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Psychopathology of the Adult and Alderly

Code: LPSI307     Acronym: PAI

Keywords
Classification Keyword
OFICIAL Psychology

Instance: 2025/2026 - 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 192 Official Curricular Structure 3 - 6 54 162

Teaching Staff - Responsibilities

Teacher Responsibility
Cidália Maria Neves Duarte

Teaching - Hours

Theoretical classes: 2,00
Theoretical and practical : 1,50
Type Teacher Classes Hour
Theoretical classes Totals 1 2,00
Cidália Maria Neves Duarte 2,00
Theoretical and practical Totals 5 7,50
Cidália Maria Neves Duarte 3,00

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

 



This UC aims to provide students with knowledge and competences that allow them to:

 

(i) comprehend and explain the dynamics of the illness process in different psychopathological conditions that affect adults and the elderly

(ii) based on the phenomenological and existential perspective, be able to develop a critical look at different systems of classification of disorders

(iii) be able to make a differential diagnosis between different nosological entities and,

(iv) finally, to be aware of the different paths, life trajectories and living conditions of each person seen as a Total Man.

Learning outcomes and competences

In this CU, we expect students to be able to: 

 



  1. analyze the individual in his singularity and in a phenomenological perspective;

  2. understand the relationship between psychopathology and psychology and other sciences;

  3. understand the dynamics of becoming ill in psychopathology;

  4. have a global and critical view of the different classification systems for the diagnosis of mental disorders;

  5. understand and make a differential diagnosis between different clinical conditions;

  6. understand the genesis of disturbances and the developmental processes involved. 








 

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, ...)


According to the official regulation of the FPCEUP (cf. art.º 9º). 
Although student workers do not need to conform to the request of presence in ¾ of the practical classes, they need to fulfill the other requirements. Plase contact the teacher at the beginning of the semester

Classification improvement

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