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Psychology

Code: MIMD010105     Acronym: PSICO

Keywords
Classification Keyword
OFICIAL Clinical Psychology

Instance: 2023/2024 - 1S Ícone do Moodle

Active? Yes
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 84 Official Plan from the academic year 2020/2021 1 - 4 45 108
NÃO INSCREVER - Plano exclusivo para uso administrativo 1 - 4 45 108

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

- identify the relationship that exists between Psychology and Dental Medicine;

- know the main behavioral systems;

- know and characterize the main stages of human development;

- understand stress models

- identify and understand the users' anxiety and fear situations

- be able to respond adequately to users' anxiety situations -

- understand the general principles of verbal and non-verbal communication

- be able to communicate effectively with patients of different ages, conditions and contexts.

Learning outcomes and competences

identify the relationship that exists between Psychology and Dental Medicine;

- know the main behavioral systems;

- know and characterize the main stages of human development;

- understand stress models

- identify and understand the users' anxiety and fear situations

- be able to respond adequately to users' anxiety situations -

- understand the general principles of verbal and non-verbal communication

- be able to communicate effectively with patients of different ages, conditions and contexts.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1 - Introduction to Psychology as a study of Human Behavior

1.1. Relationship between Psychology and Dental Medicine


2 - Behavioral systems

2.1. Learning

2.2. Memory

2.3. Intelligence

2.4. Emotion

2.5. Personality

2.6. Motivation

2.7. Individual beliefs and culture in oral health

 

3 - Human development

3.1. Ecological perspective of human development

3.2. The main stages of human development


4 - Psychology Applied to Dental Medicine

4.1 Stress models

4.2 Anxiety and fear in dentistry

4.3 Human Communication

4.3.1 Communication styles

4.3.2 Non-verbal and verbal communication

4.3.3 Communication Skills in Medical Contexts

Mandatory literature

Alonso, P., León, A., & Sánchez, J.; Psicología Médica, McGraw-Hill Interamericana, Madrid, 1996
Ayer, William; Psychology And Dentistry: Mental Health Aspects of Patients Care, The Haworths Press, NY, 2005. ISBN: 13: 978-0789022
Broadbent, J. M., Thomson, W. M., & Poulton, R.; Oral Health Beliefs in Adolescence and Oral Health in Young Adulthood, Journal of Dental Research, 85(4), 339-343, 2006
Joseph A. DeVito; The^interpersonal communication book. ISBN: 978-0-205-62570-3
Samuel F. Dworkin,; Behavioral science and dental practice. ISBN: 0-8016-1484-8
Henri Gleitman; Psicologia. ISBN: 978-972-31-1059-3
Humphris, G. Ling M.; Behavioral Sciences for Dentistry, Churchill Livingston, 2000. ISBN: 10: 0443051909 | 13: 9780443051906
David I. Mostofsky; Behavioral dentistry. ISBN: 978-0-8138-1273-7
Papalia, D. E., Feldman, R. D., & Olds, S. W.; A Child's World: Infancy Through Adolescence, McGraw-Hill, 2007
Jonathan Silverman; Skills for communicating with patients. ISBN: 978-1-85775-640-1

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical classes with exposition and discussion of the syllabus.


Theoretical-practical classes with carrying out practical activities such as debates and group work.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation Weight (%)
Teste 50,00
Trabalho escrito 40,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico 10,00
Total: 100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo 10,00
Frequência das aulas 50,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico 10,00
Trabalho escrito 30,00
Total: 100,00

Eligibility for exams

According to the General Regulation of the University of Porto Learners Assessment is considered a student fulfills the attendance to a course if, having been regularly enrolled, does not exceed the number limit faults corresponding to 25% of the foreseen classes, as regulated in the existing organizational unit.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final evaluation with written test and evaluation of group work.
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