Are you interested in learning more about psychological disorders? In this ongoing course, we will discuss a different disorder each week. I will use a case-study based approach, meaning we will learn about disorders from examining patients. 

We will take a research and scientific approach to studying disorders. I will present information about each disorder and include current research on the causes and consequences of each psychological disorder. Students will gain an understanding of each disorder, but will not be able to diagnose disorders.

Here's the list of disorders we will cover. Join the class at any time - each week is independent from each other. I will continue to update our schedule of disorders each month.


Week of September 9th: Integrating brief exposure exercises to support cognitive processing therapy for treatment of PTSD: A case study

Week of September 16th: An in-depth look at post partum psychosis

Week of September 23rd: Why did psychologists conduct frontal lobotomies? 

Week of September 30th: A case of Munchausen syndrome, or factitious disorder imposed on the self

Week of October 7th: Obsessive-compulsive disorder case

Week of October 14th: Attachment and body representations in adolescents with personality disorder

Week of October 21st: An episode of psychotic depression in the setting of congenital corpus callosum agenesis: A case report

Week of October 28th: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing of Maleficium: Case Study of a “Cursed” Woman Suffering From Unexplained Pain

No prior knowledge of psychology is needed.