THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING

Course objectives

Skills to be acquired Students should know the history of child neuropsychiatry, have knowledge of the epidemiology and of the etiopathogenesis of the main developmental neuropsychiatric diseases, be able to discuss the symptoms and the evolution of disturbances in different age groups. They should acquire skills for the diagnosis of developmental neuropsychiatric disorders and for the methodological bases for its preventive and clinical, diagnostic and psychotherapeutic interventions. Learning outcomes Students completing the course will learn about the main stages of typical neuro-psycho-motor development of the child and will have the tools to perform a nosographic framework in Child Neuropsychiatry in order to use it in the clinical practice. They will be able to identify the neurological and psychological consequences of developmental neuropsychiatric disorders and to recognize the alterations of the neurobehavioral development. Students will have the tools to implement a clinical evaluation and a psychological intervention in the major neuropsychiatric disorders of childhood.

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Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
Infant behavior observation. The relationship between the chiald and his/her contexts. Developmental psychology and developmental psychoanalysis. The development of communication in the child. Melanie Klein's theory of mind. The theory of attachment
Prerequisites
A good knowledge of dynamic psychology is needed, in particular of the theory of the object relations. Other prerequisites regarding the logical reasoning are needed: deductive, abductive reasoning skills; ability to synthesize; tolerance towards the ambiguity of the stimulus and exploratory attitude; hypothetical reasoning skills, openness to hypotheses disconfirmation; good general basic culture
Books
Margaret Rustin, 2017, Revisiting Melanie Klein’s Narrative of a Child Analysis: some thoughts about contemporary approaches to clinical practice in the light of Klein’s fearless approach to interpretation, Before and Beyond Words: Exploring Melanie Klein’s Work and Influence, the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Scotland Medical Psychotherapy Faculty in conjunction with the Melanie Klein Trust, 24-25 November 2017, Pitlochry Festival Theatre [http://melanie-klein-trust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Revisiting_MKs_Narrative_Margaret_Rustin_Pitlochry_2017_final.pdf] Melanie Klein’s theories, in Melanie Klein Trust: posizione schizo paranoide, posizione depressiva, il complesso di Edipo, identificazione proiettiva, Super-Io, invidia, organizzazioni patologiche, riparazione, oggetti interni, la formazione del simbolo, fantasia inconscia, tecnica kleiniana, [https://melanie-klein-trust.org.uk/theory/] Jeremy Holmes, La teoria dell'attaccamento. John Bowlby e la sua scuola, Cortina 2017 (prima edizione 1993)
Teaching mode
Interactive frontal lessons; work in small groups
Exam mode
written exam with open questions
Lesson mode
Interactive frontal lessons; work in small groups
  • Academic year2025/2026
  • CoursePrimary teacher education
  • CurriculumSingle curriculum
  • Year4th year
  • Semester1st semester
  • SSDM-PSI/08
  • CFU4