Unit 11: Mental Illness and Treatments - AP Psychology Syllabus and Calendar
Abnormal Psychology - Disorders, Causes and Treatments Organizer
ET 11-1:Mental Illness and DSM Overview
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Describe contemporary and historical conceptions of what constitutes psychological disorders, recognize the use of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) as the primary reference for making diagnostic judgments with specific attention to five axis, and identify the positive and negative consequences of diagnostic labels (e.g., the Rosenhan study).
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ET 11-2:Mood Disorders
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11-2.Discuss the major diagnostic category of mood disorders with specific attention to the diagnoses of major depressive disorder, Persistent Depressive Disorder, Bipolar I and Bipolar II, detail the defining symptoms of each and identify the best approach(es) for explaining the cause(es) of each.
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ET 11-3:Anxiety Disorders
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11-3.Discuss the major diagnostic category of anxiety disorders with specific attention to the diagnoses of panic disorder, agoraphobia, social anxiety disorder, specific phobias, GAD and PTSD, detail the defining symptoms of each and identify the best approach(es) for explaining the cause(es) of each.
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ET 11-4: Obsessive Compulsive Disorders
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11-4.Discuss the major diagnostic category of obsessive-compulsive disorders with specific attention to the diagnoses of OCD and BDD, detail the defining symptoms of each and identify the best approach(es) for explaining the cause(es) of each.
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ET 11-5: Somatic Disorders
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11-5.Discuss the major diagnostic category of somatic disorders with specific attention to the diagnoses of somatic symptom disorder, conversion disorder, and illness anxiety disorder, detail the defining symptoms of each and identify the best approach(es) for explaining the cause(es) of each.
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ET 11-6:Dissociative Disorders
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11-6.Discuss the major diagnostic category of dissociative disorders with specific attention to the diagnoses of DID, Dissociative Amnesia (Fugue) and, Depersonalization, detail the defining symptoms of each and identify the best approach(es) for explaining the cause(es) of each.
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ET 11-7: Childhood Disorders
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11-7.Discuss the major diagnostic category of childhood disorders with specific attention to the diagnoses of Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, and ODD, detail the defining symptoms of each and identify the best approach(es) for explaining the cause(es) of each.
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ET 11-8: Schizophrenia
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11-8.Discuss the major diagnostic category of schizophrenia detail the defining positive and negative symptoms of each and identify the best approach(es) for explaining the cause(es) of each.
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ET 11-9: Personality Disorders
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11-9.Discuss the major diagnostic category of personality disorders with specific attention to the diagnoses of Paranoid, Schizoid, Schizotypal, Antisocial, Borderline, Histrionic, Narcissistic, Avoidant, Dependent, and Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorders detail the defining symptoms of each and identify the best approach(es) for explaining the cause(es) of each.
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AP Psychology Notes on Treatments and Therapies
ET 11-10: Insight Therapies
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Describe the treatment techniques used in insight therapy (psychoanalysis, client-centered, and gestalt) and summarize the effectiveness of specific treatments for specific disorders.
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ET 11-11: Behavior Therapies |
Describe the treatment techniques used in behavior therapy (systematic desensitization, flooding, aversion therapy, and behavior contracting ) and summarize the effectiveness of specific treatments for specific disorders.
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ET 11-12: Cognitive Therapies |
Describe the treatment techniques used in cognitive therapy (stress inoculation, Becki's Cognitive Therapy, and Rational Emotive Therapy) and summarize the effectiveness of specific treatments for specific disorders.
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ET 11-13: Biological Therapies |
Describe the treatment techniques used in biological therapy and summarize the effectiveness of specific drugs for specific disorders.
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