| Course | PSYC 645 Developmental Psychopathology (PSYC645) |
|---|---|
| Credit hours | 3 |
| Program | MS in Psychology |
| Length | 8 Module/Weeks, online |
| Weeks with written work | 4 of 8 |
| Samples on this site | 4 week sample papers |
| Sources | Liberty's 2026-2027 catalog and the published PSYC 645 course guide |
| Updated | October 2026 |
What PSYC 645 covers
The two forums fall in Modules/Weeks 1 and 5, each a 350 to 400 word thread with two replies of at least 200 words, every post carrying a scholarly citation and a biblical reference; the 5 to 7 minute narrated Treatment Evaluation Presentation comes in Module/Week 2.
Case Presentations of 4 to 5 pages on Wilmshurst's cases fall in Modules/Weeks 3, 4, 6 and 7, the 5 to 7 page Personal Perspective Paper in Module/Week 8, and a 25-question quiz with a 30-minute limit closes every module.
Exploration of developmental pathways, including specific disorders and their contexts, and risk/resilience. Special attention devoted to normal and deviant development, and principles of adaptive functioning. (Crosslisted with MSPS 610 )
PSYC 645 week by week, with the sample for each
| Week | Written work in the course guide | Points | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | DB Forum 1 (Course Requirements Checklist, Class Introductions and Quiz 1 also due) | 50 | Read the Week 1 sample |
| Week 2 | Treatment Evaluation Presentation (Quiz 2 also due) | 100 | Read the Week 2 sample |
| Week 3 | Case Presentation 1 (built on Wilmshurst casebook cases; not sampled) | No written paper this week | |
| Week 4 | Case Presentation 2 (built on Wilmshurst casebook cases; not sampled) | No written paper this week | |
| Week 5 | DB Forum 2 (Quiz 5 also due) | 50 | Read the Week 5 sample |
| Week 6 | Case Presentation 3 (built on Wilmshurst casebook cases; not sampled) | No written paper this week | |
| Week 7 | Case Presentation 4 (built on Wilmshurst casebook cases; not sampled) | No written paper this week | |
| Week 8 | Personal Perspective Paper (Quiz 8 also due) | 100 | Read the Week 8 sample |
Where PSYC 645 papers lose points
PSYC 645 work loses points when a forum treats a risk factor as destiny, when a treatment evaluation reports a faith-based technique without saying how thin its evidence is, when a diagnosis ignores a child's age, when a perspective paper dismisses the theories it rejects and when a chosen theory is named without its techniques.
Using a PSYC 645 sample well
The samples cite Parritz and Troy, Cicchetti and Rogosch, Masten, Luthar and colleagues, Felitti and colleagues, Walkup and colleagues, Thirlwall and colleagues, Rosmarin and colleagues, Morrow and colleagues, Sroufe and Rutter, Weisz and colleagues, Cicchetti and Hofmann and colleagues.
PSYC 645 questions, answered
What textbooks does PSYC 645 use?
The Parritz and Troy textbook on disorders of childhood, read from developmental principles to specific disorders, and Wilmshurst's casebook of child and adolescent psychopathology, whose cases are read each module.
What are the PSYC 645 Case Presentations?
Four APA papers with 4 to 5 page bodies that summarize clinical information from casebook cases of children and adolescents and recommend treatment, citing the case file and scholarly sources.
How are PSYC 645 quizzes set up?
A quiz closes every module: 25 multiple-choice items, open book and open notes, finished within 30 minutes, eight in all.
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