This course provides a solid grounding in Mental & Physical Health, extending on the material presented in the Introduction to Psychology Course in Level 1. It highlights abnormal psychology and psychiatric disorders including the behavioural disorders in children, autism, mood and anxiety disorders, dissociative disorders, personality disorders, psychopathy, the schizophrenia spectrum disorders, and various therapeutic orientations. It concludes by introducing some controversies in psychiatry and highlights the important role clinical psychology will need to play in treating mental disorders in the future. Mental & Physical Health is one of the core pillars of general content in the discipline of psychology. The core pillars include Biological, Cognitive, Developmental, Social & Personality Psychology, and Mental & Physical Health.
Course Code
PSYC2031
