Optional discipline of Forensic Psychology

Code:

MML07

Acronym:

MML07

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Criminology
OFICIAL	Legal Sciences
OFICIAL	Social Science
OFICIAL	Health Sciences

Instance: 2015/2016 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Medical Teaching
Course/CS Responsible:	Master Degree in Forensic Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MML	22	Oficial Plan Bolonha 2008	2	-	3	27	125

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

Provide the student the opportunity to deepen their knowledge in this branch of knowledge, namely the importance in employment law, civil law and criminal law in connection with actual practice in various fields.

Learning outcomes and competences

Those who successfully master this gives the student a curriculum more valuable to develop into various types ofmedical-legal framework activities and ability to orient in this branch of science several of her members.

Working method

Presencial

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

Has achieved final aproval in the first year of the Master in Legal Medicine.

Program

Concept and extent of the importance of Forensic Psycology. Historical Overview. Organization forensic psychiatric and psychological in Portugal .Cognitive and intellectual deterioration . Dementias .

Psychology of Testimony . Gerontology versus Criminology domestic violence . Its importance in social crime . The role of shelters . The role of the expert. The preparation of the report of Forensic Psycology.

The importance of psychology in the diagnosis of maltreatment of minors. Their medicolegal importance.

Changes in behavior / delinquency / crime in childhood and adolescence: The importance of child psychiatry in Forensic Psychiatry . Personality disorders and criminal behavior. Deviant behavior not made aware . The perception of time and intertemporal decision- making in psychopaths

Suicidal behavior . Medico-legal aspects . The importance of psychology in prisons . Medicolegal aspects of psychopharmacology

Discussion of expert reports

Mandatory literature

Howitt, D; Introduction to Forensic & Criminal Psychology (3th ed.). Harlow: Pearson Ed., 2009
Abrunhosa, R; Delinquência, Crime e Adaptação à Prisão. Coimbra: Quarteto., 2000

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures of two hours with discussion of practical cases. Practical experience in the areas chosen by the student,whenever possible and in various types of public and private institutions.

Introduce the student to the curriculum of various disciplines together with the most important themes andsubjects considered essential for the formation of a Masters Degree in Forensic Medicine.

Conducting theoretical and practical work as a teaching themes, and Where To review scientific articles.


Discussion of expert reports

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	95,00
Participação presencial	5,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	54,00
Frequência das aulas	27,00
Total:	81,00

Eligibility for exams

By controlling for pupil attendance by signing the attendance register in each class. Be considered valid frequency presence in two thirds of the number of lessons in each

Lectures of two hours with discussion of practical cases. Practical experience in the areas chosen by the student, whenever possible and in various types of public and private institutions.

Introduce the student to the curriculum of various disciplines together with the most important themes and subjects considered essential for the formation of a Masters Degree in Forensic Medicine.

Conducting theoretical and practical work as a teaching themes, and Where To review scientific articles

Calculation formula of final grade

The classification is done theoretical d quantitatively on a scale from 0 to 20 points and also in a qualitative wayinto four grades, can not satisfy enough satisfies satisfies satisfies good very good. In the theoretical part of each question is scored the highest rating of proof shall be fourteen values.

Classification improvement

The student may request, in the following semester, improving the final classification of each of the theoretical modules of the Master.

Observations

Students who have successfully completed the Course of Specialization in Medical-Legal Sciences will receive preference in selection as students of the Master Course in Forensic Medicine of this Institute.