Mental Health and Disorders

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) To explain ego defense mechanisms.
2) To explain descriptive diagnosis and classification of disorders.
3) To express mental disorders diagnosed in adulthood and elderly.
4) To express characteristics of delirium, demans, amnestic and other cognitive disorders.
5) To describe substance abuse and addiction disorders.
6) To explain schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders.
7) To differentiate characteristics of mood disorders with their symptoms.
8) To describe characteristics of anxiety disorders.
9) To explain characteristics of somatoform disorders.
10) To differentiate an factitious disorder from any other disorders.
11) To comprehend characteristics of dissociative disorders.
12) To explain sexual and sexual identity disorders.
13) To express eating disorders.
14) To describe sleep disorders.
15) To explain characteristics of adjustment and personality disorders.