Medicine and Surgery

Introduction to clinical psychology and the typical functions of a psychologist. - Differentiation between psychology, counseling, psychiatry, and psychotherapy. - The clinical psychologist in Italy and abroad. - Measurement in clinical psychology. - Psychological risk factors for the onset of mental disorders, stress-diathesis models. - Psychophysiological and psychobiological risk factors for the onset of mental disorders. - Stress and the onset of mental and physical illnesses, the immune system and stress. - Psychological interventions.

-Manuale di psicologia clinica M.C. Verrocchio, Piccin. Cap. 2,3, scheda 9 (intervento psicologico clinico nei diversi contesti; -Slides and materials provided by the professor in Classroom.