ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY Psychology 222 Spring 2002 MWF 2:00-2:50, Knox 20 Course Information Greg Fabiano, Instructor 217 Diefendorf fabiano@acsu.buffalo.edu Office hours: M 3-4; W 3-4 and by appt Joe Baschnagel, TA 256 Park Hall jsb2@acsu.buffalo.edu Office hour: Th 3-4 Jill Kearns, TA 475 Park Hall jkearns@acsu.buffalo.edu Office hour: M 1-2 Course Webpage: www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~fabiano/ Course Description This course is designed to provide an overview of theories and research in abnormal psychology, including information on the development and causes, assessment and diagnosis, prevalence, and course of psychological disorders. Particular attention will be devoted to describing evidence-based treatments. Instruction will consist of lectures, in-class discussions, films, and independent reading from the course textbook. Course Textbook (the textbook is on two-hour reserve in the Undergraduate Library) Required Davison, G.C. & Neale, J.M. (2001). Abnormal Psychology. (8th ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Optional Hindman, D. Study Guide. Course Requirements Class attendance is not mandatory, but it is in a student's best interest to attend each class since material presented in class will be included on exams. Four exams will be administered during the semester: three exams will occur during the semester (see the course outline for the dates) and a comprehensive final exam will be administered during the university exam period (TBA). All exams will be multiple-choice format. Students are required to complete three out of the four exams. Students may choose to take the three exams administered during the semester and skip the final or take two of the semester exams and the final exam. In the event a student takes all four exams, the exam with the lowest grade will be dropped and the remaining exams will be used to compute the final grade. Students must complete three exams to receive a passing grade in the course. No make-up exams will be offered - there are no exceptions to this rule. If a student has to miss an exam, he/she will need to take the other three exams offered. Students are responsible for showing up to exams on time. Once a student hands in a completed exam, no exams will be administered to any students arriving late. Students must bring a valid student ID with them to exams. Cheating on exams will be dealt with severely. Penalties will include an F for the class and possible disciplinary actions from the University, up to and including expulsion. Grading Final grades will be calculated using the three highest exam scores. Therefore, in order to pass the course, students must take three exams. Each of the three exams will be assigned 100 points. Final grades will be calculated by adding up the total number of points earned by the student and dividing the total number of points by 300. Students are offered the opportunity to drop the lowest grade on an exam, and extra credit assignments will be offered. Therefore, grades will not be based on a curve. This allows every student to earn an A in the course. The following distribution will be used to assign final letter grades: A: 280-300 pts (93-100%) C: 220-229 (73-76.9%) A-: 270-279 pts (90-92.9%) C-: 210-219 (70-72.9%) B+: 260-269 pts (87-89.9%) D+: 200-209 (67-69.9%) B: 250-259 pts (83-86.9%) D: 180-199 (60-66.9%) B-: 240-249 pts (80-82.9%) F: 179 or below (<59.9%) C+: 230-239 pts (77-79.9%) Extra Credit Students have the opportunity, if they choose, to obtain up to 10 points in extra credit. Extra credit opportunities will be offered throughout the course, and information on extra credit will be posted on the course website. Deadlines for handing-in extra credit assignments are non-negotiable and extra credit assignments will only be accepted before or after class. Notice Regarding Students with Disabilities If you have a disability and require accommodations to enable your participation in the class please contact the instructor and the Office of Disability Services (25 Capen Hall, 645-2608) within the first week of class. Jan 23 Review course outline and syllabus; What is Abnormal Psychology? Chap 1: pgs 3-7 Jan 25 History of Abnormal Psychology Chap 1: pgs 7-16 Jan 28-Feb 1 Models of Abnormal Psychology Chap 2 Feb 4 -Feb 8 Classification, Diagnosis, and Assessment Chap 3 and Chap 4 Feb 11-Feb 13 Research Methods Chap 5 FEB 15 EXAM 1 based on Chapters 1-5 in the textbook plus all material covered in class Chapters 1-5 in the textbook Feb 18-22 Schizophrenia Chap 11 Feb 25-Mar 1 Anxiety Disorders Chap 6 Mar 4 - Mar 8 Mood Disorders Chap 10 Mar 11 Eating Disorders Chap 9 Mar 13 EXAM 2 based on Chapters 6, 9, 10, 11 in the textbook plus all the material covered in class Chapter 6, 9, 10, 11 in the textbook Mar 15 - Mar 18 Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders Chap7 Mar 20-22 Substance-Related Disorders Chap 12 Mar 25-29 SPRING BREAK Apr 1-Apr 5 Personality Disorders Chap 13 Apr 8-Apr 10 Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders Chap 14 Apr 12 - Apr 17 Disorders of Childhood Chap 15 Apr 19 EXAM 3 based on Chapters 7, 12, 13, 14, 15 plus all the material covered in class Chapters 7, 12, 13, 14, 15 Apr 22- Apr 24 Stress and Health Chap 8 Apr 26- Apr 29 Legal and Ethical Issues Chap 18 May 1- May 3 Issues in Therapy; Prevention Chap 17 TBA FINAL EXAM - one-fourth of the final exam will include questions from chapter 8, 17, and 18, one-fourth the material from EXAM 1, one-fourth from EXAM 2, and one-fourth from EXAM 3 All chapters