| Course Status : | Upcoming |
| Course Type : | Elective |
| Language for course content : | English |
| Duration : | 12 weeks |
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| Credit Points : | 6 |
| Level : | Undergraduate |
| Start Date : | 12 Jan 2026 |
| End Date : | 30 Apr 2026 |
| Enrollment Ends : | 28 Feb 2026 |
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| Translation Languages : | English |
| NCrF Level : | 4.5 |
Weekly Study Plan: Abnormal Psychology | ||
Weeks | Weekly Lecture Topics | |
Week 1 | ● Introduction to Course ● Historical Perspectives on Abnormal Behaviour -1 ● Historical Perspectives on Abnormal Behaviour -2 ● Historical Perspectives on Abnormal Behaviour -3 ● A Glimpse into the Classification systems : DSM &IC ● Theoretical Perspectives to Psychological Disorders – Biological, Behavioural, Cognitive and Humanistic ● Assignment and Interaction session | |
Week 2 | ● Biological Factors ● Psychological Factors and Socio-Cultural Factors ● Nature of Anxiety Disorders ● Generalized Anxiety Disorder & Panic Anxiety ● Obsessive Compulsive Disorder & Phobias ● Assignment and Interaction session | |
Week 3 | ● Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ● Dissociative Disorders -1 ● Dissociative Disorders-2 ● Somatoform Disorders–1 ● Somatoform Disorders–2 ● Assignment and Interaction session | |
Week 4 | ● Nature of Psychotic Disorders ● Schizophrenia ● Mood disorders – Unipolar and Bipolar Disorders ● Cardio Vascular Disorders – Coronary Heart Disease ● Hypertension ● Assignment and Interaction session | |
Week 5 | ● Cancer ● Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ● Headaches ● Irritable Bowel Syndrome ● Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ● Assignment and Interaction session | |
Week 6 | ● Tic Disorders and Tourette’s Disorder ● Oppositional Defiant Disorder ● Conduct Disorder ● Autistic Disorder ● Asperger’s Disorder ● Assignment and Interaction session | |
Week 7 | ● Childhood disintegrative disorder ● Historical Views of Intellectual Disability ● Intellectual Disability (Intellectual Developmental Disorder) ● Communication Disorders ● Binge Eating ● Assignment and Interaction session | |
Week 8 | ● Other eating disorders: Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa ● Odd or Eccentric Behaviour – Paranoid Personality Disorder, Schizoid Personality Disorder and Schizotypal Personality Disorder ● Dramatic, Emotional or Erratic Behaviour – Histrionic Personality Disorder, Narcisstic Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder and Antisocial Personality Disorder ● Anxious or Fearful Behaviour – Avoidant Personality Behaviour, Dependent Personality Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder ● Delirium & Parkinson’s Disease ● Assignment and Interaction session | |
Week 9 | ● Dementia – Nature and Types ● Alzheimer’s Disease ● Pick’s Disease & Huntington’s Disease ● Brain Trauma 1– Brain Injuries & Strokes Tumours ● Brain Trauma 2 – Brain Tumours and Infections ● Assignment and Interaction session | |
Week 10 | ● Amnestic Disorders 1 - (Cerebrovascular Disorders, Vascular Dementia) ● Amnestic Disorders 2 - (Korsakoff’s Syndrome, Wernicke’s encephalopathy, Epilepsy) ● Nature and Types of Addiction ● Alcohol – Related Disorders and Treatment\ ● Substance use disorders and treatment ● Assignment and Interaction session | |
Week 11 | ● Drug Abuse and Treatment ● Impulse Control Disorders -Kleptomania, Pyromania and Compulsive Gambling ● Main Tenets of Major Psychotherapies ● Psychodynamic Therapy ● Behaviour Therapy ● Assignment and Interaction session | |
Week 12 | ● Humanistic Therapy ● Cognitive Therapy & Cognitive Behaviour Therapy ● Brief Therapies ● Integrative Approaches to Treatment ● Group Approaches ● Assignment and Interaction session | |
Dr. D. Asha is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Applied Psychology, GITAM (Deemed to be University).
She completed her Ph.D. and Postdoctoral Fellowship from the University of Hyderabad, where she was awarded a Gold Medal for research work during her doctoral studies.
She has experience in teaching Psychology at the undergraduate, postgraduate levels and guides Ph.D. scholars as well.
Her academic and research interests include Psycho-oncology, health psychology, emotional intelligence and adolescent health.
She has published research papers in peer-reviewed journals, presented her work at prestigious international conferences such as the International Psycho-oncology Society (IPOS), and is actively engaged in collaborative research projects.
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