PS32013: Developmental psychopathology
[Page last updated: 22 April 2025]
| Academic Year: | 2025/26 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Psychology |
| Credits: | 5 [equivalent to 10 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 100 |
| Level: | Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
| Period: |
- Semester 1
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| Assessment Summary: | EXOB 100% |
| Assessment Detail: |
- Open-book written examination (EXOB 100%)
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
Before taking this module you must take PS22009 OR take PS20107
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| Learning Outcomes: |
This unit will introduce you to different mental health disorders of childhood and adolescence and discuss a range of clinical interventions that have been used to treat these disorders.
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| Synopsis: | Gain introductory knowledge of some of the most common mental health disorders of childhood and adolescence. You'll explore a range of clinical interventions used to treat these mental health disorders.
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| Content: | By the end of this unit you should be able to:
- Critically evaluate a number of models of developmental psychopathology
- Critically examine concepts of abnormality and diagnostic systems frequently used to classify mental health disorders in childhood and adolescence
- Assess and evaluate a number of clinical interventions used in the treatment of developmental psychopathologies in childhood and adolescence
- Discuss the causes and treatment of a variety of developmental psychopathologies in childhood and adolescence including childhood anxiety and externalising disorders such as ADHD
- Compare and contrast psychological, social, and biological perspectives on developmental psychopathology in childhood and adolescence
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| Course availability: |
PS32013 is Optional on the following courses:
Department of Education
- UHED-AFB20 : BA(Hons) Education with Psychology (Year 3)
- UHED-AKB12 : BA(Hons) Education with Psychology with Professional Placement (Year 4)
Department of Psychology
- UHPS-AFB10 : BSc(Hons) Psychology (Year 3)
- UHPS-AKB03 : BSc(Hons) Psychology with Year long work placement (Year 4)
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2025/26 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2026/27 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2025/26.
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