Abnormal Behavior & Clinical Psychology (Certificate)

Guiding students into the field of mental health services for either personal and/or professional development.

What you'll learn
Identify the various roles that mental health professionals play within the mental health system.
Describe the theoretical foundations of therapeutic psychology to include: intake, problem identification and assessment, and facilitate therapeutic change.
Recognize mental health issues that affect children, adolescents, adults and older adults.
Explain theories of psychological concepts and major perspectives in abnormal psychology
Requirements
There are no requirements or prerequisites for taking this course
Description
Abnormal psychology is a branch of psychology that deals with psychopathology and abnormal behavior, often in a clinical context. The term covers a broad range of disorders, from depression to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) to personality disorders. Counselors, clinical psychologists, and psychotherapists often work directly in this field.Abnormal psychology focuses on the patterns of emotion, thought, and behavior that can be signs of a mental health condition. Rather than the distinction between normal and abnormal, psychologists in this field focus on the level of distress that behaviors, thoughts, or emotions might cause.If a behavior is creating problems in a person's life or is disruptive to other people, then this would be an "abnormal" behavior. In such cases, the behavior may require some type of mental health intervention.Over the next few weeks, we will be learning about the following: Abnormal Psychology – Past and Present; Research in Abnormal Psychology; Models of Abnormality; Clinical Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment; Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Related Disorders; Disorders of Trauma and Stress; Treatments for Depressive and Bipolar Disorders; Suicide; Eating Disorders; Substance Use and Addictive Disorders; Sexual Disorders and Gender Variation; Personality Disorders; Disorders Common Among Children and Adolescents; Disorders of Aging and Cognition; and law, society, and the Mental Health Profession.(Certificate of Completion)This course offers an introduction to abnormal behavior and psychotherapy.By the end of this course, students should be able to:1. Identify the various roles that mental health professionals play within the mental health system.2. Describe the theoretical foundations of therapeutic psychology to include: intake, problem identification and assessment, and the facilitation of therapeutic change.

Overview

Section 1: Course Introduction

Lecture 1 A Warm Welcome to the Course

Lecture 2 About Course

Section 2: Introduction to Abnormal Behavior

Lecture 3 Abnormal Psychology & the 4 Ds

Lecture 4 How Abnormality was Viewed and Treated in the Past

Lecture 5 Research Methods in Psychology

Section 3: Introduction to Clinical Psychology

Lecture 6 Intro to Clinical Psychology & the Mental Health Profession

Lecture 7 Conducting Clinical Interviews & Psychological Assessments

Lecture 8 DSM-5 Explained

Section 4: Behavioral Therapy & Relationships

Lecture 9 Intro to Behavior Therapy

Lecture 10 The Behavioral Model - Traits vs Behaviors

Lecture 11 The ABC Model in Behaviorism

Section 5: Psychology's Perspectives & Influences on Human Behavior

Lecture 12 The Major Models in Psychology

Lecture 13 Cultural Influences on Human Behavior

Section 6: Influences on Childhood Disorders & Anxiety Disorders

Lecture 14 Life Span Development

Lecture 15 Prenatal Development & The Birthing Process

Lecture 16 Parenting Styles & Child Outcomes

Lecture 17 Divorce & Child Custody

Lecture 18 Social Influence / Bandura's Bobo Doll Experiment

Lecture 19 Childhood & Adolescent Mental Health Disorders

Lecture 20 Anxiety Disorders Explained via Perspectives

Section 7: Stress, Emotion & Depressive Disorders

Lecture 21 Stress, Health & PTSD (Posttraumatic Stress Disorder)

Lecture 22 Depressive, Bipolar Disorders & Suicide

Lecture 23 Expressing Emotion & Happiness

Section 8: Eating Disorders & Sleep Stages and Disorders

Lecture 24 Eating Disorders

Lecture 25 Sleep Stages & Disorders

Section 9: Legal Matters in Psychology

Lecture 26 Risk Assessment Evaluations

Lecture 27 Competency to Stand Trial

Lecture 28 Insanity Standards & Trials

Section 10: Sexual Disorders & Dysfunctions

Lecture 29 Sexual Disorders & Dysfunctions

Lecture 30 Paraphilic Sexual Disorders

Lecture 31 Fetishistic Disorder

Lecture 32 Transvestic Disorder

Lecture 33 Exhibitionistic Disorder

Lecture 34 Voyeuristic Disorder "Peeping Tom"

Lecture 35 Frotteuristic Disorder

Lecture 36 Pedophilic Disorder

Lecture 37 S&M - Sexual Masochism & Sexual Sadism

Lecture 38 Sex Therapy Steps 1-9

Section 11: Personality Disorders

Lecture 39 The Brain, The Mind & The Unconsciousness

Lecture 40 Personality Disorders

Lecture 41 Sociopath vs Psychopath

Section 12: Disorders of Aging & Cognition

Lecture 42 Psychology of Older Adults

Lecture 43 Psychology of Sex & the Older Adult

Lecture 44 Disorders of Aging & Cognition

Section 13: End of Course Reflection & Certificate of Completion

Lecture 45 An End of Course Warm Thank YOU!

Anyone wanting to learn about mental health and clinical services for either personal and/or professional development.