Winter, 2021

FT508

Waddell-Pratt

FT508: PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND FAMILY SYSTEMS. Andrea Waddell-Pratt, PhD

DESCRIPTION:

This course is a study of psychopathology and maladaptive behavior in the context of the family. Emphasis is placed upon developmental diagnosis and the diagnostic nomenclature of the current DSM.

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES:

1. Recognize the existence of a continuum between adaptive and maladaptive patterns of human behavior.

2. Correctly use the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

3. Relate various forms of mental disorders to the intrapsychic and family systemic dynamics of human development.

4. Interpret psychopathology from bio-psycho-social, cognitive, behavioral and spiritual viewpoints.

5. Utilize the formal vocabulary and categories of psychotherapeutic diagnoses.

6. Recognize basic effects of pharmacotherapy for DSM disorders.

7. Identify psychopathological susceptibilities within multi-cultural groups.

8. Consider Christian theological perceptions and perspectives of psychopathology.

RELATIONSHIP TO SCHOOL AND SEMINARY LEARNING OUTCOMES:

1. Graduates will demonstrate the ability to provide excellent preventive and/or transformational mental health services to the church and the wider community through their informed knowledge of psychopathology.

2. Graduates will be prepared to contribute to the development of knowledge as it relates specifically to the interface of spiritual and psychological diagnoses of functioning.

3. Graduates will demonstrate an understanding of the concepts and attitudes necessary to provide accurate diagnoses in diverse communities locally while understanding global context.

4. Graduates will demonstrate the ability to identify critical issues of diversity and culture and their impact on diagnoses and family structure.

5. Graduates will be able to pursue careers consistent with their education.

COURSE FORMAT

This 4 unit course will meet once weekly for three hours for lecture and discussion.

REQUIRED READING:

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders: DSM-5 (5th ed.). Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Association. ISBN: 978-0890420256. List price: $105.

Barlow, D.H., Durand, V.M., & Hofmann. S. G. (2018). Abnormal Psychology: An Integrative Approach (8th ed. Paperback). ISBN-13: 978-9353502881.

PREREQUISITES:

FS500, FS505 and admission to the MFT program.

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM:

1. Meets MFT core requirement.

2. With FS505 and FT514, meets the 10 hour BBS requirement for Aging and Long-Term Care.

FINAL EXAMINATION:

Yes.