Mental Health Diversity, Diagnosis and Treatment
About this unit
This unit introduces students to the ways in which mental health has been conceptualised over time and an introduction to the diagnostic manual of mental disorders used by psychologists in Australia and around the world. Common mental disorders are introduced and explained in terms of their phenomenology and nosology, as well as theories about aetiology and approaches to treatment. Throughout the unit, cultural and biopsychosocial factors that relate to the classification, diagnosis, and treatment mental disorders are outlined. In sum, the unit develops student understanding in relation to mental health diversity, mental health disorders, and the major psychological treatments used to address them.
Content
- Conceptualising and researching distress and mental health
- Description and diagnosis of mental disorders across the lifespan
- Evidence based approaches for treatment of mental disorders
- Graduate Attribute 2 (Communication 2 – Communicating using different media)
- Graduate Attribute 3 (Teamwork 1 – Collaboration and negotiation)
- Graduate Attribute 4 (Teamwork 2 – Teamwork roles and processes)
- Graduate Attribute 5 (Digital Literacies 1 – Information literacy)
- Graduate Attribute 6 (Digital Literacies 2 – Technical literacy)