Abnormal Psychology PSYC 152 Spring 2014 M-W-F; 8:30-9:20 am Billings LH

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1 PSYC 152 Syllabus 1 Psychology 152: Abnormal Psychology University of Vermont Abnormal Psychology PSYC 152 Spring 2014 M-W-F; 8:30-9:20 am Billings LH INSTRUCTORS Eileen Crehan, B.A. Nolan Rampy, M.A. (p) (p) (e) ecrehan@uvm.edu (e) nrampy@uvm.edu Office: 3214A UHC Office: Dewey Hall, 112 Instructors Office Hours: Eileen: Thursdays 12:00 2:00 pm* or by appointment Nolan: Wednesdays 10:00-12:00 pm* or by appointment *Please be sure to or call me to reserve a time, as I may be meeting with other students. Eileen s office: From the student health entrance of UHC, take the elevator up to the third floor. Turn right out of the elevator and then left past another set of elevators, through the wooden door. Eileen s office is two doors down on the right. GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANTS If your last name begins with A-M If your last name begins with N-Z Emily Pichler Elyse Rosenberg (e) epichler@uvm.edu (e) elyse.rosenberg@uvm.edu Office: Dewey Hall, 225 Office: Dewey Hall, 310E Office Hours: Fridays 10:00-11:00 Office Hours: Tuesdays 1:30-2:30 Need to get in touch? 1) Check Blackboard to see if the information is posted there. Be sure to read announcements sent out to the class! You should familiarize yourself with the Blackboard page and check it for updates or copies of necessary materials. 2) Send an to your Graduate TA or one of the Undergraduate TAs or come to office hours. s will be responded to within 2-3 business days: if you send a question on a Friday, keep in mind that you may not hear back until Wednesday. Time your exam questions accordingly! 3) If these first two options do not provide you with sufficient information, Eileen or Nolan.

2 PSYC 152 Syllabus 2 COURSE READINGS Textbook (Required): Comer, R.J. (2013). Fundamentals of Abnormal Psychology (7 th Edition). New York, New York: W.H. Freeman / Worth Publishers. PsychPortal (Required): PsychPortal is the online component of the textbook through which you will access pre-class quizzes and online assignments. PsychPortal also includes the ebook, which is identical to the paperback textbook. If you purchase the paperback textbook, access to PsychPortal comes with your book. Your registration information will be included and you can follow this link: to register your activation code. The bookstore has copies of the textbook. A copy will also be placed on reserve at the library. If you choose not to buy the paperback textbook, you may purchase PsychPortal only. You will have access to the online resources and the ebook. To purchase PsychPortal, use this link: and purchase as a student in the right box. It is completely up to you whether or not you get the paperback textbook; the ebook is identical and both purchases include access to PsychPortal. *Unfortunately, there are significant changes between this book and the previous version* As we will discuss in class, the main diagnostic manual used in psychology was updated this spring and this textbook reflects the changes. Old versions of the textbook will have incorrect/outdated information about some disorders. We will review how to access PsychPortal at the beginning of class. If you have your log on information beforehand, please try to register for PsychPortal and bring your questions to class. Additional materials/articles: The reading schedule can be found on the second to last page of this syllabus. For readings not taken from your books, PDFs or links to the material will be posted on Blackboard.

3 PSYC 152 Syllabus 3 COURSE OBJECTIVES 1. Develop a working knowledge of the distinguishing characteristics of common psychological disorders, including the DSM-V classification system and alternative approaches 2. Understand the factors that can affect the etiology of these disorders 3. Discuss how issues of diversity across gender, culture, race, socioeconomic status, and time relate to these disorders 4. Critically think about how abnormal behavior is defined 5. Identify intervention methods from a range of theoretical approaches 6. Cultivate an appreciation for psychological science as a discipline and as a way to interpret behaviors in your daily life Prerequisite: This course is designed for intermediate undergraduate students in psychology and related fields who have completed General Psychology (Psyc 001). Please see Nolan or Eileen if you have not taken this prerequisite, but you believe that you have a sufficient background in psychology to be prepared for this course. COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND GRADING In order to accommodate a diverse student population with variety of learning styles, we have done our best to incorporate a variety of methods for assessing mastery of the material including: 10 online reading quizzes (10 pts each), 4 online assignments (25 pts each), 2 writing assignments (50 pts each); 2 exams (100 pts each), and the Final Exam (150 pts). In addition, you will have the opportunity to earn extra credit points through participation in research and attending Psi Chi movie nights. 1) Pre-class Quizzes (10 pts each) a. Readings are expected to be finished before each class. Additionally, prior to class, you will be expected to complete a few multiple choice and short answer questions about the readings. These quizzes will typically consist of a few questions related to key concepts and open-ended questions asking you to identify anything you found confusing, unclear, or particularly interesting in the readings. b. Our intention with these quizzes is not to stress you out with additional assignments. Rather, we want to use these quizzes to improve our lectures. Before each class, we will review your answers so that we can address any common questions that students have. c. In other words, if you do the readings and try your best on the quizzes, these will be easy points. d. You will be allowed one missed pre-class quiz without penalty.

4 PSYC 152 Syllabus 4 Pre-class quizzes are due by noon on date listed #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 1/22 1/26 2/2 2/9 2/23 3/16 3/23 4/6 4/13 4/20 2) Online Assignments (25 pts each) a. There are four online assignments due over the course of this semester. b. For these assignments, you will read a case study (available online). You will then answer a series of questions regarding the material covered in the case study. These are designed to be a way for you to explore class material outside of the typical exam setting. On-line assignments are due by midnight on date listed Disorders of childhood Eating disorders Personality disorders Anxiety disorders 2/23 3/16 4/13 4/20 3) Writing Assignments (50 pts each) a. You will complete two writing assignments over the course of this semester. You will have a choice of four writing assignments (listed below). You will choose TWO of these four and sign up for your two assignments on Blackboard within the first two weeks of class. Please consider the due dates of these assignments when making your choices! To decrease the burden on your TAs, only 75 students will be able to sign up for each assignment. It is in your best interest to sign up early for your top choice! b. These assignments will involve writing a three-page paper (doublespaced; 12-point font). Creativity on these assignments is highly encouraged! Grading rubrics and additional details are available on Blackboard. c. The four choices will be: i. Treatment Application #1, due Wednesday, 2/19 ii. Media Analysis #1, due Wednesday, 3/12 iii. Treatment Application #2, due Wednesday, 4/9 iv. Media Analysis #2, due Wednesday, 4/23 d. A paper copy of your writing assignment is due in class by 9:20 on the due date. 4) Exams (100 pts each) a. Exams will consist of 50 multiple choice questions b. The first two exams are not cumulative; you are only responsible for any new material since the previous exam c. For your benefit: For multiple choice questions, we will look at the distribution of answers. If there is an item that challenged the majority of the class, we will drop it from the total and add those as automatic points to your grade. These decisions are final.

5 PSYC 152 Syllabus 5 d. Exam grades will be posted on Blackboard as soon as they are available. If you would like to review your exam after grades have been posted, your exam and the answer will be available during office hours. e. Review sessions: the graduate TAs will hold a review session before each exam. These dates and times will be posted on blackboard. A review sheet will be provided as well. 5) Final Exam (150 pts) a. The final exam will consist of 100 multiple choice questions and is cumulative. b. 50 questions will be based on new information since the previous exam and 50 questions will be review of material covered on previous exams c. Note: You will be provided with an EXTENSIVE study guide outlining what you need to study. 6) Extra Credit Opportunities a. Participation in research: You can earn up to four extra credit points for participating in research studies. Each thirty minutes of participation equals one additional point on your final grade. Sign up will be through the Sona system. More information will be posted on Blackboard. **There is a chart for you to track your points on the final page of this syllabus** Letter grade and earned points equivalents Or the To earn a(n) corresponding percentage You must earn this number of points A 93.5 and above >607 A B B B C C C D D D F 59.4 and below 386 and below

6 PSYC 152 Syllabus 6 ATTENDANCE POLICY Attendance is not mandatory for this class; however, we highly recommend that students come to all classes. We have designed this course such that the textbook will provide many of the details but the in class discussions will provide depth to these topics. Exam questions are taken evenly from the book and from class meetings and it is in your best interest to attend. You do not need to notify anyone if you are not in class. Please contact a classmate for notes and, once you have reviewed those, feel free to visit office hours with any remaining questions. Since we do not take attendance and being in class is not required, if you are going to come to class and be doing non-classwork on your computer, we would prefer it if you did not attend. If, for whatever reason, you feel that you must be in class despite not paying attention, please sit in the back. Participation: Eileen and Nolan have engineered this class with the goal of connecting course material and the surrounding world. As part of this, we will be asking you to engage in conversations with us and with each other both in and out of class. We are very interested in what you have to say and the experience you bring to this class! Religious Holidays: Students have the right to practice the religion of their choice. Each semester students should submit in writing to their instructors by the end of the second full week of classes their documented religious holiday schedule for the semester. According to UVM guidelines, any student that needs to miss class for the purpose of religious observance will be permitted to make up any missed work. Student Athletes: We are happy to work with student athletes around their athletic schedule. Student athletes are advised to contact their graduate teaching assistant regarding conflicts between your academic and athletic schedule. Please look at the schedule in this syllabus and contact your graduate TA within the first two weeks of class with any conflicts, especially with exams. If a student athlete will be absent from an exam or a written assignment is due at the same time as documented sports-related events, kindly inform your graduate TA. The student athlete will have to submit the assignment the day before the assignment is due or earlier. During the semester, Eileen and Nolan may be asked to document the progress of student athletes. Please contact us as early as possible to let us know when these reports need to be submitted and to provide the necessary paperwork as soon as possible.

7 PSYC 152 Syllabus 7 A note about course content Over the course of this semester, we will cover a range of mental health issues. Given the rate at which many of these issues occur, it is likely that almost everyone in the class will have a connection to a topic discussed in class, either personally or through others they may know. Should any of the material discussed in class be upsetting to you or a friend, please feel free to contact us. In addition, we would like to provide some resources to support you. 1) Counseling and Psychiatry Services (CAPS) at UVM ( ) 2) Behavior Therapy and Psychotherapy Center ( ) 3) For mental health crises: Howard Center Adult Crisis ( ) or 911. CODE OF CONDUCT This course will uphold the University of Vermont s Classroom Code of Conduct and Policy on Academic Honesty (Source: University of Vermont Official Catalogue). University of Vermont Classroom Code of Conduct: Faculty and students will at all times conduct themselves in a manner that serves to maintain, promote, and enhance the high quality academic environment befitting the University of Vermont. To this end, it is expected that all members of the learning community will adhere to the following guidelines: 1. Faculty and students will attend all regularly scheduled classes, except for those occasions warranting an excused absence under the University Attendance Policy (e.g., religious, athletic, and medical). 2. Students and faculty will arrive prepared for class and on time, and they will remain in class until the class is dismissed. 3. Faculty and students will treat all members of the learning community with respect. Toward this end, they will promote academic discourse and the free exchange of ideas by listening with civil attention to comments made by all individuals. 4. Students and faculty will maintain an appropriate academic climate by refraining from all actions that disrupt the learning environment (e.g., making noise, ostentatiously not paying attention, and leaving and reentering the classroom inappropriately). (Please turn your cell phones off and no text messaging during class). (Excerpts from the) University of Vermont Policy on Academic Honesty: Academic dishonesty or an offense against academic honesty includes acts that may subvert or compromise the integrity of the educational process. Such acts are serious offenses that insult the integrity of the entire academic community. Offenses against academic honesty are any acts that would have the effect of unfairly promoting or enhancing one s academic standing within the entire community of learners which includes, but is not limited to, the faculty and

8 PSYC 152 Syllabus 8 students of the University of Vermont. Academic dishonesty includes knowingly permitting or assisting any person in the committing an act of academic dishonesty. Examples of academic dishonesty include: Communicating in any manner with other students during an examination; copying or giving aid during an examination; bringing notes or aids to an examination; possessing or providing to another person an examination or portions of an examination prior to or subsequent to the administration of the examination without the authorization of the instructor; and substituting for, arranging for substitution by another student, or otherwise representing oneself as another person during an examination session or comparable circumstance. For a review of UVM s Code of Academic Integrity (including cheating and plagiarism) please visit the following links: Special Accommodations and ACCESS If you believe that there is anything that the instructor needs to know that might improve your learning environment in this class, please contact Eileen or Nolan in phone, or in person, as soon as possible. UVM, through its ACESSS office, provides accommodation, consultation, collaboration and education support services to students with disabilities. To contact the ACCESS office, go to: them at access@uvm.edu; or call at If you need specific accommodations in this class, please bring a letter from ACCESS to the instructor within the first 3 weeks of class so that we can make appropriate arrangements. If you are certified by ACCESS to take exams in the Exam Proctoring Center (EPC), you must contact the Teaching Assistant for this course at least 1 week before each exam to say that you will be taking the exam in the EPC and to notify us of the scheduled time of your exam. This is how we will arrange for your exam. ACCESS students are expected to take all exams on the same dates and at approximately the same time as the regularly scheduled exams. At the very least, your scheduled exam slot in the EPC should overlap with the class time.

9 PSYC 152 Syllabus 9 LATE ASSIGNMENTS AND MISSED EXAMS Late Assignments: 1. All late assignments will have 10% of the points possible deducted for each day the assignment is late. Assignments turned in more than 5 days late will not be accepted. 2. Written assignments are due by the end of class. Any assignments turned in after class has been dismissed will be counted as late. 3. Pre-quizzes must be completed by noon the day before class. You will not be able to make up these assignments. Missed exams: Wednesday, April 30 th is the make up day for either Exam 1 or 2. You do not need to notify us if you are missing Exam 1 or 2. Given that exams are not cumulative and that there is only ONE make up day so we strongly encourage you to take the exams on the scheduled day, as it is a benefit to you. If illness or travel prevents this for whatever reason, there is no penalty for taking either exam on April 30 th. You must notify your Graduate TA by April 23 if you are planning to use this make up day and you must tell her which exam you will be making up (Exam 1 or Exam 2).

10 PSYC 152 Syllabus 10 WEEK MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY TEXTBOOK ADD L READINGS OF READINGS Jan 13 th Introduction History of Abnormal Psyc History of Abnormal Psyc Ch. 1 Defining Mental Illness article Jan 20 th NO CLASS Law & Mental Health Law & Mental Health Ch. 16 Watch Frontline clip (parts 1, 3, 5) Jan 27 th Models of Abnormality Models of Abnormality Models of Abnormality Ch. 2 Heritability & Biology article Feb 3 rd Assessment and Treatment Assessment and Treatment Assessment and Treatment Ch. 3 Impaired but undiagnosed article Feb 10 th EXAM 1 Disorders of Disorders of Ch. 14 none Childhood Childhood Feb 17 th NO CLASS Disorders of Disorders of none Hinshaw article Childhood Childhood Feb 24 th Trauma & Trauma & NO CLASS Ch. 5 TBD Stress Disorders Stress Disorders Mar 3 rd Spring Break Spring Break Spring Break TBD Mar 10 th Eating Eating Substance Ch. 9 & 10 TBD Disorders Disorders Abuse Mar 17 th Mood Disorders Mood Disorders Mood Disorders Ch. 6 TBD Mar 24 th EXAM 2 Schizophrenia Schizophrenia Ch. 12 TBD Mar 31 st Schizophrenia Schizophrenia Personality None TBD Disorders Apr 7 th Personality Personality Personality Ch. 13 TBD Disorders Disorders Disorders Apr 14 th Anxiety Anxiety Anxiety Ch. 4 TBD Disorders Disorders Disorders Apr 21 st Disorders of Disorders of Disorders of Ch. 11 TBD Sex & Gender Sex & Gender Sex & Gender Apr 28 th In-class review Make up exam NO CLASS none

11 PSYC 152 Syllabus 11 My Points Possible Due Date Assignment Points Mock Quiz #1 10 1/22/14 by noon Pre-class Quiz #2 10 1/26/14 by noon Pre-class Quiz #3 10 2/2/14 by noon Pre-class Quiz #4 10 2/11/14 by noon Pre-class Quiz #5 10 2/23/14 by noon Pre-class Quiz #6 10 3/16/14 by noon Pre-class Quiz #7 10 3/25/14 by noon Pre-class Quiz #8 10 4/6/14 by noon Pre-class Quiz #9 10 4/13/14 by noon Pre-class Quiz # /20/14 by noon Online Assignment #1 25 2/23/14 by midnight Online Assignment #2 25 3/16/14 by midnight Online Assignment #3 25 4/13/14 by midnight Online Assignment #4 25 4/20/14 by midnight Writing Assignment #1 50 Sign up on Blackboard Writing Assignment #2 50 Sign up on Blackboard Exam /10/14 Exam /24/14 Final Exam 150 Extra Credit 650