Instructor’s Resource Manual for
Butcher, Mineka, and Hooley
Abnormal Psychology Fifteenth Edition
prepared by
Ashlea R. Smith, Ph.D. Phoenix College
Table of Contents Preface
iv
A Sample Syllabus
vi
Chapter 1 Abnormal Psychology: An Overview
1
Chapter 2 Historical and Contemporary Views of Abnormal Behavior
20
Chapter 3 Causal Factors and Viewpoints
39
Chapter 4 Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis
60
Chapter 5 Stress and Physical and Mental Health
82
Chapter 6 Panic, Anxiety, and Their Disorders
111
Chapter 7 Mood Disorders and Suicide
131
Chapter 8 Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders
153
Chapter 9 Eating Disorders and Obesity
173
Chapter 10 Personality Disorders
188
Chapter 11 Substance-Related Disorders
205
Chapter 12 Sexual Variants, Abuse, and Dysfunctions
229
Chapter 13 Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders.
248
Chapter 14 Neurocognitive Disorders
266
Chapter 15 Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence
281
Chapter 16 Therapy
302
Chapter 17 Contemporary and Legal Issues in Abnormal Psychology
321
SAMPLE SYLLABUS Name of University or College PSYCHOLOGY 266—ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY COURSE SYLLABUS Section: #####
Room: ####
Professor: Dr. Your Name
Tuesdays/Thursdays 8:30 AM to 9:45 AM
Session: #### 2010
Office Hours: I would be happy to meet with students any time by appointment. I will also generally be available before and after class each week. Email: your.name@yourcollege.edu REQUIRED TEXT: Butcher, J., Mineka, S., & Hooley, J. (2012). Abnormal psychology (Fifteenth Edition). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education Inc. COURSE DESCRIPTION: Based on your course catalog description. Prerequisites: PSY 101 with a grade of C or better, or permission of the instructor. ATTENDANCE: Only persons who are registered for a class at your university/college may attend this class. You must sign the Attendance Sheet every class period. Evaluation of class performance will consist of the following criteria: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Class participation and attendance is MANDATORY, unless you have extreme circumstances; see syllabi under Absences. There will be 400 points possible for the four Tests completed in this course. There will be 230 points possible for the Analysis Papers (Diagnosing the Celebrities = 100 points; Memoir = 130 points). There will be 100 points possible for the Case Study. There will be 20 points possible for the two In-Class Oral Presentations, at 10 points each.
Total points possible: 750
Extra Credit: There will be no extra credit given in this course.
The final grade is calculated by adding the total number of points the student achieves. Points 677–750 604–676 531–603 458–530 000–457
Grade A = 90–100 B = 80–89 C = 70–79 D = 60–69 F = 00–59
NOTE TO THE STUDENTS: To be successful in this course: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Read the chapters in the text prior to discussing them in class. This allows you to interact in class about the content and pose any questions that you may have. Complete your Learning Objectives prior to each class. Complete your Key Terms prior to each class. Participate in each In-class exercise. Attend all classes. Ask questions. Take notes. Review the course material.
The instructor reserves the right to alter items in this syllabus via verbal instruction in class. The student is responsible for taking notes of any such change(s) and acting accordingly.
ASSIGNMENTS
ANALYSIS PAPERS Students are required to complete two assignments: 1.
“Diagnosing the Celebrities” —Select any “celebrity” or famous person who you believe has a clinical disorder. Select someone personally intriguing and famous, such as a musician, movie star, politician, historical figure, or criminal. Please DO NOT select a family member, friend, professor, or anyone else in the local community. Gather data from a variety of sources, including books, popular magazines, Internet sites, television interviews, articles, scholarly resources, etc. Make up a reason for your referral, as well as any material for the mental status examination. However, this material should be congruent with existing evidence (i.e., magazines, books, etc.) about the person’s behavior and symptoms. Before you begin the project, review your ideas with the professor to eliminate overlap in assessment subjects. Before you begin typing your paper, include the following disclaimer: “This document is entirely fictional, the person named in the evaluation was never actually evaluated, and the report author is not qualified to conduct psychological evaluations.” DUE 11/5 Worth: 100 points Your essay should be 3–4 typed pages (points will be taken off if you do not meet the minimum page requirement), and double spaced with no larger than 12 point, Times New Roman font; summary of each assignment is required.
2.
For each class, you will write weekly journal entries based on the readings and how the subject matter was presented (PowerPoint presentation, speakers, in-class discussion, activities, videos, etc.) Your journal can be kept in a spiral-ring notebook or something of your choosing. Toward the end of the semester turn your journal into your own “Personal Memoir of Being in an Abnormal Psychology Class.” Organize the entries by looking at themes: did your perception of abnormality change, what did you find particularly interesting or not interesting, did you find you wished you had the opportunity to explore something else in detail, etc. This is where you can use your creativity. Then design your own journal cover, dedication page, title page, table of contents, abstract, and the main text; you may also include an appendix with pictures or actual journal entries. Again this is where you can use your own personal style and creativity. DUE 11/24 Worth: 130 points
CASE STUDY Students are to: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Read the case study, given by the professor, of a fictional patient describing his/her medical history. Assess the symptoms. Assess any other potential problematic areas of the person’s life, such as social, spiritual, emotional, cognitive, work/education level, physical. Provide diagnostic criteria based on the DSM. Identify stressors. Recommend treatment. Assess the prognosis. Summarize the results in a written statement.