PSYC 4430 - Developmental Psychopathology

(3) Credit Hours
Prerequisite: PSYC 1102; PSYC 2000 or PSYC 2010; PSYC 2400; PSYC 2500 ; PSYC 3020; PSYC 3030
This course emphasizes an empirically-based developmental psychopathology perspective, with a focus on the biological and environmental risk and protective factors that shape abnormal and normal developmental trajectories. The course will consider genetic, biological, physiological, cognitive, socio-cognitive, socio-emotional, environmental, culture, and societal influences on human development. Of particular interest will be the associations between biopsychosocial risk factors and the development of resilience and psychopathology in children and adolescents. The class will devote considerable attention to family functioning and other interpersonal relationships as sources of risk. Within this developmental psychopathology framework, this course covers several psychological disorders that often first appear in childhood and adolescence, including developmental, behavioral, and emotional disorders. Treatment issues are also discussed.