MACAT 522 - Biopsychosocial Bases of Health and Dysfunction for Counselors

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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, is discussed. Additional topics include an overview of the etiology, developmental course, 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 are addressed, along with the sociocultural and theoretical critiques of limitations of diagnosis and the DSM. Topics also include an overview of the etiology, developmental course, treatment, and policy/advocacy issues associated with each disorder, focusing on socially responsible practice.