You will be expected to write two essays, and each essay will be allocated 25 marks. Please note that you can use the teaching slides posted on Learn2025 as a guide only of the material covered in class; you are expected to engage with the textbook material. The essays will include content from the following chapters: Chapter 1: Origins and Causes of Psychopathology, Chapter 2: Describing and Classifying Abnormal Behaviour, Chapter 15: Neurodevelopmental and Other Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence.

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• University: University of KwaZulu-Natal
• School: School of Applied Human Sciences, Howard College Campus
• Course: Psychopathology (PSYC341)
• Document Type: Main Examination Guide
• Exam Date: 09 June 2025
• Test Venue: OMSH
• Time: 9:00 – 12:00

The Main Exam Paper is divided into two sections:

• Section A: Consists of two essays, each allocated 25 marks. Students are expected to use teaching slides posted on Learn2025 as a guide and engage with textbook material.

The essays will include content from the following chapters:

• Chapter 1: Origins and Causes of Psychopathology
  • Know and understand the Social Perspectives.
  • Know and understand the Cultural Perspectives on Mental Health.
• Chapter 2: Describing and Classifying Abnormal Behaviour
  • All material covered under Chapter 2 of the prescribed textbook.
  • The subtopic to be excluded in the exam prep for Chapter 2 is the Contemporary Classification of Mental Disorders.
• Chapter 15: Neurodevelopmental and Other Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence
  • Know and understand the Externalising Disorders diagnosed in childhood.
  • Know and understand the risk factors associated with the causes, development and maintenance of the Externalising Disorders.