DEVELOPMENTAL AND ADULT PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
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- Versione italiana
- Academic year
- 2021/2022
- Teacher
- GIOVANNA ALBERGHINA
- Credits
- 8
- Didactic period
- Secondo Semestre
Training objectives
- To acquire and learn the basic elements of general psychopathology and the adaptative and maladaptative processes in childhood. To learn the main theoretical approaches of family psychopathology and family therapy.
FAMILY PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND LIFE CYCLE: Acquisition and knowledge of the fundamental elements of general psychopathology, of the child's adaptive and maladaptive processes. Know the main theoretical approaches of family psychopathology and family therapy. Prerequisites
- Knowledge of normal psychological functions, clinical psychology and communication principles
FAMILY PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND LIFE CYCLE: Knowledge of normal psychological functioning and clinical psychology and communication. Course programme
- GENERAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
Examination and description of psychological functioning and related disorders according to general psychopathology.
DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
General principles of emotional, cognitive and behavioral development of the child and developmental causes of psychopathology in childhood. Systems of regulation in social interaction. Attachment theory and principles. Awareness and self-development: self-knowledge and intersubjective knowledge. Family context and child development.
Introduction and clinical description of ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorders (with nods to other developmental externalizing disorders). Presentation and discussion of clinical cases in childhood.
FAMILY PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND LIFE CYCLE
ABC of relationships: attachment styles; couple and relationships with families of origin; birth of children and family relationships: closeness and distance; projective identification; adolescence; empty nest syndrome; seniority and relationships with children
Origin of Family Therapy and evolution: multi-problem families; relationship between brothers; family patterns (the addict's family; family types in major personality disorders; family patterns in anorexia)
Genogram: a tool for the representation of families and family relationships Didactic methods
- Active lectures
FAMILY PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND LIFE CYCLE: Frontal lesson (in presence / in direct streeming), interactive, simulated in small groups. Learning assessment procedures
- GENERAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
The examination committee is composed of both the teachers. The aim of the exam is to verify at which level the learning objectives previously described have been acquired. The exam is oral, will run for about 30 minutes and includes 5 questions on topics covered in class. The final mark is the sum of the 5 questions: it is a maximum of 6 points for each question. To pass the exam it is necessary to get at least 18 point out of 30.
Will be evaluated: clarity, precision and appropriateness in exposure; original and personal contributions; ability to link with other relevant fields of study.
DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
The verification of this module consist of two parts:
a)-Individual essays about fictional clinical case constructred from key biopsychosocial variables: Age, Gender, Ethnicity, Residence, SES, Household, Events and disorders
b)-Oral examination: 2-3 questions (Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, risk factors and protective factors in developmental age), the examination lasts about 20-30 minutes.
FAMILY PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND LIFE CYCLE
Written exam, which consists of exposing one of the topics covered and with in-depth analysis by the student on the salient issues presented during the lessons. The subject of the written test will be assigned to each student, also based on the interventions made during the lessons. The following are assessed: the ability to elaborate and synthesize the topic, with applications to the clinical cases studied and the skills demonstrated in the connection between the different concepts. On the basis of the correctness and completeness of the exposition of the concepts, a mark out of thirty is established.
THE FINAL GRADE IS A WEIGHTED AVERAGE OF THE MARKS OBTAINED IN EACH TESTS. Reference texts
- SIMS A., Introduzione alla psicopatologia descrittiva, Raffaello Cortina Editore, Milano, 1992
Scharfetter C., Psicopatologia generale, Feltrinelli, Milano, 1992
Ammaniti M., Psicopatologia dello Sviluppo, Raffaello Cortina Editore ,2014
Bowlby, J., Costruzione e rottura dei legami affettivi Raffaello Cortina Editore
Bowlby, J., Una base sicura. Raffaello Cortina Editore
Crittenden, P.M., Pericolo, sviluppo e adattamento
Erikson E & J, The Life Cycle Completed (Extended Version), 1998
Goodman R, Scott S, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 3rd Edition (http://bcs.wiley.com/he-bcs/Books?action=index&bcsId=7621&itemId=1119979684
Linee Guida ISS sul “Il trattamento dei disturbi dello spettro autistico nei bambini e negli adolescenti” (scaricabili da internet)
Linee guida Sinpia per l'Autismo (scaricabili da internet)
Linee guida Sinpia su ADHD (scaricabili da internet)
Lynn E., Terapia familiare, Roma, Astrolabio, 1985..
Paris, J., Contesto sociale e disturbi di personalità. Raffaello Cortina Editore
Regione Emilia Romagna, NPIA La Rete delle Reti 2015
Rossi L., Tecnica e metodo nell'abuso all'infanzia, Parma, Essebiemme, 2005.
Masson Paris, J., Contesto sociale e disturbi di personalità. Raffaello Cortina Editore
E. Lynn, Terapia familiare, Roma, Astrolabio, 1985
L. Rossi, Tecnica e metodo nell'abuso all'infanzia, Parma, Essebiemme, 2005
A bibliography of articles will be disseminated for further information on the Psychopathology of the Family and the Life Cycle
