Course Title: Trends in Psychopathology
Course Code: PSYC244
Credit Units: 2
Level: UG
Course Objectives:
This course will help students to learn about the new psychological disorders and also make them clear about classification of these disorders, help them to
arrive at a correct diagnosis based on two major classification systems, DSM-V and ICD-10 and to make them learn about symptoms of new specific disorders
Prerequisites: Nil
Course Content Syllabus:
Module I Introduction of DSM-V
History of DSM, Objective, approach, Significance & Limitations of DSM-V.
Basics Organizational Structure, Diagnostic criteria and codes of DSM-V 20%
Module II Approaches
Differences between DSM-IV & DSM-V, Comparison and similarities of DSM-V & ICD-
10
20%
Module III New additions in DSM-V-I
Tobacco Use Disorder, Temper Tantrums, Internet Gaming Disorder/Internet Addiction 20%
Module IV New additions in DSM-V-II
Binge-Eating Disorder and Somatic Symptom Disorder 20%
Module V New additions in DSM-V-III
L T P/S SW TOTAL CREDIT UNITS
2 0 0 02
