PSY-8164

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Textbook

Abnormal Psychology

Hooley, J. M., Nock, M. K., & Butcher, J. N. (2019). Abnormal Psychology (18th ed.). Pearson Education (US). 

• Read Chapters 4 and 16. Chapter 4 provides valuable information on clinical assessment and diagnosis of the disorder categories.  Chapter 16 introduces you to psychological treatments.

DSM Resource

DSM-5-TR: Rationale, Process, and Overview of Changes

American Psychiatric Association. (2022). DSM-5-TR: Rationale, process, and overview of changes. 

• This is a helpful resource discussing the changes from DSM-5 to DSM-5-TR.

Research on Newer Therapies

Somatic Experiencing Therapy

Kuhfuß, M., Maldei, T., Hetmanek, A., & Baumann, N. (2021). Somatic experiencing - effectiveness and key factors of a body-oriented trauma therapy: A scoping literature review. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 12(1), 1929023. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2021.1929023 

Family Constellation Therapy

Konkolÿ Thege, B., Somogyi, B., & Szabó, G. S. (2022). The effectiveness of family constellation therapy in reducing psychopathological symptoms in a naturalistic setting. Psychiatria Danubina, 34(3), 497–505. https://doi.org/10.24869/psyd.2022.497 

• Both of these resources will introduce you to newer therapies used in the treatment of disorders.

Learning Activity Resources

What is Internal Family Systems Therapy? (video)

[Lewis Psychology]. (2023, January 9). What is Internal Family Systems Therapy? IFS Explained [Video]. YouTube.

• Provides a helpful and easy-to-understand introduction to IFS.  

Guided IFS Therapy Session / Exercise for Inner Healing (video)

[Huberman Lab Clips]. (2025, March 5). Guided IFS Therapy Session / Exercise for Inner Healing [Video]. YouTube.  

• Presents a guided IFS therapy session, which should be interesting to see.