GPSA181 Psychopathology: Severe Emotional Disorders (3 Credits)

Thursday, 4:50-7:10 PM GPSA181 Psychopathology: Severe Emotional Disorders/DeLia

(Select one Psychopathology for CMHC, MAP)

(for CP Select one Psychopathology Level A and PsychA Level B/Candidacy

Main Classroom

This course examines psychopathology of severe emotional disorders from the perspective of both the DSM, psychoanalytic theory and biography. Literature and clinical material will provide a view from the diagnostician and those who are impacted by the diagnosis. The DSM will be paired with first-hand accounts and psychodynamic understandings of symptoms clusters. The class will examine implications for treatment. Basic diagnostic skills will be applied to case material.