Syllabus Psy 468
(8-17-14)
PSY 468 - Advanced Psychopathology
and Mental Health Diagnosis
Illinois State University
Fall Semester 2013
8:00-9:15 a.m. on Mon and Wed. in DeGarmo 48
Instructor: Dr. House
Office: DeGarmo 419
Office Hours: 10-11 MW and by appointment
Office Telephone: 438-8508
Web Page: http://lilt.ilstu.edu/aehouse/
E-mail: aehouse@ilstu.edu
TEXTS:
American Psychiatric Association (2014). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM 5). Washington,
DC: American Psychiatric Press.
J.W. Barnhill (2014). DSM-5 Clinical Cases. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press.
Supplemental reading: as assigned
Topics for Week: Readings for Week
1. Diagnosis & Classification
Li, Jenkins, & Sundsmo (2012)
2. Neurodevelopmental Disorders
3. Cognitive Disorders
4. Psychotic Disorders
5. Bipolar Disorders
6. Depressive Disorders
7. Anxiety Disorders
8. OCD
9. Trauma
10 Somatic & Feeding Disorders
11. Elimination, Sleep-Wake, Sexual, & Gender Disorders
12. Disruptive & Substance Disorders
13. Personality Disorders
14 Personality Disorders
15. Other Condition
Midterm Examination: early October, 2013
Final Examination: final exam period
GRADING: 1/4 of your grade will be based on the Midterm Exam
1/4 on the Final Exam
1/4 on class attendance and participation
1/4 on group presentation
There will be four group presentations using brief power point/poster formats. Topics will be: 1) bipolar vs. DMDD diagnoses in youth, 2) the "recovered memory" wars, 3) subthreshold and other problems in PTSD, 4) dimensional approaches to personality disorders. The purpose of these presentations is to help address some topics in psychopathology beyond DSM-5 and to facilitate you working with other members of your cohort.
COURSE OBJECTIVES: Advanced Psychopathology (PSY 468) is intended to give the
student a working knowledge of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 5th Edition
(DSM 5) of the American Psychiatric Association. Facility with the DSM 5
diagnostic system and the accompanying ICD-9-CM and ICD-10 codes is an essential
skill in most mental health settings and many other educational and human service
agencies. The course is designed to give the student both conceptual and practical
understanding of how to use DSM 5 to categorize human cognitive, emotional,
behavioral, and relationship problems; how to support these categorizations;
and how to effectively communicate this understanding.
COURSE EXPECTATIONS: Students in Advanced Psychopathology (PSY 468) are graduate
students within applied professional areas. You are expected to take
an active role in your own education. For most of you the knowledge and skills
you acquire in the course will be or already are being put into use every working
day as you deal with clients. A hard reality is that other people will probably
bear the burden of your limitations. I expect you to work at learning everything
you can to more effectively serve your clients; and through this, your profession.
You may wish to review my philosophy of education at my web page.
You attendance and participation is expected at all classes. Please bring your
copy of DSM 5 and the casebook (when available) to all classes. There are typically assignments
distributed at each class.
Grading
Attendance and Participation: see web page
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: Instances of cheating and willful academic dishonesty will
result in referral to the appropriate University office for disciplinary action
and will result in a grade of F for the course. Other behavior inconsistent
with the APA Code of Ethics will be dealt with on a case-by-case manner, in
consultation with other members of the Clinical-Counseling Coordinating Committee,
in a manner consistent with the spirit of the APA Code of Ethics.
Any student needing to arrange a reasonable accommodation for a documented disability
should contact Disability Concerns at 350 Fell Hall, 438-5853 (voice) or 438-8620
(TDD).