COUN 535 - Diagnosis Maladaptive Behavior

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This course provides an overview of the major disorders in the current edition of the DSM. A range of mental disorders from adjustment disorders to serious psychopathologies will be discussed. Additional topics will include an overview of the etiology, developmental course, multiaxial diagnosis, treatment planning, and policy/advocacy issues associated with various disorders to address socially responsible practice. Biological, environmental, cultural, intrapersonal, and interpersonal risk and protective factors will be addressed, along with the sociocultural and theoretical critiques of limitations of diagnosis and the DSM.