Syllabus
UNE Summer Session
PSY 205: Abnormal Psychology – 6 Weeks
Credits - 3
Description
This course provides students with information regarding the symptoms, causes, and treatment of what is generally recognized as abnormal behavior. Students will be expected to think critically about the research evidence with regard to various explanations and treatments of mental illness, and to develop clinical rationale for diagnostic choices they might make as a hypothetical treatment provider. Additionally, students will become familiar with the major assessment index for psychologists, psychiatrists and social workers (DSM-5-TR) and learn how to apply its categories to several client cases discussed in class.
Prerequisites for UNE Undergraduate Students:
Undergraduate level PSY 105 Minimum Grade of C- or Undergraduate level PSY 250 Minimum Grade of C-
Materials
Learning Objectives and Outcomes
Course Outcomes
Students will be able to:
- Articulate the six major paradigms through which psychopathology is treated, assessed and etiologically explained
- Articulate the primary diagnostic categories in the DSM-V
- Critically evaluate primary research with regard to their applicability to the treatment of mental illness.
- Find information about various psychological disorders in the DSM-V
- Read psychological case studies and understand how an intake assessment might impact professional service delivery from a variety of health care providers
- Assess how social, cultural, political and economic systems are shaped by individual bias and structural inequality and lead to differential understandings, expectations, and experiences of health.
Course Standards
This course is required for all Psychology majors and is one of the core cognate areas in Psychology. It is acceptable as a List B elective for NEU majors, and is an acceptable upper division psychology elective for ANB majors and psychology minors. Additionally, PSY 205 is required for all SWK Majors, MHRT and Art Therapy minors. Both the SWK program and the MHR minor align with certification standards for both the LSW and MHRT/C certifications in the state of Maine.
Assignments
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Assignments: There will be one paper due over the course of the semester worth 100 points toward your final grade. This paper is designed to meet LO #5 and requires them to apply content learned in the course. Pre-Power Point quizzes: Research indicates that students retain material more effectively if they read the material, take a pre-lecture quiz, and then experience a lecture, or in our case, the power point slides that correspond with each chapter. Therefore, each student will be taking the pre-power point quizzes for each chapter located in each weekly folder and labeled by chapter. In order to get the power point slides, you must complete the pre-lecture quizzes for the chapter. This necessitates you reading the chapter, then taking the quizzes. At the end of the term, the average quiz score on all 15 quizzes will be used in your final grade computation, so guessing is not a good idea, and you can only take the quiz once. Exams: There will be three equally weighted non-cumulative exams each consisting of 50 multiple choice questions. I will not re-open tests after the due date. Please remember that you have chosen to take an online course, so not having access to a computer is not an acceptable reason for missing a test. If you are unable to take a test due to an illness, emergency, or technical issue (for instance losing power during a thunder storm) you must let me know immediately and provide documentation of the special circumstance. Tests are timed (50 minutes) and will close when the time is up. If you qualify for extended time on exams due to a documented disability, please contact me ASAP. You will not be able to go back and check your work once the test closes so please plan accordingly. Tests will become available by 6:30 am on the due date and go away at 11:59 pm on that same day. You will not be able to retake a test. If for any reason a test gets submitted before you finish it you must contact me BY CELL PHONE immediately so I can reset the test for you. This should only happen in RARE circumstances. Having another browser window open during a test is not permitted. |
Grade Scale
| Grade | Points Grade | Point Average (GPA) |
| A | 94 – 100% | 4.00 |
| A- | 90 – 93% | 3.75 |
| B+ | 87 – 89% | 3.50 |
| B | 84 – 86% | 3.00 |
| B- | 80 – 83% | 2.75 |
| C+ | 77 – 79% | 2.50 |
| C | 74 – 76% | 2.00 |
| C- | 70 – 73% | 1.75 |
| D | 64 – 69% | 1.00 |
| F | 00 – 63% | 0.00 |
Student Resources
Summer Session Online Student Support
Your Student Support Specialist is a resource for you. Please don't hesitate to contact them for assistance, including, but not limited to course planning, current problems or issues in a course, technology concerns, or personal emergencies.
Questions? Email: summersessiononline@une.edu.
Instructor and Support Contact Information
Check Brightspace for specific instructor and support specialist contact information.
UNE Libraries
- Library Access for all students: Your library login ID and password are the same as the ones you use to log into Brightspace.
- Library Questions: Ask a librarian or phone library staff at (207) 602-2361 or (207) 221-4330.
Further Assistance
Your student support specialist monitors course progression and provides assistance or guidance when needed. They can assist questions regarding ordering course materials, University policies, billing, navigating the course in Brightspace, and more.
To request an accommodation a student needs to go through the process with our UNE office. If the student has a current/already established accommodation in place with UNE it is the responsibility of the student to notify the program at summersessiononline@une.edu to ensure it is applied properly.
If you need to inquire about a possible accommodation, please reach out to the Student Access Center by calling 207-221-4418 or send an email to pcstudentaccess@une.edu.
Policies
Summer Session & Academic Engagement Policy
Online students are required to submit a graded assignment/discussion prior to Sunday evening at 11:59 pm EDT of the first week of the term. If a student does not submit a posting to the graded assignment/discussion by 11:59 pm EDT on Sunday of the first week, the student will be automatically dropped from the course for non-participation. Review the Student Summer Session Manual for full details.
Proctored Examinations
Your course may have proctored exams. Please see the course for the exact exam requirements, test-taker guidance, proctoring format, and allowances (such as calculators or whiteboards, as indicated in the course).
Information about exam attempts can be found in your course.
Technology Requirements
Please review the technical requirements for UNE Online Programs: Technical Requirements.
Course Length
A schedule of lectures and assignments is included in this syllabus.
Courses in the program are equivalent to one-semester courses designed to be completed in 6 or 12 weeks.
- Enrollment in the course begins the day your section opens which is listed in the Academic Calendar.
- Course due dates, start and end dates are in respect to Eastern Time.
Withdrawal and Refund Policies
Please review the policies in your confirmation email. Contact summersessiononline@une.edu with any questions.
Grade Policy
Students are expected to attempt and complete all graded assignments and proctored exams by the end date of the course.
Transcripts
Due to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, only the student may request official transcripts. This may be done online by going to the University of New England Registrar website and following the directions on the page.
Academic Integrity
The University of New England values academic integrity in all aspects of the educational experience. Academic dishonesty in any form undermines this standard and devalues the original contributions of others. It is the responsibility of all members of the University community to actively uphold the integrity of the academy; failure to act, for any reason, is not acceptable.
Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to the following:
- Cheating, copying, or the offering or receiving of unauthorized assistance or information.
- Fabrication or falsification of data, results, or sources for papers or reports.
- Action which destroys or alters the work of another student.
- Multiple submission of the same paper or report for assignments in more than one course without permission of each instructor.
- Plagiarism, the appropriation of records, research, materials, ideas, or the language of other persons or writers and the submission of them as one's own.
Charges of academic dishonesty will be reviewed by the College. Penalties for students found responsible for violations may depend upon the seriousness and circumstances of the violation, the degree of premeditation involved, and/or the student’s previous record of violations. Appeal of a decision may be made to the Dean whose decision will be final. Student appeals will take place through the grievance process outlined in the student handbook.