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Overview:

This lecture continues to cover one of the most salient areas within the field of psychology known as psychopathology, or clinical psychology. Following a discussion of the different ways of defining mental illness, Professor Bloom reviews several classes of clinical diagnoses including schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, dissociative disorders, and personality disorders. The lecture concludes with a brief introduction to therapy.

Reading assignment:

Gray, Peter. Psychology (5th edition), chapter 16

Kramer, Peter D. "Listening to Prozac: A Psychiatrist Explores Antidepressant Drugs and the Remaking of the Self." In The Norton Psychology Reader. Edited by Gary Marcus. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2006. pp. 366-379

Beck, Aaron T. "Cognitive Therapy and the Emotional Disorders." In The Norton Psychology Reader. Edited by Gary Marcus. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2006. pp. 380-386

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Resources:

PowerPoint slides from screen - Lecture 19 [PDF]
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