SPECIAL NOTE:
This unit is part of the accredited program in Psychology and must be taken by students proceeding to Honours in Psychology.
OFFERINGS
Unit
Sem 1
Sem 2
Full Yr
Spring
Summer
Winter
KHA305
H
Key Semester Dates
Semester
Note
Start Date
Census Date
Final WW Date*
End Date
Sem 2
14-JUL-2008
07-AUG-2008
01-SEP-2008
17-OCT-2008
*The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see
Withdrawal dates explained for more information).
Introduces a range of issues and topics in clinical psychology and psychopathology. Areas covered include disorders, such as anxiety and mood disorders, suicidal behaviours, post-traumatic stress disorder, occupational stress, personality disorders, eating disorders, impulse control disorders and sexual deviance. A lifespan approach to clinical psychology is considered. Consideration is given to a range of therapeutic strategies employed by the clinical psychologist in the treatment of disordered behaviour. Students develop interviewing and counselling skills through participation in laboratory class exercises and elementary techniques for the management of specific psychological disorders are also introduced.
Units are offered in attending mode unless otherwise indicated (that is attendance is required at the campus identified). A unit identified as offered by distance, that is there is no requirement for attendance, is identified with a nominal enrolment campus. A unit offered to both attending students and by distance from the same campus is identified as having both modes of study.
Campus - H Hobart, L Launceston, W Burnie. Study Centre - V Sydney, R Rozelle. Distance units may also have a campus identifier of I Isolated, N Interstate, O Overseas. Units delivered in Transnational Education (TNE) Programs have a campus identifier of A Hangzhou, F Fuzhou, G Shanghai, J Indonesia, K KDU Malaysia, Q Kuwait or Z New Zealand.
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