Module Overview

SLO: 10. Describe the characteristics and causal factors associated with major psychological
disorders.

This module covers Chapter 15. This chapter introduces you to some of the main concepts in psychological disorders, including

What are psychological disorders?
Describe what is meant by harmful dysfunction
Identify which disorders generally show the highest degree of heritability

Module Objectives

This module is the foundation for this course objective:

15.1 What are psychological disorders

Understand the problems inherent in defining the concept of psychological disorder
Describe what is meant by harmful dysfunction
Identify the formal criteria that thoughts, feelings, and behaviors must meet to be considered abnormal and, thus, symptomatic of a psychological disorder

15.3 Perspective of Psychological Disorders

Discuss supernatural perspectives on the origin of psychological disorders, in their historical context
Describe modern biological and psychological perspectives on the origin of psychological disorders
Identify which disorders generally show the highest degree of heritability
Describe the diathesis-stress model and its importance to the study of psychopathology

How we will accomplish the objectives

Here is a video walking you through the module (No video available).

Hello Class! Welcome to Module 13: Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Recommended Readings:

Chapter 13 (120 minutes)

13.1 What Is Industrial and Organizational Psychology?

13.2 Industrial Psychology: Selecting and Evaluating Employees

13.3 Organizational Psychology: The Social Dimension of Work

13.4 Human Factors Psychology and Workplace Design

*Organization Tip: Schedule a time to read each section of the chapter into your weekly schedule, this will prevent you from feeling overwhelmed by information.*

Recommended Videos/Article Review:
(Estimated Time: 30-45 minutes)
In this module you will find various videos the textbook has provided to enhance your learning. I have taken the time to provide the links within this week's modules for you to review after completing the recommended reading.

*Organization Tip: Review the video or article that corresponds with the readings. In your textbook, these sections are labeled as Link to Practice.*

Discussion Post:
(Estimated Time: 20-30 minutes)

Discussion: Industrial Organizational Psychology

What might be useful mechanism is for avoiding bias during employment interviews? Please respond in paragraph format (i.e. minimum of 6-8 sentences). Once you have completed your paragraph to answer the questions, please respond to 2 classmates. Your response needs to be substantial (i.e. more than "I agree with your answer") in order to receive full credit.

Assignment: Assignment: Industrial Organizational Psychology
(Estimated Time: 45-60 minutes)

Quiz: N/A