By the end of this course, students should:
1) have an understanding of what differentiates normal from 
abnormal functioning,  
2) take an integrative, developmental-systems perspective on 
child and adolescent psychopathology rather than a simplistic 
understanding of diagnostic criteria, 
3) take into consideration the biological, social, affective, 
cognitive, and developmental aspects of disorders and how 
these aspects relate to the etiology, impairment, and 
expression of disorders, 
4) have an understanding of risk and protective factors  that 
underlie and relate to disorders, many of which cut across 
disorders,
5) have a working knowledge of the disorders and behavioral 
problems that typically are diagnosed in childhood (e.g., 
ADHD) as well as disorders that affect children but are not 
specific to childhood (e.g., Depressive Disorders), 
6) have sensitivity to how cultural, contextual, and 
developmental issues might impact the development of a 
disorder as well as our assessment of individuals for the 
presence of a disorder.

1.  Normal and abnormal behavior
2.  Theories and causes
3.  Scientific approach to researching disorders
4.  Assessment, diagnosis, and treatment
5.  Intellectual and learning disorders
6.  Autism-spectrum disorder
7.  Childhood- and early-onset schizophrenia
8.  Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
9.  Conduct problems
10. Depressive disorders
11. Bipolar disorders
12. Anxiety disorders
13. Obsessive-compulsive disorders
14. Trauma- and stressor-related disorders

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by the University’s academic honesty policy, “A Culture of 
Honesty,” and the Student Honor Code. All academic work must 
meet the standards described in “A Culture of Honesty” found 
at: https://ovpi.uga.edu/academic-honesty/academic-honesty-
policy. Lack of knowledge of the academic honesty policy is 
not a reasonable explanation for a violation. Questions 
related to course assignments and the academic honesty policy 
should be directed to the instructor.