Course Name & Paper No.5: Psychopathology

 Course Name & Paper No.5: Psychopathology

Course Objectives:

This course should help Students:

1. To impart knowledge about the normality.

2. To make students understand the nature and course of various abnormal conditions.

3. To impart knowledge and skills needed for psychological assessment of different normal conditions.

4. To impart various of personal adjustments.

5. Students become familiar with concept of mental disorder.

6. To provide an overview of Abnormal Psychology and major psychological problems and disorders across biological, psychological, and sociocultural processes.

7. To give the information about DSM and Indian classification.

8. To notified the basic difference between DSM IV & DSM V

Course:

Unit-I: Introduction of Psychopathology

 Introduction, Meaning and Definition

 Nature and Scope of Psychopathology

 What is Abnormality? (Meaning of Abnormality)

 Criteria of Abnormal Personality

 Characteristics of Normal Personality

 Characteristics of Abnormal Personality

Unit-II: Frustration and Stress

Frustration

 Meaning and Definition of Frustration

 Couse of Frustration

 Consequences of Frustration

 The Subversive (Negative) and Constructive effects of Frustration

 Factors affecting endurance of Frustration

Name of course

Sem.

course

Course/ Paper Title

Credit

Internal Marks

External Marks

Total Exam Marks

Practical and

Viva

External Exam Time Duration

B.A.

III

Core

Elective-I

Elective-II

Psychopathology

03

30

70

100

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2:30 Hours

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 How to Increase endurance of Frustration

Stress

 Meaning and Definition of Stress

 Causes (Source) of Stress

 Types of Stress

 Psychological Consequences of Stress

 Physiological Consequences of Stress

Unit-III: Defiance Mechanism

 Meaning and Definition of Defiance Mechanism

 Nature of Defiance Mechanism

 Types of Defiance Mechanism

o Attack Mechanism

o Blame-assiging or Attention Mechanism

o Fliglit Mechanism

 Functions and usefulness of Defiance Mechanism In context of Adjustment

Unit-IV: Psychological Disorder -I

 Meaning and Definition of Psychological Disorder

 Characteristic of Psychological Disorder

 Types of Psychological Disorder

o Anxiety Disorders

o Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

o Depressive Disorders

o Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders

Unit-V: Psychological Disorder -II

o Neurodevelopmental Disorders

o Sleep-Wake Disorders

o Sexual Dysfunctions

o Gender Dysphoria

o Personality Disorders

o Medication-Induced Movement Disorders

(Note: Unit-IV and V according to DSM-V)

Reference:

 Carson, Butcher and Mineka , “Abnormal Psychology and Modern Life ”, 11th edition (2004), Person Education Pte. Ltd, Indian Branch.

 Abnormal Psychology and Modern Life -- James C. Coleman Published by Taraporewala & Co. Pvt Ltd.

 Comer R.J., Abnormal Psychology, Fifth Edition,(2003),

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 Wiktor Sadowski. Arunkumar Singh, Aadhunik Asamanya Manovigyan, Published by Motilal Banarsidas

 Patel M. (1989), 3rd Ed., “Abnormal Psychology”, University book production board, Ahmedabad.

 Lamm A. Introduction to Psycholpathology, Page Pub. N.Y. 1997

 Buss A.H. Psychopathology, John Willey N.Y. 1999

 Lehner & Kube, Dynmics of Personal Adjustment, Prentice Hall 1996

 Sorenson H. and Malm M. "Psychology for Living" N. Y. Megralo Hill 1997

 Mc Kinne, Fred "Psychology of Personal Adjustment" N. Y. wila

 Bernard H. "Toward Better Personal Adjustment" N. Y. Mc. Grew Hill 1957

 The Dynamic of Personal Adjustment – Lehner & Kube.

 Diagnostic And Statistical Manual Of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) Fifth Edition. American Psychiatric Publication, A Divisoin of Psychiatric Association. Washington, DC London, England.

 અસા્ારણ મનોનવજ્ઞાન, પ્રો. રજનીકાાંત પટેલ, સી. જમનાદાસની કાંપની-અમદાવાદ

 વૈયનક્તક સમાયોજનનુાં મનોનવજ્ઞાન, પ્રો. સારર્ા અને અન્ય, સી. જમનાદાસની કાંપની-અમદાવાદ

 અસા્ારણ મનોનવજ્ઞાન, પ્રો. મફતલાલ પટેલ, યુનનવસીટી ગ્રાંર્થ નનમાકણ બોર્ક ગુજરાત રાજ્ય, અમદાવાદ.

 મનોરોગશાસ્ર અને વ્યનક્તક સમાયોજનનુાં મનોનવજ્ઞાન, સી. જમનાદાસની કાંપની-અમદાવાદ

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Subject: Psychology