SOWK 7391 - Assessment and Differential Diagnosis

Three credit hours.

Psychopathology in children, adults; uses individual life cycle as framework for biological, social forces that prevent, limit individual social, psychological adaptation to environment during maturation process; emphasis on influence of gender and race on development of mental disorders, individual adaptation to social environment; use of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, DSM-IIIR as diagnostic reporting tool.

Prerequisites: SOWK 7330.