Abnormal psychology in a changing world (10th ed.)

2.1 Identify the major parts of the neuron, the nervous system, and the cerebral cortex, and describe their functions. 2.2 Evaluate biological perspectives on abnormal behavior. 2.3 Describe the key features of psychodynamic models of abnormal behavior and evaluate their major contributions. 2.4 Describe the key features of learning-based models of abnormal behavior and evaluate their major contributions. 2.5 Describe the key features of humanistic models of abnormal behavior and evaluate their major contributions. 2.6 Describe the key features of cognitive models of abnormal behavior and evaluate their major contributions. 2.7 Evaluate ethnic group differences in rates of psychological disorders. 2.8 Evaluate the sociocultural perspective in our understanding of abnormal behavior. 2.9 Describe the diathesis-stress model of abnormal behavior. 2.10 Evaluate the biopsychosocial perspective on abnormal behavior. 2.11 Identify three of the major types of helping professionals and describe their training backgrounds and professional roles. 2.12 Describe the goals and techniques of the following forms of psychotherapy: psychodynamic therapy, behavior therapy, person-centered therapy, cognitive therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, eclectic therapy, group therapy, family therapy, and couple therapy. 2.13 Evaluate the effectiveness of psychotherapy and the role of nonspecific factors in therapy. 2.14 Evaluate the role of multicultural factors in psychotherapy and barriers to use of mental health services by ethnic minorities. 2.15 Identify the major categories of psychotropic or psychiatric drugs and examples of drugs in each type, and evaluate their strengths and weaknesses. 2.16 Describe the use of electroconvulsive therapy and psychosurgery and evaluate their effectiveness. 2.17 Describe the use of psychosurgery and evaluate its effectiveness. 2.18 Evaluate biomedical treatment approaches.