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2017-2018 Argosy University Academic Catalog—Graduate Programs | Volume 8, Issue 1

PP7501 - Adult Psychopathology

3 credit hour(s)
This course is an introduction to the theoretical, clinical, and empirical knowledge about adult psychopathology and the classification of mental disorders. The entire continuum of adult psychological disorders is covered. Emphasis is placed on acquiring a conceptual foundation for understanding and classifying adult abnormal behavior. This is accomplished by reviewing the major theoretical models of abnormal behavior and by learning the rationale and procedures for the dominant nosological system.
Prerequisite(s): (NVA/PHX) an undergraduate abnormal psychology course
Corequisite(s): none
Recommended: none