Spring 2009
Professor:
Coady Lapierre, Ph.D., LSSP
Phone: (254) 519-5428
E-Mail: lapierre@tarleton.edu
Web Site: www.tarleton.edu/~lapierre
Office
Hours: Monday - Thursday, 2 - 4:30 PM
Additional Hours by Appointment
Textbooks (Required):
American Psychiatric Association. (2000). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
of Mental
Disorders, (4th ed.)
Text Revision.
ISBN 0890420254
Note: DSM-IV is acceptable, but not preferred.
Maxmen, J.S., & Ward, N.G.
(1995). Essential
Psychopathology & Its Treatment (2nd
ed.) W.W. Norton.
ISBN 0393701735
Course
Description:
An overview of psychopathology that
includes the history of abnormal behavior and an in-depth study of the specific
diagnostic psychological disorders. Emphasis will be on classification
systems currently used in clinical settings and treatment alternatives from a
counseling perspective. Covers related ethical concerns. (Tarleton
State University, 2008, p. 330).
Course
Objectives:
Students will demonstrate mastery of
the following:
1)
An ability to match diagnostic symptomology to current DSM-IV
categories.
2)
An understanding of what approaches and techniques are most effective
with various disorders.
3)
An ability to create a treatment plans for common and low incident
disorders.
Course
Calendar:
|
Week 1 |
1/15/2009 |
Introduction & Overview |
|
Face to face |
|
Week 2 |
1/22/2009 |
Multiaxial Assessment; GAF |
2 |
Online |
|
Week 3 |
1/29/2009 |
Clinical Assessment &
Diag. |
3 & F |
Online |
|
Week 4 |
2/5/2009 |
Test 1
Developmental -Childhood |
20 |
Face to face |
|
Week 5 |
2/12/2009 |
Developmental -Childhood |
20 |
Online |
|
Week 6 |
2/19/2009 |
Research Paper
Due Mood |
10 |
Face to face |
|
Week 7 |
2/26/2009 |
Eating, Somatoform, &
Substances |
12&16 |
Online |
|
Week 8 |
3/5/2009 |
Sleep & Sexual and
Gender |
15&17 |
Face to face |
|
Week 9 |
3/12/2009 |
Test 2 Personality & Impulse |
18&19 |
Face to face |
|
Week 10 |
3/19/2009 |
Spring
Break (Case Studies due) |
|
|
|
Week 11 |
3/26/2009 |
Schizophrenia
& Psychotic |
9 |
Online |
|
Week 12 |
4/2/2009 |
Research Paper Due Anxiety |
11 |
Face to face |
|
Week 13 |
4/9/2009 |
Dissociative, Delirium, Dementia |
7&14 |
Face to face |
|
Week 14 |
4/16/2009 |
Ethical
& Professional Issues |
|
Online |
|
Week 15 |
4/23/2009 |
Final
Review |
|
Face to face |
|
Week 16 |
4/30/2009 |
Comprehensive Final |
|
Online |
|
1/28/09 Last day to drop
w/no record 3/10 Deadline for
Summer 2009 Graduation |
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3/30 Last day to drop w/a W 4/14 Deadline for Fall
2009 Graduation |
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Course
Grades: Final
Grade:
Test 1 15
pts. 90-100 pts. A
Test 2 15
pts. 80-89 pts. B
Literature
Reviews: 30 pts. (15 pts. each x 2) 70-79
pts. C
Treatment
Report: 10 pts. (5 pts. each x2) 60-69 pts. D
Case
Study 5 pts. Below 60 pts. F
Final 25
pts.
General
Participation:
Students
should arrive at class (face to face or online) prepared to share their views
on the week’s assignments and readings. Students will be required to behave in
a manner expected of professionals in the field of psychology and students at
Exams:
Examinations
will cover assigned readings, lecture material, and class discussions. Students
are expected to take all examinations as scheduled. It is the student’s
responsibility to contact the professor to arrange alternative times to take
tests. This should be completed in advance of scheduled test times. Tests 1
will focus on technical information and vocabulary. It will be in multiple
choice and/or short answer format. Test 2 will be application based. The final
examination will be a comprehensive overview of the course with technical and
conceptual information required.
Literature
reviews:
The literature reviews will focus on conceptual understanding and real world application. Paper topics will focus on a psychopathology and the student will research current treatment methodologies. Topics will be assigned by the instructor and student will submit a hardcopy to the Professor and an electronic copy to www.turnitin.com. Students should be prepared to present their findings to the class by posting them on Blackboard. The research papers should be between 4 and 6 pages long not counting cover, abstract and references. Five articles should be covered from peer-reviewed journals published in the last 10 years. Additional sources from non peer-reviewed articles can supplement your paper but should not cover lengthy sections. Papers must be in APA format. If you do not know APA format, it is your responsibility to obtain and follow the APA Publication Manual (5th ed.). This review is to be original work by the student, meaning that the student based their work on their own library research and intellectual work expressly for this class. While you are encouraged to pursue topics that you have an interest and background in, it is not acceptable to “recycle” work completed for other courses.
Treatment Reports:
Students
will adapt their literature reviews into a report posted on Blackboard that
covers causes and prognosis of their assigned disorder. This report will also
detail treatment options that have research supporting their effectiveness,
with APA style citations supporting the approach. These reports should be no
more than a page typed. Students are expected to review and comment on each
report. Treatment reports are due the week in which the topics are covered.
Case Study:
Students
will create and post on Blackboard a fictional case that presents the symptoms
of a disorder from the DSM. Students will then review the cases and make a
diagnosis supporting their choice with criteria from the DSM. Students will
make a diagnosis on at least 5 other student case studies.
Academic Honesty:
Each student’s honesty and integrity are taken for
granted. However, if your instructor finds evidence of academic misconduct he
will pursue the matter to the fullest extent permitted by the university.
Students are strongly advised to avoid even the appearance of academic
misconduct. When you use a source’s actual words, you must place those words
in quotation marks (or a block quote) and credit the source of the
information (i.e., cite the author(s) name (s) and the year of the publication)
along with the page number(s) where the information is located in the source document.
Please note – the quotation requirement (either using quotation marks or
block quotes) is not circumvented when the writer simply changes a few words in
a passage written by someone else. When you use another person’s ideas, but
not their exact words, you must cite them as a source in the text of the paper.
According the APA Style the author(s), name(s), and date of publication must be
included in, or immediately follow, the writer’s statement of information from
the source. Refer to the APA Publication Manual 5th edition for specifics. Another helpful source
is: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
(click the APA Style Guide).
Drop Policy:
If you discover that you need to drop this class, you
must go to the Records Office and ask for the necessary paperwork. Professors cannot drop students; this is
always the responsibility of the student. The record’s office will give a
deadline for which the form must be returned, completely signed. Once you
return the signed form to the records office and wait 24 hours, you must go
into Duck Trax and confirm that you are no longer
enrolled. If you are still enrolled, FOLLOW-UP with the
records office immediately. You are to attend class until the procedure
is complete to avoid penalty for absence. Should you miss the deadline or fail
to follow the procedure, you will receive an F in the course.
If you have or believe you have a disability, you may wish to
self-identify. You can do so by providing documentation to the Assistant
Director of Student Development at the Tarleton-Central Texas campus or to the
Disability Services Director at the Stephenville campus. I encourage students
with disabilities to speak with me about accommodations they might need to help
assure success in this class.
Monica Campbell, MS
Trina
Geye, MS, LPC
Asst. Dir. of Student
Development
Director, Student Disability Services
Tarleton State University-Central Texas
Tarleton
State University
1901 S. Clear Creek Rd., Ste.
113A
Box T-0780
Killeen, TX
76549
Stephenville,
TX 76402
254-519-5467 mcampbell@tarleton.edu 254.968.9400 geye@tarleton.edu
Library Services:
INFORMATION LITERACY focuses on research skills that prepare
individuals to live and work in an information-centered society. Librarians will work with students in the
development of critical reasoning, ethical use of information, and the
appropriate use of secondary research techniques including: exploring
information resources such as library collections and services, identify
sources such as subject databases and scholarly journals, executing effective
search strategies, retrieving, recording, and citing relevant results
correctly, and interpreting search results and deciding whether to expand the
search. Library Resources are outlined and accessed through the web page. http://www.tarleton.edu/centraltexas/departments/library/
Reference: Tarleton State
University (April 2008). Catalog 2008-2009: Undergraduate and graduate
studies. Stephenville, TX: Author.
While this represents the focus and direction
of this course, this syllabus is subject to change.