SYLLABUS:
PG3560, ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
AUBURN
UNIVERSITY, SPRING SEMESTER, 2001
F. Dudley McGlynn, Ph.D.
GTA: Trish Benson, M.A.
Text: Halgin, R. P., and Whitbourne, S. K. (2000). Abnormal
Psychology: Clinical perspectives on psychological disorders, 3rd
ed. McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 0-07-228982-1
Units: I. Pps. 1-19; Pps. 35-46; Chapter 4
II.
Chapters
6 and 7
III.
Chapters
5 and 8; Pps. 424-432
IV.
Chapters
9 and 10
Lectures: College students should be
able to read and understand what they read.
Therefore, class time will NOT generally be devoted to helping
you understand material that is in the book. Rather, class time will be devoted
to material that is difficult, important, or fun. Of course, if there is narrative in the book that you have
studied carefully but don't understand, then feel free to ask about it in class
or during office hours (below).
Tests and Reports: There are four Unit Exams each with 20 multiple-choice questions
from the book, and 20 multiple-choice questions from the lecture notes. There is a cumulative final examination with
approximately 50 multiple-choice questions from the book, and 50
multiple-choice questions from the lecture notes. The questions on the final are not the same as those on the unit
exams. You will receive a warning at least
one week before each unit exam. The
Final Examination will occur as scheduled by the university. Absence from an exam is only excused by
prior arrangement or documented emergency.
The Unit
Exams and Final Examination total 260 points.
Up to forty (40) required points
are to be earned as follows. Twice
videotapes will be shown in class.
For 10 points each you are to prepare brief reports about the
video. (Details will be discussed in
class.) For up to 20 points you are to
prepare a report about something outside of class. The focus of the report might be a video
that you rent; a movie that you see; a book or magazine article that you read;
an Internet site that you find. The
report should be written so as to show a serious attempt to apply your
developing knowledge of abnormal psychology to the real world.
Attendance policy: Attendance is not required; no record of attendance is kept. However, extremely poor attendance is not
acceptable and will be punished by grade lowering. Furthermore, many exam questions are made up
from the lecture notes; answers to them are not in the textbook. Therefore, you should either attend class
and take notes regularly or make some other arrangement to acquire a complete
set of lecture notes.
Atmosphere: I enjoy teaching abnormal psychology. I work at making it an outstanding class. I hope the atmosphere will be relaxed and
informal but, at argue, and discuss. We
will not shy away from objectionable features of our legitimate subject matter,
including disgusting activities and raw language. Drop the class if you wish to avoid violence, cruelty, deviant
sexuality, etc.
Office Hours: Anyone who wishes to get acquainted or who needs to discuss
something can drop by my office (209 Thach) Mon. - Thurs. after 3:45 p.m.
(Trish's office hours are 12:30-2:00, Thach 206, Mon. and Wed. or by
appointment.)
Grades: There are 300 total points.
The grades and percentages of these points are as follows:
A= 90% and higher
B= 80-89.99%
C= 70-79.99%
D= 65-69.99%
F= 64.99% and lower
About the Instructor:
F. Dudley McGlynn, Ph.D. (clinical psychology) University of
Missouri.
Clinical affiliations: Missouri State Psychiatric Hospital, Fulton, MO; Missouri State
School for the Mentally Retarded, Marshall, MO; Veterans Administration
Neuropsychiatric Hospital at Little Rock, AR; Bryce Hospital - Tuscaloosa, AL;
Mississippi State Penitentiary, Parchman, MS; Student Counseling Center,
Mississippi State University.
Faculty positions:
Mississippi State University (1968-1979)
University of Florida (1979-1987)
University of Missouri-Kansas City (1987-1990)
Auburn University (1990- ).
Professional Interests: behavior / cognitive therapy, anxiety disorders, dissociative
disorders, exposure therapy.
