Child and Adolescent Psychopathology

Code: PSI11129M

6 ECTS

Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours

Scientific Area: Psychology

Teaching languages: Portuguese

Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English

Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Sustainable Development Goals

Saúde de qualidade - Assegurar uma vida saudável e promover o bem-estar para todos, em todas as idades.

Educação de qualidade - Assegurar a educação inclusiva, e equitativa e de qualidade, e promover oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos.

Learning Goals

- To understand the developmental problems in the framework of normal children and adolescents
development, in an inclusive perspective.
- To know the main models for the classification of developmental disorders,
- To be able to identify the major psychopathology of children and adolescents,
- To develop skills on research, reflection and action in the area of developmental Psychopathology

1. Normality and pathology in child and adolcente development
2. Classification systems in psychopathology
3. Protective and risk factors on developmental psychopathology
4. General frameworks on developmental disorders
a) disorders of motor development
b) Sensory disorders
c) Cognitive disorders
d) Afective disorders
e) Comunication disorders
f) Autism
g) Psychosis
5. Psychopathology of behavior in childhood and adolescence
a) Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity
b) Sleep Disorders
c) Eating disorders
d) Dependencies and addictions

Teaching Methods

In classes are carried out various activities for the application of theoretical concepts. Is also planned to develop the knowledge of research methods. The moodle platform is essential to provide information relevant to success in the course. Is it also marked a weekly office hours for students

The student evaluation will have two alternatives:
a) Continuous evaluation will be done through practical work in classroom and other papers written individually or in groups (60%) and also a final written and global evaluation (40%); Evaluation by exam will be a written test (100%) about all theoretical and applied concepts.