Psychology 350
Psychopathology

Dr. Salvatore (Sam) Catanzaro
Executive Associate Dean
College of Arts and Sciences
and Professor of Psychology

Illinois State University

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INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Salvatore Catanzaro
BLDNG/ROOM/TIME: STV 219, MTWR 1:25-4:15.
OFFICE/PHONE/e-mail: STV 141; 438-5669; catanzar@ilstu.edu
HOMEPAGE: http://www.ilstu.edu/~catanzar
OFFICE HOURS: MTWR, 12:30-1:15; OR BY APPOINTMENT.

Any student needing to arrange a reasonable accommodation for a documented disability should contact Disability Concerns at 350 Fell Hall, 438-5853 (voice), 438-8620 (TDD).

Psychology majors and minors are strongly encouraged to use the department e-mail list-serve. Click here for details.

REQUIRED TEXTS:

Seligman, M. E. P., Walker, E. F., & Rosenhan, D. L. , (2001). Abnormal psychology (4th ed.). New York: Norton.

COURSE WEB PAGE: http://www.cas.ilstu.edu/psychology/catanzar/psy_350su06.html

TEXTBOOK WEB PAGE: http://www.wwnorton.com/abnormal

These web pages will be fully integrated into this course. Please bookmark them at your earliest convenience! The course website contains links to the FULL version of the syllabus, course schedule, assignments, link to the WebBoard, and other essential information. The text website contains study guides, materials needed for assignments, and other resources. The CD-ROM that comes with your textbook includes information that is also available online.

COURSE OBJECTIVES: There are 4 broad objectives to this course:

1. We will consider definitions and views of "normal" and "abnormal" behavior through history and in modern psychology (in the U.S.).

2. We will be introduced to the major scientific approaches to problem behavior and their clinical applications, including issues related to classification and diagnosis.

3. We will survey the current theory, research, and treatment of recognized varieties of problem behavior. This survey will constitute the bulk of the course.

4. This survey will be complemented by exposure to case descriptions of problem behavior and consideration of the issues these cases illustrate.

The goal is to provide the student with a beginning appreciation of issues involved in labeling, studying, and treating problem behavior in addition to a survey of psychopathological syndromes.

METHOD OF INSTRUCTION: The primary method of instruction will be lectures and discussion. You are responsible for all assigned reading even if not explicitly mentioned in class.

METHODS OF EVALUATION: The grading will be based on a 480 point system and will include three methods of evaluation each described below. There will be four EXAMS. Each exam will be worth 100 points, or 20.8% of your grade. You will do 2 CASE DISCUSSION QUESTIONS, each worth 20 points (4.2% of your grade). You will complete four 10-point COMPUTER-BASED assignments (2.1% of your grade each). There are also opportunities to earn Extra Credit.

GRADUATE STUDENTS enrolled in this course must complete extra work, because they are receiving graduate credit. All graduate students (including at-large students) will complete an additional paper reviewing the scientific literature on a mutually-agreed upon topic . This paper will be worth 100 points. A separate handout is available describing this assignment in more detail (click here). Graduate students' grades will be based on a 580-point scale.

Salvatore J. Catanzaro, Illinois State University, Department of Psychology