Section/Lesson Objectives

            The student will ...

   • Understand and describe the three common childhood disorders discussed in the course.
   • Discuss the possible causes of Tourette syndrome, autism, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
• Discuss how dissociative disorders develop
• Explain the unique nature of synesthesia
• State the difference between correlation and causation
• Understand the effects of confounding factors in relationships
   • Compare and contrast the various treatment methods discussed in the course
   • Understand and describe the concept of perceptual blindness
   • List the major mental illnesses that Albertans suffer from and state the prevalence of such illnesses in the general population