2024
Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
Name: Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
Code: PSI11129M
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
Psychology
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Sustainable Development Goals
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
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
Contents
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
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.
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.
Teaching Staff (2023/2024 )
- Vítor Daniel Ferreira Franco [responsible]
