Neuroscience of Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Code:

PRCT11

Acronym:

NPMC

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Social Science

Instance: 2020/2021 - 1S (since 21-09-2020 to 19-12-2020)

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	http://modle.up.pt
Responsible unit:	Psychology
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Psychology Themes

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MTP	15	Official Curricular Structure	1	-	6	54	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

- To describe the neurobiological basis of behaviour.

- To explain the psychobiological basis of some of the most prevalent mental disorders.

- To explain the psychopathology and its impact on functionality.

Learning outcomes and competences

The syllabus is consistent with the objectives, since the curricular unit has been designed to allow the students to introduce themselves into the brain anatomy and the anatomo-physiological processes underlying the human behaviour, as the basis to the subsequent teaching-learning process related to the psychobiological basis of some of the most common mental disorders. Similarly the characteristic symptoms of mental disorders it will be approached, exploring their impact on human functioning and clarifying the relations between these two topics.

Working method

B-learning

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

Not applicable.

Program

- The neurobiological basis of behavior: phylogenetic development; anatomy and systems of neurotransmitters; orbitofrontal cortex; hippocampal formation; subcortical limbic structures; anterior cingulate subcortical circuit; subcortical circuit of the orbitofrontal cortex.

- Psychobiological basis of mental disorders: disturbances of mood; anxiety disorders; schizophrenia; obsessive-compulsive disorder; addictive behaviors.

- Psychopathology and its relations with different functional domains.

Mandatory literature

Adams, H., & Sutker, P. (Ed.) ; Comprehensive handbook of psychopathology (3rd ed). New York: Springer., 2001
Anthony, W. et al. ; Psychiatric Rehabilitation. Boston: Boston University, Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation., 2002
Associação Americana de Psicologia ; DSM-IV-TR Manual de Diagnóstico e Estatística das Perturbações Mentais (4ª Edição, texto revisto). Lisboa: Climepsi, 2002
Cummings, J. L. & Mega, M. S. ; Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience. Oxford University Press., 2003
Higgins, E. S. & George, M. S. ; The Neuroscience of Clinical Psychiatry: The Pathophysiology of Behavior and Mental Illness. Lippincott: Williams & Wilkins., 2007
Paul Johns; Clinical neuroscience. ISBN: 978-0-443-10321-6
Dale Purves; Neuroscience. ISBN: 0-87893-725-0
J. Leo van Hemmen; 23 problems in systems neuroscience. ISBN: 0-19-514822-3
Nicholas J. Wade; The^emergence of neuroscience in the nineteenth century. ISBN: 0-415-22839-5

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical classes with topics presentation and discussion.

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Exame	100,00
Participação presencial	0,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	54,00
Frequência das aulas	54,00
Trabalho de investigação	54,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

The students must have the minimum of 9.5 points in 20 at final evaluation.

The presence in class is mandatory according to the regulation in force in FPCEUP.

Calculation formula of final grade

The final classification is obtained with the final written work, which represents 100% of the classification.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable.

Internship work/project

Not applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable.

Classification improvement

The improvement of classification is done according to the regulation in force in FPCEUP.

Observations

The discipline uses Moodle platform.

This master is teach with the collaboration of ESTSP-IPP; some of the bibliography can be found at this school.

Considering the operational recommendations for the maintenance of presence format of school and non-school activities, but in the impossibility of ensuring the face-to-face operation of all school activities of the 1st semester of 2020/2021 in the current pandemic context, due to the lack of physical facilities capable of safely accommodating the number of students in this cycle of studies, this UC will take place totally at a distance format, with synchronous moments, making use of telematic procedures.