Psy 280, Section 1
ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
Psy 280, Section 1, Fall Semester 2007
119 Psychology Building, MW 10:20 – 11:40 a.m.
Instructor:
Office:
Phone:
E-mail:
Office Hours:
Professor Bogat
107E Psychology Building
353-0812
bogat@msu.edu
3-4 p.m. Mondays and by appointment
Teaching Assistants
Graduate Student Teaching Assistant:
Office:
E-mail:
Office Hours:
Kayla De Lorme
221B Giltner Hall
delorme1@msu.edu
Thursdays 1-2:30 p.m.
Undergraduate Student Teaching Ass’t:
Office:
E-mail:
Office Hours:
Jodi Kreschmer
349 Giltner Hall
kreschme@msu.edu
Monday and Wednesday 9-10 a.m.
Course Description:
Text:
Barlow, D. H., & Durand, V.M. (2005). Abnormal Psychology: An Integrative Approach (5th Edition).
Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning.
Please note that you can buy an e-book edition, or even individual e-chapters. More information about
doing so can be found at the book specific web site noted below.
Course Website: You can find the syllabus on the ANGEL web page.
There is also a book-specific web site at http://academic.cengage.com/psychology/barlow. On this web site
are practice quizzes, flashcards, glossaries, etc. You can generate a study plan to find out what you know
and what you need to study. All of these are resources that come free of charge with your book purchase.
There is a lot of material to learn and study for this class. It is highly recommended that you purchase the
student study guide, which has lots of quiz questions to test yourself. It can be found at the book-specific
web site listed above.
Purpose of Course:
The purpose of this course is to educate students about the field of abnormal psychology. You will learn
about the history of abnormal psychology, theories about the etiology of mental disorders, how disorders
are assessed and diagnosed, research methods used to stud
y mental health problems, and specific information about many diagnoses, including anxiety disorders,
mood disorders, schizophrenia, etc.
Student Evaluations:
Exams: There will be three multiple-choice exams, each worth 100 points. The first two exams are not
cumulative; that is, each exam covers only the material in lectures and the textbook since the last exam.
However, the last exam includes the new material since the second exam and, in addition, questions from
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lectures given throughout the semester. There is no extra credit. Your grade will be based entirely on your
test performance.
Study Guides: You can aid your retention of course material by using the study materials on the bookspecific web site, listed above. There are also “concept checks” throughout each chapter of the book.
These materials are very thorough; thus, the instructor will not provide additional study guides. There is one
review session for the final examination that will be held on the last day of classes. If you have specific
questions, please come to the instructor’s or the TA’s office hours.
Grading:
Your letter grade will be determined as follows: The three students with the highest total score on the exams
will have their scores averaged and this average will represent a “perfect” score and a grade of 100%.
Students will receive a percentage grade based upon this “perfect” score: > 90% = A; 80-89% = B; 70-79%
= C; 60-69% = D; and < 59% = failure. For example, suppose the best possible score on the exam is 100.
Suppose the top three students’ average was 90 points. Ninety percent of 90 is 81, and therefore all
students receiving test totals of 81 or above would receive an A, 72-80 a B, etc. Hence, you are not being
graded on a curve; it is possible for every student in the class to receive a grade of “A”.
You have the right to review the grading of your exams. And you can do this by visiting either the professor
or the graduate teaching assistant. However, you will only have two weeks after you receive each midterm
grade, and one week after you receive your final grade, to appeal exam points – after that time, no
additional changes to grades, exam scoring, etc., will be made. There are no exceptions to this rule.
Missed Classes and Exams:
In the unfortunate event that you should miss a class, you will have to borrow lecture notes from another
class member – you will not be able to get these notes from the instructor under any circumstances. You
will also be held responsible for any changes or additions to the syllabus that are made or announced in
class.
Make-up exams will be offered only to those who have a significant illness documented by a letter from a
physician, or those who have an extremely serious family problem (e.g., death of a family member) that will
also need to be documented. If you are not able to let me know in advance about the problem, you must let
me know within 2 days of the scheduled exam. Students who miss an exam without satisfying these
conditions will receive a grade of zero for that exam.
Course Schedule:
Week
1
Date
Sept. 2
Topic
Introduction, History of Abnormal
Psychology
2
Sept. 7
No class, Labor Day
Sept. 9
Models of Abnormal Behavior
Chapter 2
Sept. 14
Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis
Chapter 3
Sept. 16
Research Methods
Chapter 4
Sept. 21
Anxiety Disorders
Chapter 5
Sept. 23
Anxiety Disorders
Chapter 5
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4
2
Readings
Chapter 1
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6
7
8
9
10
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12
13
14
15
Sept. 28
Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders
Chapter 6
Sept. 30
Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders
Chapter 6
Oct. 5
EXAM #1
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Oct. 7
Mood Disorders and Suicide
Chapter 7
Oct. 12
Mood Disorders and Suicide
Chapter 7
Oct. 14
Eating and Sleep Disorders
Chapter 8
Oct. 19
Eating and Sleep Disorders
Chapter 8
Oct. 21
Physical Disorders and Health
Psychology
Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders
Chapter 9
Oct. 28
Substance-Related and Impulse-Control
Disorders
Chapter 11
Nov. 2
Substance-Related and Impulse-Control
Disorders
Chapter 11
Nov. 4
Personality Disorders
Chapter 12
Nov. 9
Personality Disorders
Chapter 12
Nov. 11
Personality Disorders
Chapter 12
Nov. 16
EXAM #2
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Nov. 18
Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic
Disorders
Chapter 13
Nov. 23
Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic
Disorders
Chapter 13
Nov. 25
Developmental Disorders
Chapter 14
Nov. 30
Developmental Disorders
Chapter 14
Dec. 2
Cognitive Disorders
Chapter 15
Dec. 7
Mental Health Services
Chapter 16
Dec. 9
Review session
Oct. 26
Chapter 10
FINAL EXAM: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. --Thursday
December
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Note: This is a tentative schedule of the semester’s topics. A specific week’s or day’s topic may change,
and it is the student’s responsibility to become informed of any changes.
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