Medical Psychology II

Code:

MI242

Acronym:

PM2

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Medicine

Instance: 2022/2023 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Clinical Neurosciences and Mental Health Department
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master in Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIMED	290	Plano Oficial 2021	2	-	3	28	81

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

 The aim is to contribute to the emotional maturity of the apprentice, which may give rise to a therapeutic attitude.

What goes through acquiring knowledge in propaedeutics — clinical interviewing skills contemplating, on the one hand, the therapeutic dimension of doctor-patient relationship; and on the other hand, the illness behaviour and morbid lifestyles, stress and somatoform disturbs —, and semiotics.

Knowledge further complemented by training competencies allowing to recognize how the person influences symptom expression and how symptoms affect the person; as well as to identify toxic lifestyles. And furthermore, falling upon the doctor-patient relationship, through developing the capacity to manage a transference relationship in a therapeutic sense — here included empathic capacity, authenticity, and “knowing how to listen” in order to achieve a global diagnostic of the person and his circumstances.

Learning outcomes and competences

 

Understanding of propaedeutics — clinical interviewing skills contemplating, on the one hand, the therapeutic dimension of doctor-patient relationship; and on the other hand, the illness behaviour and morbid lifestyles, stress and somatoform disturbs —, and semiotics.

Recognition of how the person influences symptom expression and how symptoms affect the person; as well as identification of toxic lifestyles. And furthermore, falling upon the doctor-patient relationship, development of the capacity to manage a transference relationship in a therapeutic sense — here included empathic capacity, authenticity, and “knowing how to listen” in order to achieve a global diagnostic of the person and his circumstances.

 The importance given to the relationship doctor-patient interview and patient-focused is reflected in the weight of 30% that this matter has the final evaluation student

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

 

 

Program

 

heoretical classes:

1. Psychological aspects involved in medical practice

2.Doctor-patient encounter: psychological aspects of treatment. Building the relationship: counselling

3. Patient adherence. Placebo
4. Ageing
5. Death, dying and bereavement. Palliative care
6. Preventing illness and promoting health. Social context, health beliefs and risk-taking behaviours.
7. Medicine and smoking policy. Addiction and abuse: alcohol problems and illegal drugs
8. Eating and Obesity
9. Psychosomatics. Illness behaviour; somatization
10. Pain
11. Stress and stress management. Coping with illness and disability
12. Mental health, mental Illness. Abnormal psychology
13. Depression. Suicidal behaviour

Practical sessions:

1.Communication skills. Handling strong emotions

2. breaking bad news

Mandatory literature

Ayers S, deVisser R. ; Psychology for Medicine (1st Ed)
Alder B, Abraham CS, vanTeijlinge W, Porter M; Psychology and Sociology Applied to Medicine. An Illustrated Colour Text (3rd Edition). Churchill Livingstone, 2009
Froelich RE and Bishop FM; Clinical Interviewing Skills: Programmed Manual for Data Gathering Evaluation and Patient Management. , 1977
Ivey AE, Ivey MB, Zalaquett CP; Intentional Interviewing & Counselling. Facilitating Client Development in a Multicultural Society
Mota Cardoso R ; Competências de Comunicação Clínica

Teaching methods and learning activities

 

 

Overview lectures and seminars: one 1-hour theoretical session per week.

Practical sessions of a clinical nature about Doctor-Patient Relationship: 2h 30m per week,

Going through a tutored clinical interview of an outpatient,

Followed by a metaclinical discussion of aspects concerned with the established relationship, understandability of the patient, the illness and the physician and/or his intervention/attitude/reaction.

Assessment

Continuous assessment (scoring 6 out of 20): assessment of the capability for the correct handling of Doctor-Patient Relationship.

Theoretical assessment (scoring 14 out of 20) of the acquired knowledge.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	60,00
Participação presencial	40,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Frequência das aulas	11,00
Trabalho de campo	0,00
Trabalho laboratorial	17,00
Estudo autónomo	53,00
Total:	81,00

Eligibility for exams

 

 75% is the minimum number of attendance attendance;
Compulsory practical assessment with approval
final exam evaluation

Calculation formula of final grade

 continuing evaluation 6/20 values

 Theoretical test14/20 values

6 + 14 = 20 points

Examinations or Special Assignments

 

 

Internship work/project

 

 

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

 Compulsory practical assessment with approval
final exam evaluation.
In special contingents cases, although class attendance is not mandatory, it is highly recommended. 

 

Classification improvement

 75% is the minimum number of attendance attendance;
Compulsory practical assessment with approval
final exam evaluation, after obtaining frequency in the Regular Season exam

 

Observations