Psychology II

Code:

MD2409

Acronym:

P II

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Clinical Psychology

Instance: 2011/2012 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	http://moodle.up.pt/course/view.php?id=3561
Responsible unit:	Mestrado Integrado
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master in Dental Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIMD	89	PLANO OFICIAL 2007/2008 BOLONHA	2	-	3	45	81

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Aims:
To explore the interdisciplinar feature of Psychology, deepening its relationship with Dental Medicine;
To explore several issues related to the communication and to the relationship between the doctor and the patient, creating opportunities for students to attain adequate competencies;
To address the psychological challenges that may arouse during a dental appointment, developing and practicing strategies to manage them;
To support the development of students' critical and sicentific thinking, giving awerness about the importance of researching in the field of Psychology <-> Dental Medicine.

Skills; the student will be able to:
- manage and adapt the therapeutic relationship with the patient, promoting the patient well-being, as well as the efficacy of dental interventions;
- identify and magane in an adequate and assertive way several psychological challenges that may occur during a dental appointment;
- think in a critical and scientific way, being aware of the importance of researching in the field.

Program

Unit 1 - The environemnt and the therapeutic relationship in Dental Medicine
Unit 2 - Searching for a Dentint
Unit 3 - Challenges in the dental appointment
Unit 4 - Reflexion and researching questions

Mandatory literature

Ayer William A.; Psychology and dentistry. ISBN: 978-0-7890-2295-8
Freeman Ruth; Communicating in dental practice. ISBN: 978-1-85097-099-8
Lloyd Margaret; Comunication skills for medicine. ISBN: 978-0-7020-3058-1
Mostofsky David I.; Behavioral dentistry. ISBN: 978-0-8138-1273-7
Silverman Jonathan; Skills for communicating with patients. ISBN: 978-1-85775-640-1

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures
- Program contents presentation and discusion

Pratical Classes
- Practical activities (rôle-playing, debates, group dynamics…)

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Eligibility for exams

Criteria:
- 75% minimum of class attendance;
- to activelly participate in the class activities;
- to produce and to deliver the requested pratical works;
- to attend to the final exam;
- 9,0 values minimum (on a 0 to 20 points scale) in each assesment element.

Calculation formula of final grade

Attendance componente
10% - Class attendance

Theoretical component (descontinuous-terminal)
45% - Final exam

Practical component (continuous, processual)
10% - Participation in the class activities
35% - Group works/tasks

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Students with special status, such as working students (Despacho N.° GR.03/05/2011) and finalists(art. 9, do Regulamento Geral para Avaliação dos Discentes da UP) may benifit from a special assessment when they can not attend to classes. These students are advised to speak with the teachers in the beginning of the semester, so the special assessment may be defined in time.