Introduction and Paradigms in Abnormality – Range of Abnormal behavior.Triggers, stigma and adaptive and Maladaptive behavior.Historical background- Epidemiology of Maladaptive Behaviour.Theoretical perspectives on Maladaptive Behaviour - Biological perspective- Psychodynamic- Behavioural- Cognitive- Humanistic. Existential- Community- Cultural Perspective- Interactional approach.
Classification and Assessment: Classification: Advantages and Disadvantages.Vulnerability- Resilience- Coping - Multiaxial Approach- DSM IV TR.DSM V – Beyond DSM V -Major Diagnostic Categories- Evaluation.Assessment: Basis of Classification – Interview- Intelligence tests- Neuropsychological tests.Personality- Behavioural and Cognitive Assessment- Relational and Bodily assessment.
Stress, Coping and Maladaptive Behaviour: Stress and Coping. Coping Skills- Process- Social Support.Stressful Situations and Life transitions. Clinical Reactions to Stress- Adjustment Disorder- Acute Stress disorder- Dissociative Disorder. Treating Stress related Problems.
Anxiety Disorders: Generalized Anxiety Disorder Panic Disorder - Phobias. Obsessive Compulsive Diorder Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Interpreting and Treating Anxiety disorders.
Bodily Maladaptations: Bio psychosocial Model. Stress and Illness. Eating disorders- Sleep disorders, Psycho physiological disorders - diagnostic dilemmas. Disorders of Bodily reoccupation- Somatoform disorders.
Reference Book:
1.Barlow H.D. & Durand M.V. (2016). Abnormal Psychology: an integrative approach (7th Ed.), New Delhi. Cengage Learning
Text Book:
1.Sarason., I. G. &Sarason B. R. (2012). Abnormal Psychology- The Problem of Maladaptive Behaviour, 11th Edition: New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India
