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FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE AND LIBERAL ARTS

GSP500 CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHOPATHOLOGY

Course Title : Child & Adolescent Psychopathology

Course Code : GSP500
Credit Hours :2
Pre-requisite : Nil
Lecturer : Ummi Norliyana Zainal

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course is designed to familiarize the candidates with the range of clinical psychopathologies,
including symptoms of the disorders, their causes, development, and outcomes. This course is
crucial in building candidates' skills and ability to assess minor clients and administer the diagnosis
competently.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of the semester, candidates should be able to:

Learning outcomes Assessment

Demonstrate a good understanding of the psychopathology of Assignment / Presentation /
minor patients based on the latest diagnostic criteria listed in Test / Examination
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5)
Able to give a diagnosis of clinical symptoms for minor patients. Assignment / Presentation /
Test / Examination
Explain the diagnosis to the parents/caregivers of minor patients. Assignment / Presentation /
Test / Examination

GRADING

Role Play 30%

Case Study 20%
Report Writing 10%
Final Examination 40%
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Total 100%

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CONTENT

1. Introduction to child & adolescents psychopathology

2. Vulnerabilities and risk factors for child & adolescents psychopathology
3. Orientation to psychiatric diagnosis and nosology for child & adolescents psychopathology
4. Diagnostic clinical evaluation & mental status examination for child & adolescents
psychopathology
5. Externalizing disorders
a. Attention-deficit/ Hyperactivity disorder
b. Oppositional defiant disorder, Conduct Disorder and Juvenile Delinquency,
Substance Use Disorder
6. Internalizing disorders
a. Anxiety Disorders
b. Depression Disorders
c. The Development Of Borderline Personality and Self-Inflicted Injury
7. Other disorders
a. Trauma And Stressor-Related Disorders In Infants, Children and Adolescents
b. Bipolar Disorder
c. Autism Spectrum Disorder
d. Learning Disorder/Intellectual Disability
e. Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders
f. Eating Disorders

MAIN TEXT:

Beauchaine, T. P., & Hinshaw, S. P. (2017). Child and adolescent psychopathology (3rd ed.).
United States of America: John Wiley & Sons.

Wilmshurst, L. A. (2017). Child and adolescent psychopathology: A casebook. United States of

America: Sage Publications.

SUPPORTING TEXT:

American Psychiatric Association (2013). Diagnostic statistical manual of mental disorders, (5th
ed.). Washington D.C: American Psychiatric Association.

Galanter, C. A., & Jensen, P. S. (2016). DSM-5® Casebook and Treatment Guide for Child Mental
Health. United States of America: American Psychiatric Pub.

World Health Organization (2016). International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related
Health Problems (ICD-10). Malta: World Health Organization.

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