Psycho-oncology

Code:

MO08

Acronym:

PSIO

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Health Sciences

Instance: 2022/2023 - 1S (of 12-09-2022 to 10-02-2023)

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Molecular Pahology and Immunology
Course/CS Responsible:	Master Degree in Oncology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MO	20	Oficial Plan 2018	1	-	3	23	81

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

Introduction to the field of Psycho-Oncology.

Learning outcomes and competences

1. Know the scope of the intervention in psycho-oncology.


2. Know the spectrum of distress in psycho-oncology.


3. Understand the impact of the disease and it's treatments on patients and their families


4. Identify the main theories and psychological interventions in oncology.


5. Acquire basic knowledge on psychopharmacological strategies and organicity in oncology.


6. Aquire basic notions on Psycho-Oncology and Palliative care.


7. Develop basic communication skills in oncology.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. History and concept of Psycho-Oncology, hospital context, multidisciplinary team, humanization, health care organization and policies relevant to psycho-oncology.


2. Distress continuum and cancer.


3. Patient experience with cancer over the course of illness and major treatments.


4. Patient experience with cancer in different sites and with specific symptoms resulting from disease or treatments.


5. Quality of life and survivorship.


6. Psychological approaches in the continuum of distress. Theories and interventions.


7. Cancer and family.


8. Psychotropic and organicity in cancer patients.


9. Psychological interventions in palliative care and grief.


10. Communication in oncology.

Mandatory literature

David W. Kissane; Oxford textbook of communication in oncology and palliative care. ISBN: 978-0-19-873613-4
Jimmie C. Holland; Psycho-oncology. ISBN: 978-0-19-936331-5

Complementary Bibliography

Emília Albuquerque | Ana Sofia Cabral; Psico-Oncologia - Temas fundamentais, LIDEL, 2015. ISBN: 978-989-752-136-2
Neimeyer, R.; Meaning Reconstruction & the Experience of Loss , American Psychological Association, 2010. ISBN: 978-1-55798-742-6

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical and practical sessions, with content exposure, as well as clinical case discussions and role-play.

Type of evaluation: Final exam.

Evaluation formula: Evaluation type

The evaluation of the Psycho-Oncology Unit will take place through a final exam.
This evaluation focuses on the knowledge acquired in all the sessions.

keywords

Social sciences > Psychological sciences

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	23,00
Frequência das aulas	30,00
Total:	53,00

Eligibility for exams

Terms of frequency: Attendence of, at the least, 75% of all the sessions

Calculation formula of final grade

The approval in the Unit of Psycho-Oncology implies obtaining a grade equal or superior to 9.5 values in the final exam and presence in classes.