Unit 5: Mental and Physical Health
Section outline
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Objective
You'll learn how psychologists promote mental and physical health and evaluate, study, and treat a range of psychological disorders.
Topics may include:
- An introduction to health and positive psychology
- Standards for diagnosing and approaches to explaining psychological disorders
- Neurodevelopmental and schizophrenic spectrum disorders
- Bipolar, depressive, anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive disorders
- Dissociative and trauma- and stress-related disorders
- Eating disorders and personality disorders
- Historical developments in psychological treatment
- Modern treatment options and methods
On The Exam
15%–25% of exam score
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Standards for diagnosing and approaches to explaining psychological disorders
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