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Tentative Course Outline:
Week
Date
Day
Topic
DSM-5
Week 1 1/11
1/13
Wednesday
Friday
Class Introduction/Responsibilities & Assignments
History of the DSM/Using the DSM
Week 2 1/16
1/18
1/20
Monday
Wednesday
Friday
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (No Class)
Using the DSM/
Quiz #1 (Paper and Discussion)
Neurodevelopmental Disorders (watch T.G.)
p. 31
Week 3 1/23
1/25
1/27
Monday
Wednesday
Friday
Quiz #2/Autistic Disorder (Paper & Discussion)
Depressive Disorders
Quiz #3/Depression (Paper and Discussion)
p. 155
Week 4 1/30
2/1
2/3
Monday
Wednesday
Friday
Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
Quiz #4/OCD (Paper and Discussion)
Dissociative Disorders
p. 235
p. 291
Week 5 2/6
2/8
2/10
Monday
Wednesday
Friday
Quiz #5/DID (Paper and Discussion)
Feeding and Eating Disorders
Quiz #6/Bulimia (Paper and Discussion)
p. 329
Week 6 2/13
2/15
2/17
Monday
Wednesday
Friday
Sexual Dysfunctions/Paraphilic Disorders
Quiz #7/Paraphilic (Paper and Discussion)
Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
p. 423, 685
p. 481
Week 7 2/20
2/22
2/24
Monday
Wednesday
Friday
Presidents’ Day (No Class)
Quiz #8/Alcohol Depend. (Paper & Discussion)
Neurocognitive Disorder
p. 591
Week 8 2/27
3/1
3/3
Monday
Wednesday
Friday
Quiz #9/Still Alice (Paper and Discussion)
Personality Disorders
Quiz #10/Borderline (Paper and Discussion)
p. 645
***The final will NOT be given early. You must take the final during the final exam time, no
exceptions.
General Education Goals/Objectives:
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Goal 1: Explains the interrelationships between humans and their environment and the role of
science in their lives.
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Goal 4: Demonstrate Effective Communication
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Goal 6: Demonstrates the knowledge of the human experience throughout history
Relationship to Campus Theme:
Campus theme: Nature, Technology, and Beyond
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Students will be familiar with the technological tools used to investigate the mind and our
behavior.
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Students will be familiar with how nature influences our own (psychological) development.
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Students will use critical thinking to understand the importance of psychology now, and in the
future.