PL3236 Module Review

AY2017/18 Sem 1 1 Minute

PL3236 Abnormal Psychology

AY2017/18 Semester 1

Taught by Dr. Lohsnaah

Textbook: Hooley, Butcher, Nock, & Mineka (2017) + book of Singapore case-studies

Not gonna lie, I came into psych wanting to do clinical psychology but this module really dissuaded me because I learnt that (I’m gonna sound really stupid) it involves talking to people for a living. The textbook was a good ol’ Pearson one though.

Shocking.

Being the misanthrope that I am, no thanks. However, this was another strategic psych mod for this semester, since I didn’t know how hard 3k modules would be. There was a fully MCQ mid-term exam and there was supposed to be an MCQ + case-study final exam. However, due to extenuating circumstances, finals became short answer + case-study-based. 

Betrayal.

Don’t get me wrong, there were really interesting disorders introduced to us. I had an especially strong penchant for schizophrenia. I just didn’t like the rest of the content. lol

Dr Lohsnaah exhibited her experience as a clinical psychologist well, often bringing in examples of the clients she worked with. Unfortunately, the disorders they had weren’t in line with my interests, which was nobody’s fault really.

In addition to the 2 exams, there was a 30% (?) presentation on a case in the case-study book. The presentations were conducted during tutorials (2 presentations per tutorial). We formed pairs/triads for the presentation. Didn’t do too well for it (36/50) but I think my midterms saved me (92/100). Due to the poor performance on the presentation and my practically illegible handwriting for finals, I was glad to escape the module with an A.

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    1. It focused entirely on content from the textbook, including really obscure information. Nevertheless, they were simple questions. I don’t know how true it is but I also heard that all of the questions back then were from the test bank. However, the lecturer would probably avoid relying too much on the test bank now.

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      1. I see! My TA told us know that she’s more of a therapist than someone who will touch on the biological aspects of abnormal psychology. Will that be reflected in the way the MCQ will be tested? Or are the biological aspects such as knowing each chemicals/neurotransmitters equally important as knowing what are the symptoms and how they affect one’s behaviours and cognition?

        Sorry for bothering you!

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      2. Your TA is correct. When she taught me she explicitly told us to skip the parts related to biology and neurochemistry. However, I do not know whether the content will be the same now as it was then. However, the details for these topics, if tested, would likely take a backseat to symptoms, non-biological causes, treatment, etc

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