The following list shows the module-level topics for the course. To see all of the course pages, visit the Table of Contents.
Module 1: Understanding Abnormal Behavior
- Mental Disorders
- Classifying Mental Disorders
- Evaluating and Assessing Mental Disorders
Module 2: Research and Ethics in Abnormal Psychology
- Research
- Ethics in Abnormal Psychology
Module 3: Etiology and Treatment of Mental Disorders
- Multidimensional Models of Psychopathology
- Biological Elements of Psychopathology
- Psychodynamic and Humanistic Approaches to Psychopathology
- Behavioral and Cognitive Approaches to Psychopathology
- Modalities and Culture
Module 4: Anxiety Disorders
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Panic Disorder
- Specific Phobias, Social Anxiety Disorder, and Separation Anxiety Disorder
- Treating Anxiety Disorders
Module 5: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Stress-Related Disorders
- Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
- Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders
- Treating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Stressor-Related Disorders
Module 6: Somatic Symptom Disorders and Dissociative Disorders
- Somatic Symptom Disorders
- Dissociative Disorders
- Treating Dissociative and Somatic Symptom Disorders
Module 7: Mood Disorders
- Depressive Disorders
- Bipolar and Related Disorders
- Perspectives and Treatments Related to Mood Disorders
Module 8: Eating, Elimination, and Sleep-Wake Disorders
- Feeding and Eating Disorders
- Sleep-Wake Disorders
- Perspectives and Treatments Related to Eating and Sleep Disorders
Module 9: Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
- Substance-Related Disorders
- Alcohol-Related Disorders
- Stimulant-Related Disorders
- Opioid and Hallucinogen-Related Disorders
- Perspectives and Treatments Related to Substance-Related Disorders
Module 10: Sexual Deviations and Dysfunctions
- Sex and Gender
- Sexual Dysfunctions
- Sexual Deviations
Module 11: Schizophrenia
- Schizophrenic Disorders
- Perspectives and Treatments Related to Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders
Module 12: Personality Disorders
- Cluster A Personality Disorders
- Cluster B Personality Disorders
- Cluster C Personality Disorders
- Perspectives and Treatments Related to Personality Disorders
Module 13: Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders
- Perspectives and Treatments Related to Childhood Disorders
Module 14: Neurocognitive Disorders
- Neurocognitive Disorders
- Other Mental Disorders
