2024

General Psychopathology

Name: General Psychopathology
Code: PSI13234L
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

Learning Goals

- To know the basic principles of psychopathology as a discipline and the lexicon used in this scientific area
- To know the terminology of semiology
- To think critically on classifications of psychopathology
- To know the main nosological entities in psychopathology
- To recognize the importance of personal factors and of factors related to life history in the in the understanding of mental illness
- To identify the symptoms and the diagnosis of a clinical case

Contents

PART I- Psychopathology: Study matter, concepts, semiology and methods
1- The scientific field of Psychopathology
2- Assessment in Psychopathology
3- Classification and diagnosis in Psychopathology
4- Psychopathological semiology
PARTE II - Nosology: Description of diagnostic entities in Psychopathology
1- Schizophrenia and other Psychotic Disorders
2- Depressive Disorders and the suicide
3- Bipolar Disorders
4- Anxiety Disorders
5- Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
6- Traumas and Stressor-Related Disorders
7- Somatic Symptom Disorders and the Psychosomatics
8- Factitious Disorder
9- Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa
10- Personality Disorders
11- Substance-Related Disorders
12- Some disorders in childhood and adolescence

Teaching Methods

In the theoretical classes the teacher presents the various topics of the program through an expository teaching methodology. The practical classes are dedicated to the study of clinical cases, through the observation of videos and written clinical vignettes. Relevant aspects related to patient observation and clinical history, psychopathological semiology and different nosological entities are also discussed in group. Assignments of students are also presented.

Continuous evaluation. It is composed of two components: practical (two practical assignments) and theoretical (two tests). Each evaluation element weighs 25% of the final grade.

Teaching Staff

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