ANGUILLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DESCRIPTION:
The course is designed to help professionals gain a better understanding of the science of
psychology and an appreciation of the wide range of pathological disorders which can affect the
way persons relate to each other in the workplace and in their personal life. By the end of the
course, the student is expected to have developed greater compassion towards those affected
with mental disorders as they gain an understanding of:
 Abnormality from several perspectives
 Various psychological disorders
 Identify or recognize psychological disorders from clinical presentations
 The interface between physical and psychological disorders
 The role of cultural, societal and ethical issues in psychopathology
 The diversity of treatment modalities
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Historical and Theoretical Influences
The Emotional Disorders
The Social Disorders
The Psychotic Disorders
Developmental Disorders
The Organic Disorders
The Family, Culture and Illness
The Human Face of Mental Illness
Facilitator:
Dr Oluwakemi M Linda Banks
Clinical Psychologist
Time:
10:00 AM – 12:00 noon
Sessions:
2 per week (Monday & Tuesday)
Duration:
November 11th to October 3rd
Cost
$550 EC per participant
OUTLINE:
1. Historical and Theoretical Influences (Nov 11)
 The Definition of Abnormality
 The Psychodynamic Perspective
 The Cognitive Behavioural Perspective
 The Humanistic-Existential Perspective
 Clinical Assessment of Abnormality
2. The Emotional Disorders (Nov 12)
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Anxiety, Somatoform & Factitious Disorders And Malingering
Cognitive, Personality, Dissociative And Eating Disorders
Post Traumatic Stress Disorders
Psychosomatic Disorders
3. The Social Disorders (Nov 18)
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The Antisocial Personality and Other Personality Disorders
The Addictive Disorders
Sleep Disorders
Abnormality in Relationships and Sexual Behaviour
4. The Psychotic Disorders (Nov 20)
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The Affective Disorders – Mania and Depression
Paranoid Disorders
Perspectives on Suicide
Schizophrenia And Other Psychotic Disorders
5. Developmental Disorders (Nov 25)
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Psychiatric Disorders In Children and Adolescents
The Autistic Spectrum
Childhood Disintegrative Disorders
Childhood Psychosis
6. The Organic Disorders (Nov 26)
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Mental Retardation
Delirium and Dementia
Amnestic Syndrome and Hallucinations
Organic Delusional syndrome and Organic Affective Syndrome
Organic Personality Syndrome
Intoxication and Withdrawal
Other Organic Brain Syndrome
The Epilepsies
7. The Family, Culture and Illness (Oct 2)
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Aggression and Abuse
Cross Cultural Psychopathology
Traditional Approaches to psychological disorders
Issues for the Family And Society
8. The Human Face of Mental Illness (Oct 3)
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The Counsellor as a Person and as a Professional
The Diversity of Approaches to Individual Treatment
Group Therapy and Community Based Services
Multidisciplinary Approaches to Treatment
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Ethical Issues in Counselling Practice
Legal Issues in Abnormal Psychology
Principles Guiding Research
The role of the Community
Redefining the continuum
Assessment
The course will be conducted over a four week period with two three hour sessions weekly.
Assessment will take the form of:
Class participation
Quizzes
20 points
40 points
Reflective journal
TOTAL
40 points
100 points
For more information please contact
Anguilla Community College
P.O. Box PW5316, 203 The Rogers Office Building Edwin Wallace Rey Drive,
George Hill, Anguilla, AI 2640
Web http://acc.edu.ai/