19. What Happens When Things Go Wrong: Mental Illness, Part II

Introduction to Psychology (PSYC 110)

This lecture continues to cover one of the most salient areas within the field of psychology known as psychopathology, or clinical psychology. Following a discussion of the different ways of defining mental illness, Professor Bloom reviews several classes of clinical diagnoses including schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, dissociative disorders, and personality disorders. The lecture concludes with a brief introduction to therapy.

00:00 - Chapter 1. Identifying Mental Illness
11:30 - Chapter 2. Schizophrenia
24:51 - Chapter 3. Anxiety Disorders
30:35 - Chapter 4. Question and Answer on Schizophrenia and Anxiety Disorders
35:02 - Chapter 5. Dissociative Identity Disorders
44:58 - Chapter 6. Question and Answer on Dissociative Identity Disorders
46:31 - Chapter 7. Personality Disorders
54:33 - Chapter 8. Brief History on Therapy

Complete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://open.yale.edu/courses

This course was recorded in Spring 2007.

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