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The Current Issuse of Developmental Psychopathology - course description

General information
Course name The Current Issuse of Developmental Psychopathology
Course ID 0313-WP-PSYCH-CIDP
Faculty Faculty of Social Sciences
Field of study WNS - oferta ERASMUS / Psychology
Education profile -
Level of studies Erasmus programme
Beginning semester winter term 2022/2023
Course information
Semester 1
ECTS credits to win 1
Course type obligatory
Teaching language english
Author of syllabus
  • dr hab. Iwona Grzegorzewska, prof. UZ
Classes forms
The class form Hours per semester (full-time) Hours per week (full-time) Hours per semester (part-time) Hours per week (part-time) Form of assignment
Class 15 1 - - Credit with grade

Aim of the course

The aim of the course is providing students with knowledge about the developmental psychopathology, theories and causes, implication for prevention and therapy.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge about developemental and clinical psychology.

 

Scope

·         Theoretical background.

·         Historical roots.

·         Conceptual issues: risk factors, maladaptation, vulnerability, resilience, continuity and change.

·         Developmental pathways to disorders: sequence and timing of behavioural continuities and transformations, diversity in the process and outcome

·         Psychopathology in life span: mental illness of adults, adolescents and children, personality disorders.

Teaching methods

Discussion, case studies, literature studies, presentations.

Learning outcomes and methods of theirs verification

Outcome description Outcome symbols Methods of verification The class form

Assignment conditions

Participation, literature studies, essay and project

Recommended reading

·         D. Cicchetti & D. J. Cohen (Eds.), Developmental psychopathology: Vol. 1,2, 3. New York: Wiley

·         Robert C. Carson, James N. Butcher and Susan Mineka.  Abnormal Psychology and Modern Life, 2001.

Further reading

Notes

*The subject can be run every semester, in case there is not enough persons to make a group there will be individual class run during instructor hours.


Modified by dr Magdalena Pokrzyńska (last modification: 25-04-2022 07:52)