Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: identify and describe historical perspectives toward abnormal behavior; recognize and describe current trends and perspectives in understanding and treating mental illness; identify and describe the causes and treatments for major DSM-V classifications of abnormal behavior - their causes, manifestations and treatment (stress related disorders, anxiety disorders, OCD related disorders, psychosomatic disorders, personality disorders, addictive disorders, psychoses, organic disorders, eating disorders, mood disorders, suicide, and developmental disorders of childhood); compare the psychoanalytic, biological and cognitive-behavioral and social cultural theories about mental illness; and match and apply the major forms of treatment available today; independently locate sources of information about mental illness and demonstrate an ability to empathize with a person experiencing mental illness.