Abnormal Psychology: Schizophrenia & Other Psychotic Disorders

Abnormal Psychology: Schizophrenia & Other Psychotic Disorders

In this course, we will discuss abnormal psychology, specifically schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders.

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30 minutes

per class

Twice per week

over 3 weeks

12-17

year olds

1-6

learners per class

per learner - per class

How does a “Multi-Day” course work?

Meets multiple times at scheduled times

Live video chats, recorded and monitored for safety and quality

Discussions via classroom forum and private messages with the teacher

Great for engaging projects and interacting with diverse classmates from other states and countries

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Description

Class Experience

Are you interested in learning about abnormal psychology? In this course, we will learn about two different types of disorders: schizophrenia and psychotic disorders. 

We will take a scientific and research-based approach to learning about these disorders. During each meeting, I will present information about how psychologists classify each disorder, we will test our knowledge with fictional case studies, learn why these disorders occur, and examine current research studies of the...

I have a PhD in psychology from the University of Arizona. I've taught college classes for over ten years.

1 hour per week in class, and maybe some time outside of class.

I will present case studies of people who have these disorders. The case studies are meant to represent the different symptoms of these disorders and give learners a chance to greater understand the disorders.

I will refer to the DSM-V and the textbook Understanding Abnormal Behavior by David Sue, Derald Wing Sue, and Stanley Sue.

Teacher

Shannon Holleran, PhD.

🇺🇸

Lives in the United States

Social/Personality Psychologist

121 total reviews

185 completed classes

About Me

Welcome! I'm a social/personality psychologist. This means I look at how the people around us and our personality traits impact our thoughts, feelings, and behavior.

I'm passionate about making psychology relatable to everyday life. In my...