Psychopathology of the Adult and Alderly

Code:

LPSI307

Acronym:

PAI

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Psychology

Instance: 2021/2022 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Psychology
Course/CS Responsible:	First degree in Psychology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LPSIC	168	Official Curricular Structure	3	-	6	54	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

To understand the relationship between psychopathology and other sciences including psychology.Also to understand the logic of the curricular plan and the interest of the CU to the formation of clinical psychologists.Perceive the clinical and phenomenological methods, the deviation from the behavioral norm, develop competences in several contexts.Understand the several dynamics of being seek. The look of psychopathology as a way to bring us closer to the total man.
The normal and the abnormal in clinical,  psychology and psychopathology; personality dynamics and the dialogue with the world.
General psychopathology (affectivity, memory, consciousness, memory, communication, sence-perception, ...)
Special psychopatology (neuroses, psychoses, demential and dementias,...)

Learning outcomes and competences

To understand the relationship between psychopahology and psychology;
To understand and explain the dynamicas of illness;
To understand different classifications;
To be able to describe and make differential diagnosis between specific and clinical conditions.

Working method

Presencial

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

N/A

Program

1. The relationship between psychological and psychopathological.
2. From vital to existential.
3. The normal and the abnormal in psychopathological
4. Psychopathological classifications.
5. General and Special Psychopathology.

Mandatory literature

Fernández, F. A.; As quatro dimensões do doente depressivo., Gradiva, 2010
Scharfetter, Ch.; Introduction a la Psicopathologie, Ed. Morata, 1977
von Eckartsberg, R. ; Introducing Existential-Phenomenological Psychology. , In Valle, R. (Ed.), Phenomenological Inquiry in Psychology- Existential and Transpersonal Dimensions (pp. 3-20). New York: Plenum Press, 1998
Mazer, A.K. & Macedo, B.B. Juruena; Personality disorders , Personality disorders (2017) Angela K. Mazer, A.K. & Macedo, B.B. Juruena, F. 7;50(Supl Suplemento Temático: Psiquiatria I Capítulo 9 (86), 2017. ISBN: http://dx.doi.org/10.11606/issn.2176-7262.
Carlos Mota Cardoso; Os^caminhos da esquizofrenia. ISBN: 972-796-049-9

Teaching methods and learning activities

Exposition by teachers; discussion about clinical situations in practical classes: reading bibliography texts, watching movies.
In practical classes, students discussed clinical cases presented by Psichologists from the Unidade de Psicoterapia de Jovens, Adultos e Idosos da FPCE.

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Exame	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	108,00
Frequência das aulas	54,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

N/A

Calculation formula of final grade

The student must obtain the minimun of 10 values from 0 to 20 to obtain to be approved in the CU.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Quantitative: final examen
The final examen consists of two parts:
First part: developmental questions related with theorethical issues   (10 values); 
2nd part: questions related with practical classes (10 values).

Classification improvement

Yes,  from one time only until the time of appeal of the following year.