PY3103, Mining the Mind: Psychopathology

Conduct disorder is one of the predominant forms of child psychopathology. What psychosocial, biological and familial factors have been linked to conduct disorder? What treatment is available for children with conduct problems and how effective is pharmacotherapy compared to behavioural treatment or parent counselling programs?

Select a person either a historical character, a character in a fictional novel, a person in a non-fiction book, a person in a film who you believe has/had a psychological disorder. Give a description of this person and why you have chosen them for your case analysis. Then using the DSM-5 present an argument for why this person has/had a psychological disorder, name the disorder and features. Present a case for whether the person meets the criteria for the disorder. Keep in mind the number of cr...