Course aims:

Assimilating the basics. Use of specialized language. Ability to interpret clinical information
Understanding specialized assessments.
Developing the competence to take measures according to the clinical data specific to each case

Course Entry Requirements:

Psychology

Course contents:

1. Health and normality. Definition of concepts. 2. Disontogeneity. 3. Vulnerability. 4. The social support network. 5. Personality disorders. 6. Serious disorders (psychosis). 7. Disorders associated with somatic diseases. 8. Psychological disorders associated with addictions 9. Psychological disorders associated with eating behavior 10. Psychic disorders that occur as a result of experiencing episodes of life marked by violence. 11. Psychiatric disorders associated with old age. 12. Counseling vs. psychotherapy 13. Treatment and management strategies. 14. Ethical and legal aspects.

Teaching methods:

Lecture, Debate, Problematization, Examples and case studies, Learning by discovery

Learning outcomes:

Grade

Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:

Written paper Seminar evaluation sheet

Recommended reading:

ROBIN S. ROSENBERG AND STEPHEN M. KOSSLYN, Abnormal Psychology - http://www.brainm.com/software/pubs/books/Abnormal_Psychology-NeuroPsychoSocial.pdf, Worth Publishers, New York, 2011,
Alan Carr, Abnormal psychology - http://simbi.kemenag.go.id/pustaka/images/materibuku/Abnormal%20Psychology.pdf, Taylor and Francis, Philadelphia, 2003,
Henry E. Adams & Patricia Sutker, Comprehensive handbook of psychopathology, Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001,