversion.
Female Sexual Arousal Disorder.
Male Erectile Disorder.
Female and Male Orgasmic Disorders.
Premature Ejaculation.
Dyspareunia.
Vaginismus.
Secondary Sexual Dysfunction.
Paraphilia.
Paedophilia.
Gender Identity Disorder (Transsexualism).

9. Eating and Sleep Disorders
Scope and Nature of Eating Disorders.
Anorexia Nervosa.
Bulimia.
Binge Eating Disorder.
Treatment Strategies.
Research Findings and Directions.
Treatments for Sleep Apnoea.
Prognosis for Sleep Apnoea.

10. Impulse-Control Disorders, Adjustment Disorder
Symptoms of Adjustment Disorders.
Risk Factors for Adjustment Disorders.
Impulse Control Disorders.
Intermittent Explosive Disorder.
Kleptomania.
Pyromania.
Pathological Gambling.
Trichotillomania.
Compulsive Skin Picking.

11. Personality Disorders
Scope and Nature of Personality Disorders.
Antisocial Personality Disorder .
Avoidant Personality Disorder.
Dependent Personality Disorder.
Histrionic Personality Disorder.
Narcissistic Personality Disorder.
Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder.
Paranoid Personality Disorder.
Schizoid Personality Disorder.
Borderline Personality Disorder: Symptoms, Treatment, Research, etc.

 

During the course, you will explore mental health coditions.

Learn more about thought disorders, mood disorders and other ways in which people may struggle with their mental health. 

A great course for anyone wanting to support people who are struggling.

Increase your knowledge of mental health difficulties.

  

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Meet some of our academics

Tracey Jones (psychology)B.Sc. (Hons) (Psychology), M.Soc.Sc (social work), DipSW (social work), PGCE (Education), PGD (Learning Disability Studies) Tracey began studying psychology in 1990. She has a wide range of experience within the psychology and social work field, particularly working with people with learning disabilities. She is also qualified as a teacher and now teaches psychology and social work related subjects. She has been a book reviewer for the British Journal of Social Work and has also written many textbooks, blogs, articles and ebooks on psychology, writing, sociology, child development and more. She has had also several short stories published.
Jacinda Cole B.Sc.,M.Psych.Psychologist, Educator, Author, Psychotherapist. B.Sc., Psych.Cert., M. Psych. Cert.Garden Design, MACA. Jacinda has over 25 years of experience in psychology, in both Australia and England. She has co-authored several psychology text books and many courses including diploma and degree level courses in psychology and counselling. Jacinda joined ACS in 2001.


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