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Course Title: Developmental Psychopathology Credit Units: 3 L T P/S SW/FW TOTAL

Course Level : PG Course Code: CREDIT


UNITS
2 1 0 0 03

Course Objectives:
This course will make the students aware of the nature of different psychological disorders of childhood. It will help them to understand about the diagnostic
Classification in Childhood Disorders, clinical psychopathology,& management.
Prerequisites:

 Nil

Course Contents/Syllabus:
Weightage (%)
Module I: Introduction to Psychopathology 15%
Normal development, common problems during normal development phase, Etiology/Risk factors of psychopathology

Module II: Classification of psychiatric disorders 15%


Classification of psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents(ICD-10 & DSM-V), epidemiology,

Module III: Psychopathology of Childhood Disorders: Clinical Picture, assessment and intervention 20%
Mental Retardation, Specific Learning Disorders (Reading disorder, Spelling Disorder, disorder of written expression,
Arithmetical Disorder), Pervasive Developmental Disorders (Autism, Asperger’s Disorder, Rett’s Disorder, Childhood
Disintegrative Disorder, PDD NOS), Specific Speech & Language Disorders
Module IV: Externalizing Disorders 15 %
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Oppositional Defiant Disorders (ODD), Conduct Disorder (CD), Alcohol
and Substance Use Disorders, Juvenile Delinquency

Module V : Internalizing Disorders 15%


Anxiety Disorder (Separation Anxiety Disorder, Social Phobia, Selective Mutism, Obsessive Compulsive Disorders)
Depressive Disorders, Suicide and Injurious Behavior
Module VI : Other psychological disorders 20%
Bipolar Affective Disorder, Psychotic Disorders, Eating Disorders, Bowel & Bladder Control Disorders, Sleep and Movement
Disorders, Obesity, Selective Mutism, Tourette’s & Tic Disorder,

Student Learning Outcomes:


On completion of the course the student will be able to:

 Analyze the basic causes, symptoms and treatments of childhood disorders.


 Classify the disorders.
 Demonstrate competencies to accurately diagnosis pathology as well to select, administer, and interpret appropriate comprehensive assessments with an
awareness of cultural bias in their implementation and interpretation.

Pedagogy for Course Delivery:

 Lecture
 Presentation

Assessment/ Examination Scheme:


Theory L/T (%) Lab/Practical/Studio (%) End Term Examination

100 % NA 100

Theory Assessment (L&T):

Continuous Assessment/Internal Assessment

Components (Drop down) HA (Home Assignment) Presentation Attendance End Term Examination

Weightage (%) 15% 10% 5% 70%


Text Reading:

 Batchelor IPC, (1975). Henderson and Gillespie’s Textbook of psychiatry (10th edition) Oxford University Press, London
 Cohen, Nancy. C. - Language Impairment & Psychopathology in infants, children and adolescents, Vol. 45, Developmental Clinical Psychology &
Psychiatry. Sage Publications.
 Freedman, A.M., Kaplan, H.I. and Sadock, B.J. (1989). Comprehensive Text Book of Psychiatry (IIIrd Edition) Vol. 1.2. William and wilkins, Batrmore,
London
 Gelder, M. et al, (2001), Short Oxford Test Book of Psychiatry, Oxford University Press, New York
 Kazdin, A.E., (1995). Conduct Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence, (2nd Edition), Sage Publication, New Delhi
 Willmshurst, Linda (2004), Child & Adolescent Psychopathology: A Case Book; Sage Publications Inc.

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