Course TO 204 · Year II · Autumn 2023-2024

Psychopathology

Compulsory course in Occupational Therapy, taught by Cornel-Victor Igna.

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Overview

Lecturer
Cornel-Victor Igna
Seminar tutor
Călina Ana Buțiu
Type of course
Compulsory
Language of instruction
Romanian
Erasmus language
English
Domain
Psychology
Field of study
Occupational Therapy
Form of education
Full-time
Form of instruction
Class
Credit awarded by
Grade
Teaching methods
Lecture, Debate, Problematization, Examples and case studies, Learning by discovery
Entry requirements
Psychology

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 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.

Learning outcomes

Grade

Assessment

Written paperSeminar evaluation sheet

Recommended reading

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