Abnormal Psychology

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And remember, all course materials are available at no cost to SUNY students!

This comprehensive, ready-to-adopt Abnormal Psychology course provides thorough coverage of all topics from The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5), including a discussion of all major mental disorders, etiology, epidemiology, and treatments. The course includes frequent examples, case studies, videos, and practice opportunities to foster application and critical thinking.

Module 1: Understanding Abnormal Behavior
Module 2: Research and Ethics in Abnormal Psychology
Module 3: Psychological Approaches and Treatment of Abnormal Behavior
Module 4: Anxiety Disorders
Module 5: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Stressor Related Disorders
Module 6: Somatic Symptom Disorders and Dissociative Disorders
Module 7: Mood Disorders
Module 8: Eating and Sleep Disorders
Module 9: Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
Module 10: Sexual Deviations and Dysfunctions
Module 11: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
Module 12: Personality Disorders
Module 13: Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence
Module 14: Neurocognitive Disorders

Abnormal Psychology is available as a Waymaker course or as a Candela course.

Waymaker: User-friendly digital courseware with data-driven learning design, personalization, and messaging tools that can increase student engagement, persistence, and passing rates.
Candela: Lumen Learning’s Candela courses provide curated and outcome-aligned open educational resources (OER) in a convenient e-book format.

This course is available at no cost to SUNY students.

Developed By

The course is developed with the help of a dedicated team of psychologists and practitioners, including materials from OpenStax and Noba.

Contributors include:

Amber Gilewski, Tompkins Cortland Community College
Anton Tolman, Utah Valley University
Robert Hoople, SUNY Oneonta
Christina Hicks, MS, CRC
Sonja Ann Miller, Hudson Valley Community College
Margaret Krone, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Julie Manley, Coppin State University
Wallis Back, Glendale Career College
Julie Lazzara, Paradise Valley Community College