Psychology of Deviant Behaviour

Code:

P403

Acronym:

PCD

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Psychology

Instance: 2010/2011 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Psychology
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master Psychology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIPSI	165	Official Curricular Structure 2007/2008	2	-	4	36	108

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

- To know and understand what it is deviant behaviour, namely by being able to distinguish this concept from other notions and to understand its’ socio-cultural and temporal relativism;
- To know the major themes in deviant behaviour analysis, to understand their complexity and to be capable of explaining, understanding or interpreting them considering the contributions from different disciplines;
- To know the main explanations and theories of the Psychology of deviant behaviour and to develop skills to apply them to specific contexts and behaviours;
- To know the intervention specificities and contexts of the psychologist in this field.

Program

1. The deviant behaviour. Definitions, critical discussion and distinction between concepts (deviation, marginality, disorder, illness...). The biopsychosociology of deviant behavior: transdisciplinarity and the complexity of the explicative process.
2. The theories of deviant behaviour: biological, psychological and socio-cultural; causes, structures and processes that lead to deviance.
3. The major themes in the deviant behaviour. The classic themes: crime, youth delinquency, drugs...; and the emergent themes: insecurity feelings, violence (urban, domestic,...), immigration, deviant sexualities, prostitution...
4. Intervention contexts and the role of the psychologist of deviant behaviour.

Mandatory literature

Agra Cândido; Biopsicossociologia do comportamento desviante
Thio Alex; Deviant behavior. ISBN: ISBN 0-395-32584-6
Agra Cândido; Entre droga e crime

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lecture with some discussion. Program contents are exposed to the large group and supported with power point presentations.

keywords

Social sciences > Sociology > Urban sociology
Social sciences > Psychological sciences > Psychology
Social sciences > Criminology
Health sciences > Neuroscience > Neuropsychology

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	42,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

Evaluation by final examination. Students must achieve the minimum mark of 9,5 values in 20.

Calculation formula of final grade

The final mark is given by the mark obtained in the final examination

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

The students with specific statutes will be evaluated in the same way.

Classification improvement

The attempt to improve the mark can be made by undertaking the final examination again (in accordance with the General Regulations).