ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY

Explores various definitions of abnormal behavior and how these definitions have changed over time. Topics covered include the history of abnormal behavior and treatments for it, the DSM-IV, anxiety disorders, phobias, panic disorder, OCD, PTSD, conversion disorder, hypochondriasis, dissociative amnesia and fugue, DID/multiple personalities, schizophrenia, mood disorders, seasonal affective disorder, suicide, depression, bipolar disorder, personality disorders, psychotherapy approaches (cognitive, behavioral, humanistic, biological, eclectic), psychoanalysis, RET, conditioning, drug therapy, ECT, psychosurgery.