Abnormal Psychology Level 3 Certificate Course

There are 11 lessons:

1. Disorders Usually First Diagnosed in Infancy
   • Criteria for determining abnormality
   • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
   • Childhood Disorders
   • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
   • Conduct Disorder
   • Mental Retardation
   • Aspergers Disorder
   • Stereotypic Movement Disorder
   • Normal Functioning
   • Depression in Childhood
   • Anxiety Disorders
   • Types of Therapy; Alderian, Behaviour, Existential, Gestalt, Person Centred Therapy, Psycho analysis, Rational Emotive, Reality Therapy, Transactional.
     
2. Delirium, Dementia, Amnesic and Other Cognitive Disorders
   • Types of cognitive disorders
   • Delirium
   • Dementia
   • Types of Dementia
   • Alzheimer's Disease
   • Comparing Dementia and Delirium
   • Amnesia
   • Cognitive Disorder NOS
   • Pseudo Dementia
   • Research Methods in Biopsychology
     
3. Substance-Related Disorders
   • Scope and nature of Substance Abuse
   • Reasons for Using Drugs
   • Substance Dependence
   • Intoxication and Withrawal
   • Alcohol Dependence and DT's
   • Substance Dependence
   • Substance Abuse
   • Drug Misuse
   • Classes of Drugs
   • Amphetamines
   • Cocaine
   • Crack
   • Opium and Heroin
   • LSD
   • Other Drugs, steroids, ritalin, inhalants, etc
   • Risks with specific drugs
   • Older adults susceptible to Prescription Misuse
     
4. Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders
   • Scope and nature
   • Psychosis
   • Treating Psychosis
   • Schizoaffective Disorders
   • Delusional (Paranoid) Disorders
   • Onset of Schizophrenia
   • Symptoms of Schizophrenia
   • Treating Schizophrenia
   • Schizophrenia and violence
   • Biology of Schizophrenia
   • Anipsychotic Medications
   • Psychosocial Treatments
   • Role of the Patients Support System
     
5. Mood Disorders
   • Depressive Disorders
   • Determining Type of Depression
   • Unipolar disorders and bipolar disorders.
   • Risk Factors for Depression
   • Men and Depression
   • Diagnostic Evaluation and Treatment
   • Types of Treatment
6. Anxiety Disorders
   • Scope and Nature
   • Anxiety Symptoms
   • Generalised anxiety disorders
   • Phobic anxiety disorders
   • Panic disorder
   • Treatments -intervention, drugs, etc.
   • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
     
7. Somatoform, Factitious, and Dissociative Disorders
   • Somatisation Disorder
   • Conversion Disorder
   • Pain Disorder
   • Hypochondriasis
   • Body Disymorphic Disorder
   • Factitios Disorders;types, symptoms, causes, diagnosis
   • Munchausens Syndrome
   • Disconnective Disorders
   • Psychogenic Amnesia
   • Psychogenic Fague
   • Disconnective Identity Disorder
   • Depersonalisation Disorder
     
8. Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders
   • Scope and Nature
   • Hypoactive Sexual Disorder
   • Sexual Aversion
   • Fermale Sexual Arousal Disorder
   • Male Erectile Disorder
   • Female and Male Orgasmic Disorders
   • Premature Ejaculation
   • Dispareunia
   • Vaginismus
   • Secodary Sexual Dysfunction
   • Paraphylias
   • Paedophilia
   • Gender Identity Disorder (Transexualism)
     
9. Eating and Sleep Disorders
   • Scope and nature of Eating Disorders
   • Anerexia Nervosa
   • Biulimia
   • Binge Eating Disorder
   • Treatment Strategies
   • Research Findings and Directions
   • Sleep Disorders; scope and nature
   • Treatments for Sleep Apnea
   • Prognosis for Sleep Apnea
     
10. Impulse-Control Disorders; Adjustment Disorder
    • Symptoms of adjustment disorders
    • Risk Factors for Adjustment Disorders
    • Impulse Control Disorders
    • Intermittent Explosive Disorder
    • Kleptomania
    • Pyromania
    • Pathological Gambling
    • Trichotillomania
    • Compulsive Skin Picking
      
11. Personality Disorders
    • Scope and Nature of Personality Disorders
    • Antisocial Personality Disorder
    • Avoidant Personality Disorder
    • Dependent Personality Disorder
    • Histrionic Personality Disorder
    • Narcissistic Personality Disorder
    • Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder
    • Paranoid Personality Disorder
    • Schizoid Personality Disorder
    • Borderline Personality Disorder; symptoms, treatment, research, etc.

Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to ADL, marked by the ADL's tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.

Your learning experience with ADL will not only depend on the quality of the course, but also the quality of the person teaching it. This course is taught by Iona Lister and your course fee includes unlimited tutorial support throughout. Here are Iona's credentials:

Iona Lister
Licentiate, Speech and Language Therapy, UK, Diploma in Advanced Counselling Skills.

Iona has been a clinician and manager of health services for fifteen years, and a trainer for UK-based medical charities, focusing on psychosocial issues, mental health disorders, and also the promotion of communication skills for people in helping roles. She tutors and facilitates groups via workshops and teleconferences, and now specialises in Sight Loss. As a freelance writer, she contributes regular feature articles for magazines, has written five published books, as well as published courses relating to personal development and counselling skills.

Iona has also written published books, courses and articles across a wide range of subjects, mostly in the areas of health, counselling, psychology, crafts and wildlife.

She has drawn experience from clinical and managerial experience within the NHS as well as medical and humanitarian subjects. She has been a regular feature writer and expert panel member of a national magazine for six years.

Books include: A Guide to Living with Alzheimer's Disease (and associated dementias), The Psychology of Facial Disfigurement; a Guide for Health and Social Care Professionals, When a Medical Skin Condition Affects the Way you Look; A Guide to Managing Your Future, Facing Disfigurement with Confidence, Cross Stitch: A Guide to Creativity and Success for Beginners.
Courses written include: Mental Health and Social Work, Counselling Skills, Understanding and Responding to Substance Misuse, Journalling for Personal Development, Guided Imagery, Stress Management.

Current work includes: Tutor: Courses associated with Creative Writing, Counselling Skills, Psychology, Holistic Therapy, Certified Hypnotherapist and Hypnotension Practitioner.

Facilitator of Teleconference Groups: Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB)

Trainer (Skills for Seeing): Macular Society

Reviewer of Books/Information: Macmillan Cancer Support

Fundraiser: Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), Embroidery/Art Groups Facilitator, Board Member

Website Manager: The Strathcarron Project, Coordinator (Delaware & Tennessee) Human Writes