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Schedule

The schedule below outlines the topics we will be covering in this course, along with the associated time frames and assignments.

  • Course begins: 
  • Course ends: 
  • Course length: 16 weeks

Note: All due dates reflect North American eastern time (ET).

Lesson 1: Abnormal Behavior
Lesson 1

Timeframe:

 

Readings:

Textbook (Understanding Abnormal Behavior)

  • Chapter 1, pages 3-31

Assignments:
  1. Academic Integrity Form
  2. Lesson 1 Discussion Forums (complete 2 of 3)
Lesson 2: Ethical and Legal Issues
Lesson 2

Timeframe:

 

Readings:

Textbook (Understanding Abnormal Behavior)

  • Chapter 17, pages 541-567

Assignments:
  1. Lesson 2 Discussion Forums (complete 2 of 4)
Lesson 3: Assessment and Diagnosis
Lesson 3

Timeframe:

 

Readings:

Textbook (Understanding Abnormal Behavior)

  • Chapter 3, pages 75-100

Textbook (Mini DSM-5)

  • pages 3-11, 355-359, 367-375

Assignments:
  1. Lesson 3 Discussion Forums (complete 2 of 3)
Lesson 4: Anxiety Disorders (Part 1)
Lesson 4

Timeframe:

 

Readings:

Textbook (Understanding Abnormal Behavior)

  • Chapter 5, pages 127-150

Textbook (Mini DSM-5)

  • pages 115-128

Assignments:
  1. Lesson 4 Discussion Forums (complete 3 of 5)
Lesson 5: Anxiety Disorders (Part 2)
Lesson 5

Timeframe:

 

Readings:

Textbook (Understanding Abnormal Behavior)

  • Chapter 5, pages 151-163

Textbook (Mini DSM-5)

  • pages 129-140

Assignments:
  1. Lesson 5 Discussion Forums (complete 1 of 2)
  2. Exam 1
Lesson 6: Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders
Lesson 6

Timeframe:

 

Readings:

Textbook (Understanding Abnormal Behavior)

  • Chapter 6, pages 165-195

Textbook (Mini DSM-5)

  • pages 141-153

Assignments:
  1. Lesson 6 Discussion Forums (complete 2 of 3)
Lesson 7: Somatic and Facititious Disorders
Lesson 7

Timeframe:

 

Readings:

Textbook (Understanding Abnormal Behavior)

  • Chapter 7, pages 197-212

Textbook (Mini DSM-5)

  • pages 161-167

Assignments:
  1. Lesson 7 Discussion Forums (complete 1 of 2)
Lesson 8: Dissociative Disorders
Lesson 8

Timeframe:

 

Readings:

Textbook (Understanding Abnormal Behavior)

  • Chapter 7, pages 212-227 

Textbook (Mini DSM-5)

  • pages 155-159 

Assignments:
  1. Lesson 8 Discussion Forums (complete 1 of 2)
Lesson 9: Depressive Disorders
Lesson 9

Timeframe:

 

Readings:


Textbook (Understanding Abnormal Behavior)
  • Chapter 8, pages 229-255

Textbook (Mini DSM-5)

  • pages 94-114

Assignments:
  1. Lesson 9 Discussion Forums (complete 2 of 3)
  2. Mental Health and the Media
Lesson 10: Bipolar Disorders
Lesson 10

Timeframe:

 

Readings:

Textbook (Understanding Abnormal Behavior)

  • Chapter 8, pages 255-265

Textbook (Mini DSM-5)

  • pages 65-92

Assignments:
  1. Lesson 10 Discussion Forums (complete 1 of 2)
  2. Exam 2
Lesson 11: Suicide
Lesson 11

Timeframe:

 

Readings:

Textbook (Understanding Abnormal Behavior)

  • Chapter 9, pages 267-295

Assignments:
  1. Lesson 11 Discussion Forums (complete 2 of 4)
  2. Depression: Out of the Shadows
Lesson 12: Schizophrenia Spectrum (Part 1)
Lesson 12

Timeframe:

 

Readings:

Textbook (Understanding Abnormal Behavior)

  • Chapter 12, pages 363-392

Textbook (Mini DSM-5)

  • pages 45-52

Assignments:
  1. Lesson 12 Discussion Forums (complete 1 of 2)
Lesson 13: Schizophrenia Spectrum (Part 2)
Lesson 13

Timeframe:

 

Readings:

Textbook (Understanding Abnormal Behavior)

  • Chapter 12, pages 392-399

Textbook (Mini DSM-5)

  • pages 53-64

Assignments:
  1. Lesson 13 Discussion Forums (complete 1 of 2)
Lesson 14: Traumatic Brain Injury
Lesson 14

Timeframe:

 

Readings:

Textbook (Understanding Abnormal Behavior)

  • Chapter 13, pages 401-412

Textbook (Mini DSM-5)

  • pages 285-320

Assignments:
  1. Lesson 14 Discussion Forums (complete 2 of 3)
Lesson 15: Sleep-Wake Disorders
Lesson 15

Timeframe:

 

Readings

Textbook (Understanding Abnormal Behavior)

  • Chapter 13, pages 424-431

Textbook (Mini DSM-5)

  • pages 181-200

Assignments:
  1. Lesson 1 Discussion Forums (complete 2 of 4)
Final Exam
Final Exam

Timeframe:

 

Readings

None

Assignments:
  1. Final Exam. 

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