THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO
LONDON
CANADA
Department of Psychology
2009-2010
Psychology 2030B (formerly 155B) Section 001
Human Adjustment and Maladjustment
1.0 CALENDAR DESCRIPTION
This course will survey various categories of maladjusted behaviour and consider different explanatory
models and treatment strategies for the control of such behaviour. Theories of human adjustment and
maladjustment will be reviewed.
Antirequisites: Psychology 2050 (150) and 3310F/G (350F/G)
3 lecture hours, 0.5 course
2.0 COURSE INFORMATION
Instructor: Mustaq Khan, Ph.D., C.Psych.
Staff Psychologist, Regional Mental Health Care--London;
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; and
Adjunct Clinical Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Science
Office: Social Science Centre room 7440
[I’m not ever in this office unless for an appointment with a student.]
Phone number: 519-455-5110 ext. 47537
E-mail: mkhan35@uwo.ca
[Please include “PSY 2030” as part of the subject heading in your e-mail, so that it can be distinguished
from spam. Messages checked about once per day, and not checked on weekends.]
Office hours: by appointment
Teaching Assistant: Sarah Stanton
Office: Social Science Centre room 6323
E-mail: sstanto4@uwo.ca
Office hours: by appointment
Time and Location of Lectures: Mondays 7:00-10:00 pm, Somerville House room 3345
3.0 TEXTBOOK
Required:
Durand, V. M., Barlow, D. H., & Stewart, S. H. (2008). Essentials of abnormal psychology, first
Canadian edition. Belmont, CA: Thomson Nelson.
Optional:
Access card for “CengageNOW” online study guide [This card comes packaged with each new copy of the
textbook from the UWO bookstore. It provides Internet access to multiple-choice practice questions. CengageNOW
is a purely optional resource for students who would like practice questions.]
4.0 COURSE OBJECTIVES
The aims of this course are to:
• Provide a scientific overview of various mental disorders and the techniques used to treat those
disorders
• Highlight public attitudes towards mental illness
5.0 EVALUATION
The Psychology Department follows the University of Western Ontario grading guidelines, which are as
follows (see http://www.uwo.ca/univsec/handbook/general/grades_undergrad.pdf):
A+
A
B
C
D
F
90-100
80-89
70-79
60-69
50-59
below 50
One could scarcely expect better from a student at this level
Superior work that is clearly above average
Good work, meeting all requirements, and eminently satisfactory
Competent work, meeting requirements
Fair work, minimally acceptable
Fail
There are three multiple-choice tests (worth 30%, 35%, and 35% of the course grade). These tests are
non-cumulative in content. The tests deal with material covered in the textbook and in the lectures. There
will be 100 questions on each test. Approximately 33% of the questions will come from the lecture
material, and the remainder will be based on the textbook readings. No aids are allowed during the test.
Bring your UWO student card and a pencil to the test.
Grades will be posted on WebCT.
According to university policy, the Academic Counselor (not the course instructor) processes all cases of
missing a test. If you miss a test, you are required to contact your Academic Counselor in a timely fashion
and be prepared to submit to them the necessary supporting documentation. Have your Academic
Counselor inform me in writing (e.g., e-mail) about the outcome of his or her meeting with you. If you
miss a test, please also let the instructor know prior to the date of the test if possible, or as soon as
possible after the date of the test.
If you miss any of the midterm tests because of legitimate documented reasons (see Section 9.0 of this
course outline) you will, with the instructor’s permission, be writing a unique 3-hour version of the final
exam (multiple-choice) that additionally covers the course material from the missed midterm(s). The
additional material will be weighed according to the weight of the midterm that was missed. For example,
if you missed the first midterm, the extra questions in your final exam would be worth 30%. If you missed
the second midterm, the extra final exam questions would be worth 35%. If you missed both midterms,
the extra final exam questions would be worth 65%. Note that getting the unique 3-hour version applies to
having missed one or more of the two midterms, and not to missing the final exam. If you miss the final
exam, you must get permission (i.e., a Special Exam form) from your Dean’s office to write a makeup 2hour final exam.
You are expected to have read the assigned chapter prior to class. Unless otherwise indicated, an assigned
chapter means that you are to read all the pages in that chapter. Lectures will contain material not found in
the textbook, and all the material in the textbook will not be covered in the lectures. For the tests, you will
be responsible for all the material in the textbook, as well as that presented in lectures.
The instructor does not provide notes or slides to students who miss lectures.
6.0 TEST AND EXAMINATION SCHEDULE
• Test #1 (worth 30%; Chapters 1,2,3,4): January 25, from 7:00-9:00 pm in Natural Science room 1
• Test #2 (worth 35%; Chapters 5,6,7,10): March 8, from 7:00-9:00 pm in Natural Science room 1
• Final exam (worth 35%; Chapters 11,12,13,14): to be held during the final exam period (April 1230); date, time, and location to be announced (TBA) by the Registrar’s office
7.0 LECTURE SCHEDULE
_________________________________________________________________________
Date
Chapter
Topic
______________________________________________________________
Jan. 4
1;
2 (read pp. 35-38 only)
historical context;
integrative approach
Jan. 11
3
assessment, diagnosis, and
research methods
Jan. 18
4
anxiety disorders
Jan. 25
Feb. 1
TEST #1 ON MATERIAL RELATED TO CHAPTERS 1, 2, 3, & 4.
BRING A PENCIL AND YOUR STUDENT ID. LOCATION: NAT. SCI. room 1
5
Feb. 8
6
(Feb. 12 is drop date)
Feb. 15
Holiday--Family Day
Feb. 22
7
Mar. 1
10
Mar. 8
somatoform and
dissociative disorders
mood disorders and suicide
physical disorders and health psychology
substance-related disorders
TEST #2 ON MATERIAL RELATED TO CHAPTERS 5, 6, 7, & 10.
BRING A PENCIL AND YOUR STUDENT ID. LOCATION: NAT. SCI. room 1
Mar. 15
11
personality disorders
Mar. 22
12
schizophrenia and
other psychotic disorders
Mar. 29
13
developmental and
cognitive disorders
Apr. 5
14
legal and ethical issues
TBA
2-HOUR FINAL EXAM ON MATERIAL RELATED TO CHAPTERS 11, 12, 13, & 14.
BRING A PENCIL AND YOUR STUDENT ID. DAY, TIME, AND LOCATION: TBA
Those students who legitimately missed any of the midterms will be responsible for the material
covered in the missed test(s), in a unique 3-hour final exam.
8.0
STATEMENT ON ACADEMIC OFFENCES
Students are responsible for understanding the nature and avoiding the occurrence of plagiarism and other
scholastic offenses. Plagiarism and cheating are considered very serious offenses because they undermine
the integrity of research and education. Actions constituting a scholastic offense are described at the
following link: http://www.uwo.ca/univsec/handbook/appeals/scholoff.pdf.
As of Sept. 1, 2009, the Department of Psychology will take the following steps to detect scholastic
offenses. All multiple-choice tests and exams will be checked for similarities in the pattern of responses
using reliable software, and records will be made of student seating locations in all tests and exams. All
written assignments will be submitted to TurnItIn, a service designed to detect and deter plagiarism by
comparing written material to over 5 billion pages of content located on the Internet or in TurnItIn’s
databases. All papers submitted for such checking will be included as source documents in the reference
database for the purpose of detecting plagiarism of papers subsequently submitted to the system. Use of
the service is subject to the licensing agreement, currently between The University of Western Ontario
and Turnitin.com (http://turnitin.com/static/index.html).
Possible penalties for a scholastic offense include failure of the assignment, failure of the course,
suspension from the University, and expulsion from the University.
9.0
OTHER INFORMATION
Office of the Registrar web site: http://www4.registrar.uwo.ca
Student Development Services web site: http://www.sdc.uwo.ca
Please see the Psychology Undergraduate web site for information on the following:
http://psychology.uwo.ca/newundergradstudentresp.htm
- Policy on Cheating and Academic Misconduct
- Procedures for Appealing Academic Evaluations
- Policy on Attendance
- Policy Regarding Makeup Exams and Extensions of Deadlines
- Policy for Assignments
- Short Absences
- Extended Absences
- Documentation
- Academic Concerns
- 2009 Calendar References
No electronic devices, including cell phones, will be allowed during exams.