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FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND LIBERAL ARTS

GSP500 CHILD & ADOLESCENT CLINICAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY

Course title : CHILD & ADOLESCENT CLINICAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY

Course code : GSP500
Credit hours :2
Pre-requisite : Nil
Lecturer : Lee Sook Huey

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course is designed to familiarize the candidates with the range of clinical
psychopathologies, which include symptom disorders and personality disorders. This course
is crucial to the candidates’ ability to administer proper diagnosis of mental disorders for
minor clients.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

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

Learning Outcomes Assessment

Demonstrate an understanding of the symptoms of minor Assignment / Presentation /
psychopathology base on latest version of Diagnostic and Test / Examination
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).

Able to perform diagnosis of clinical symptoms for minor Assignment / Presentation /

clients. Test / Examination

Explain the diagnosis to the client. Assignment / Presentation /

Test / Examination

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GRADING:
Role Play 30%
Case Study 20%
Report Writing 10%
Final Examination 40%_
Total 100%

CONTENT:

1. Introduction to Child and Adolescent Psychopathology

2. Vulnerabilities and Risk Factors for Child and Adolescent Psychopathology

3. Orientation to Psychiatric Diagnosis and Nosology for Child and Adolescent

Psychopathology

4. Diagnostic Clinical Evaluation & Mental Status Examination for Child and
Adolescent Psychopathology

5. Externalizing Disorders
• Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder
• Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Conduct Disorder and Juvenile Delinquency
Substance Use Disorders

6. Internalizing Disorders
• Anxiety Disorders
• Depression Disorders
• The Development of Borderline Personality and Self-Inflicted Injury

7. Other Disorders
• Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders in Infants, Children and Adolescents
• Bipolar Disorder
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Learning Disorders/ Intellectual Disability
• Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders
• 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.

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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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