Product Description

Course Outline:

Delusional disorders are a form of psychosis, in which an individual suffers paranoid delusions. These are usually long lasting and don’t have an obvious physical cause, such as a head injury. In older people, they may be accompanied by auditory hallucinations (noises, sounds, and other people talking and so on, which don’t exist).

Delusions are beliefs that are not backed up by reality. Even though there may be evidence to the contrary and no one else believes them to be true, the person will still believe them. They tend to be beliefs of a suspicious nature, where the person believes something is not right with them or the world in general. This can cause serious problems for them. Delusional (paranoid) disorders are uncommon and affect around 1 in 3333 people. They commonly start around 40 – 55 years of age and happen slightly more in women.

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The Course Covers the Below Topics:

Disorders usually first diagnosed in infancy, childhood, or adolescence

Delirium, Dementia, Amnesic & Other Cognitive Disorders

Substance-Related Disorders

Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

Mood Disorders

Anxiety Disorders

Somatoform, Factitious, and Dissociative Disorders

Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders

Eating & Sleep Disorders

Impulse-Control Disorders; Adjustment Disorder

Personality Disorders

Learning Outcome:

Identify disorders first prevalent under 18 years of age.

Describe how you would diagnose a case of suspected Autism in a child of 4 years of age.

Compare and contrast delirium and dementia.

Does an internet search for images of PET scans and MRI of brains affected by delirium or dementia include the images an essay discussing these disorders?

Distinguish between substance abuse disorders and substance dependence disorders.

Differentiate between psychotic disorders.

Describe briefly the subtypes of Schizophrenia.

Distinguish between Unipolar disorders and bipolar disorders.

Outline a cognitive model of depression.

Describe different types of anxiety disorders.

Develop a treatment to overcome a client’s fear of spiders.

Distinguish between Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders.

Explain the primary criticisms of dissociative identity disorder.

Provide a diagnosis of a case study and justify your diagnosis.

Discuss Gender Identity Disorder, Paraphilia’s and Sexual Dysfunction.

Explain what distinguishes a preference of sexual act or object as a paraphilia.

Identify Eating Disorders and Sleep Disorders.

Explain how eating disorders develop.

Distinguish between Impulse Control Disorders and Adjustment disorders.

Develop a diagnostic table for impulse control disorders.

Distinguish between different types of Personality Disorder.

Differentiate between Narcissistic and Histrionic personality disorders.

Career Options:

Successful completion of this course will complement the below careers:

  • Psychologists
  • Counsellors
  • Mental health workers

Course Duration:

100 hours of Study

Tutor Support and Assessments

The difference between a good online course and a bad online course is in the quality of tutor support. Our tutors are always available to one-on-one support you via email or a phone call if necessary. We have a policy to get back to the student’s questions in 24-48 hours and assessments are marked within 3-4 days. Students never feel they are on their own and waiting forever. We are proud of the high-quality tutor support we provide from our highly qualified tutors.

Our assessments are designed is such a way that the student feels confident to move forward in the course as they complete each assessment. The feedback from the tutor not only reaffirms the student’s learning process but also gives an opportunity to the student to interact with the tutor regularly. Students are never penalised when their assignment work needs to be improved, rather they are given constructive feedback and requested to resubmit the section where they need improvement. Students do their assignment work at their own pace within the course duration and are not restricted by any deadlines which is the beauty of self-paced learning. The assessments will make the certificate achieved more credible and valuable to the student.

This course has approximately 8-10 assignments and 1 exam to complete the course successfully. You can opt out of the exam and receive a Certificate of Participation.

Pathways and Credits:

This course will receive credits towards some of our higher qualifications.

Payment Options:

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