Educational objectives General aims:
The main objective of this course of study is to provide the basic knowledge of psychiatric disorders and psychological features related to drugs of abuse and addictive behaviors.
The course provides theoretical sessions through lectures and frontal lessons, and practical sessions including clinical cases and supervision of cases.
Specific aims:
Knowledge and understanding:
A specific objective of this course is to understand and study the different substances of abuse, the different patterns of consumption and the neurobiological, psychological and psychopathological features related to the consumption and to the abuse of psychoactive substances including the reward pathway in the brain. Several lessons are dedicated to the theoretical frameworks of new pathological addictions (compulsive gambling and technological addictions).
Applying knowledge and understanding:
Ability to apply diagnostic assessment tools. Ability to plan therapeutic, rehabilitation and prevention interventions. Ability to recognize and evaluate suicidal risk factors related to the use of psychoactive substances.
making judgements:
Ability to analyze the complex relationship between subject and object of addiction. Ability to discern between biological, psychological and psychopathological aspects involved in the phenomenon of addictions.
Communication skills:
Through the discussion of clinical cases students will show to have communicative and linguistic knowledge in the area of pathological addictions.
Learning skills:
At the end of the course the student must possess made the knowledge for recognize and evaluate the psychological-clinical interventions in the field of pathological addictions and must be able to understand these problems from a psychological and a psychopathological point of view.
General aims
The course proposes the historical-methodological classification of clinical psychology in Italy with particular referen-ce to training and the professional role of clinical psychologist through frontal lessons useful for the development of advanced knowledge of psychology both from a scientific-disciplinary point of view and under the professional and applicative profile.
knowledge and understanding
The student will be able to historically frame the training and the role of clinical psychologist at national and interna-tional level.
applying knowledge and understanding
During the course, students will be provided with categories of analysis on the professionalization process of the psy-chologist who led to the regulation of clinical activities in the late 1980s, which the student will be able to use in a wi-der research context to critically analyze the history of his / her own discipline and its most recent developments.
making judgements
Group work and the creation of written works will lead the student: to integrate the knowledge and manage the com-plexity of the interpretation of a historical text and to formulate critical judgments even in the presence of limited or in-complete information.
communication skills
The discussion in groups of the elaborated products will allow the student to develop and enhance their communica-tion skills in relation to specific knowledge in the history of psychology.
learning skills
Lectures and group work will encourage the acquisition of a self-managed and autonomous study method.
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Educational objectives Aims
General aims
Through the course the students will reach a good knowledge of the most recent theories of typical and atypical deve-lopment in the field of cognition, learning and social development. They will be able to analyze and critically discuss the contribution of different theoretical positions and recent empirical results. They will master the main research methods in this area and will be able to plan and carry out study and field intervention projects.
Specific aims
knowledge and understanding
Upon completion of the course the student will be able to describe and critically discuss the main approaches and theoretical models that explain development. He will be able to describe constructs, processes and mechanisms of typical and atypical individual development. He will be aware of the main methodologies and research designs for the study of development and the detection of changes in skills and functions over the course of life.
applying knowledge and understanding
Upon completion of the course the student will be able to critically read a research article in the field of developmental psychology by identifying the theoretical reference model, analyzing the methodology used in order to interpret the results in terms of knowledge advancement in the discipline, limits and potentialities of practical application in educational and clinical intervention. He will also be able to set up and carry out a bibliographic search in the field of developmental psychology.
making judgements
The student will be able to identify areas of application of the models, approaches and methodologies typical of developmental psychology in the clinical field, both to address educational practices promoting development, and to promptly identify deviant development trajectories and to design clinical interventions.
communication skills
The student will learn to read and produce appropriate forms of communication to describe and discuss development processes including: scientific articles, reports, oral presentations, argumentative texts.
He will be able to present a coherent discourse on the discipline and to coordinate a discussion on the matter.
learning skills
The work of individual study, analysis of research articles and systematic review, small group work and inverted lessons will allow the acquisition of flexible and effective strategies and learning methods.
Aims
General aims
The course aims to provide students with the acquisition of the main knowledge indicated in the program and the development of basic theoretical, technical and methodological skills for clinical interventions on the cognitive and emotional impact on the child and on the family of the main serious pathologies that require frequent hospital admissions during childhood and adolescence, with particular preparation on the psycho-physiology of the developmental age.
Lectures provide students with the knowledge of the basic principles that guide assessment and intervention in these specific situations and encourage students to acquire technical language and the ability to ana-lyze both hospital and family settings.
The seminars allow students the direct knowledge of representative experts from six different sectors and the deepening of certain topics covered in class.
Specific aims
Students will be able to connect in a logical and coherent way the topics covered during the course, depen-ding on the stage of the child's illness.
They will have developed clinical, methodological and intervention skills in atypical developmental psycho-logy (eg, assessment of risk factors and resources, psychodiagnostic capacity, design of psychological support interventions and distraction therapies, etc.).
They will have developed the ability to deepen the topics covered.
They will have acquired a language appropriate to the subject.
knowledge and understanding
Knowledge of the main pathologies that give rise to frequent hospitalizations in the age of development, knowledge of the psychological dynamics of the sick child and the family, knowledge of the hospital orga-nizations and their health dynamics, knowledge of the therapies of proven effectiveness and psychological interventions Pediatrics appropriate and appropriate to the various cases addressed.
applying knowledge and understanding
Knowing how to identify and frame clinically psychological problems of the child, secondary to the illness he is af-fected, decode and intervene on the psychological reactions of the family with appropriate support, know the health organizations in the sector.
making judgements
Acquire the ability to evaluate theoretical models, clinical and methodological tools suitable for the case of intervention, based on the pathology of the child, including through group processing.
communication skills
Continuous exposure to the specialized and psychological medical nomenclature, ability to use technical language and appropriate vocabulary, exercises to communicate in a clear, direct, logical and coherent way.
learning skills
Provide basic knowledge of the main diseases that result in prolonged hospitalizations, knowledge of specific clinical and methodological tools for children, adolescents and their families in the course of serious illnesses, even fatal; lear-ning of transversal knowledge between specialist medicine, oncology and psychoncology; to connect the knowledge learned in other subjects in a critical and functional way; recognize and evaluate clinical interventions that are possible and appropriate to the context.
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Educational objectives General aims
Through the course the students will reach a good knowledge of the most recent theories of typical and atypical development in the field of cognition, learning and social development. They will be able to analyze and critically discuss the contribution of different theoretical positions and recent empirical results. They will master the main research methods in this area and will be able to plan and carry out study and field intervention projects.
Specific aims
Knowledge and understanding).
Upon completion of the course the student will be able to describe and critically discuss the main approaches and the-oretical models that explain development. He will be able to describe constructs, processes and mechanisms of typical and atypical individual development. He will be aware of the main methodologies and research designs for the study of development and the detection of changes in skills and functions over the course of life.
Applying knowledge and understanding
Upon completion of the course the student will be able to critically read a research article in the field of developmental psychology by identifying the theoretical reference model, analyzing the methodology used in order to interpret the re-sults in terms of knowledge advancement in the discipline, limits and potentialities of practical application in educational and clinical intervention. He will also be able to set up and carry out a bibliographic search in the field of devel-opmental psychology.
Making judgements
The student will be able to identify areas of application of the models, approaches and methodologies typical of devel-opmental psychology in the clinical field, both to address educational practices promoting development, and to promptly identify deviant development trajectories and to design clinical interventions.
Communication skills
The student will learn to read and produce appropriate forms of communication to describe and discuss development processes including: scientific articles, reports, oral presentations, argumentative texts.
He will be able to present a coherent discourse on the discipline and to coordinate a discussion on the matter.
Learning skills).
The work of individual study, analysis of research articles and systematic review, small group work and inverted les-sons will allow the acquisition of flexible and effective strategies and learning methods.
Prerequisites
The prerequisites consist in the indispensable knowledge of the scientific method and in particular of the methods used in psychology. Knowledge of English in reading is important.
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Educational objectives General objectives:
The course aims to provide students with the acquisition of the main knowledge indicated in the program and the development of theoretical, technical and methodological skills for clinical interventions on cognitive and emotional impact on the child and on the family of the main serious diseases that require frequent hospital admissions during childhood and adolescence, with special preparation on the Psychoncology of the developmental age. Frontal lessons provide students with knowledge of the basic principles that guide assessment and intervention in these specific situations and encourage students to acquire technical language and the ability to analyze both hospital and family settings.
Specific objectives:
1. to make the student able to connect in a logical and coherent way the topics covered during the course.
2. develop the ability to critically analyze the topics covered.
3. acquisition of an appropriate language.
4. to develop clinical, methodological and intervention skills in the field of atypical developmental psychology (eg, assessment of risk factors and resources, psychodiagnosis skills, design of distraction therapies, etc.)
Knowledge and understanding
Of the main pathologies that give rise to frequent hospitalizations in the age of development, of the hospital organizations and their dynamics, of the proven efficacious therapies and of the appropriate and opportune pediatric psychological interventions.
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
To individual, family, group, and organizational health problems.
Autonomy of judgment
Ability to critically evaluate theoretical models, clinical and methodological tools suitable for the case of intervention.
Communication skills
Knowledge of the specific specialized medical and psychological nomenclature, ability to use technical language and appropriate vocabulary, to practice communicating in a clear, direct, logical and coherent way.
Learning skills
Basic knowledge, specific clinical and methodological tools for children, adolescents and their families in the course of serious and even fatal illnesses; learning of transversal knowledge between specialized medicine, oncology and psychoncology; to connect the knowledge learned in other subjects in a critical and functional way; recognize and evaluate possible clinical interventions that are appropriate for the context.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of physiology, psychophysiology (UTILE); general psychology (INDISPENSABLE); developmen-tal psychology (INDISPENSABLE); clinical psychology (INDISPENSABLE)
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Educational objectives General aims
The course aims to provide a multidimensional knowledge of the cognitive, emotional, psychological, behavioral, and social phenomena that characterize healthy and pathological aging (Mild Cognitive Impairment and dementias). The assessment, diagnosis, and treatment processes for mild and severe cognitive decline will be analyzed.
Specific aims
The course aims to provide the tools for assessing the cognitive, psychological, and behavioral profile, diagnosing mild and severe cognitive decline, producing a neuropsychological profile, and planning a personalized intervention to prevent and treat the cognitive, psychological, and behavioral impairment of aging.
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
The theoretical knowledge acquired will drive the understanding of the various problems of the elderly and allow an adequate diagnostic process and effective planning of rehabilitation interventions.
Judgment autonomy
The student will be able to critically evaluate theoretical models and clinical and methodological tools (neuropsychological tests, psychological questionnaires, medical history interviews, etc.).
Communication skills
The student must develop the ability to use adequate vocabulary and communicate logically and coherently.
Learning ability
The student will have to learn the theoretical knowledge of aging, the use and interpretation of clinical and methodological tools, knowing how to connect knowledge critically.
Prerequisites
None
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Educational objectives General aims
The course aims to provide multidimensional knowledge of the cognitive, emotional, psychological, behavioral, and social phenomena that characterize healthy and pathological aging (mild cognitive impairment and dementia). Assessment, diagnosis, and treatment processes for mild and severe cognitive decline will be analyzed.
Specific aims
The course aims to provide competence in:
1) administering, scoring and interpreting the results of tests assessing various aspects of memory (verbal and spatial short- and long-term memory, episodic memory, working memory, autobiographical memory) and various cognitive processes such as attention, executive functions, language, visuoconstructive abilities, global cognitive functioning, fluid intelligence, the performance of which may be related to that of memory. Students will gain proficiency in administering, scoring, and interpreting various tests, e.g., Memory Span, Raven's Progressive Matrices, Mini Mental State Examination, Tower of London, Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, ecc.
2) Diagnosis of cognitive decline
3) Neuropsychological profile
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
The theoretical and practical knowledge acquired should guide the understanding of the various problems of the elderly, enabling an appropriate diagnostic process and effective planning of rehabilitation interventions.
Autonomy of judgement
The student should acquire the ability to critically evaluate clinical and methodological tools (neuropsychological tests, psychological questionnaires, history interview, etc.).
Communication skills
The student should develop the ability to use appropriate vocabulary, knowing how to communicate in a logical and coherent manner
Learning skills
The student should learn the theoretical knowledge about aging, the use and interpretation of clinical and methodological tools, knowing how to relate knowledge critically.
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Educational objectives General aims
The course aims to provide a multidimensional knowledge of the cognitive, emotional, psychological, behavioral, and social phenomena that characterize healthy and pathological aging (Mild Cognitive Impairment and dementias). The assessment, diagnosis, and treatment processes for mild and severe cognitive decline will be analyzed.
Specific aims
The course aims to provide the tools for assessing the cognitive, psychological, and behavioral profile, diagnosing mild and severe cognitive decline, producing a neuropsychological profile, and planning a personalized intervention to prevent and treat the cognitive, psychological, and behavioral impairment of aging.
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
The theoretical knowledge acquired will drive the understanding of the various problems of the elderly and allow an adequate diagnostic process and effective planning of rehabilitation interventions.
Judgment autonomy
The student will be able to critically evaluate theoretical models and clinical and methodological tools (neuropsychological tests, psychological questionnaires, medical history interviews, etc.).
Communication skills
The student must develop the ability to use adequate vocabulary and communicate logically and coherently.
Learning ability
The student will have to learn the theoretical knowledge of aging, the use and interpretation of clinical and methodological tools, knowing how to connect knowledge critically.
Prerequisites
None
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