Campus
Alfred State
10 Upper College Drive Alfred, NY 14802
Record Status
Active
General Education
The following is fulfilled by this course:
- Social Sciences
SUNY Transfer Paths
Alfred State has listed this a core course in the following categories:
The core course can be applied to following SUNY Transfer Paths:
PSYC 2093
Abnormal Psychology
Major emphasis of this course is on understanding the symptoms, etiology, diagnostic classification, and theories pertaining to psychopathology. Special attention is paid to the medical model, the psychological model, and the behaviorist model as they apply to the causes and treatment of the behavioral disorders. Newer developments in therapy are analyzed which treat mental disorders as problems of living rather than specific diseases.