OVERVIEW

The course aims to foster understanding by students of clinical conditions that characterize psychopathology in adolescence. They will, therefore, discuss the concepts of normality and pathology, structure and personality urging a critical understanding of the various models of interpretation.

It will finally outlined the characteristics, the etiology and psychodynamics of the main diagnostic pictures through the presentation and discussion of several clinical cases useful to deepen the main forms of psychopathology

AIMS AND CONTENT

TEACHING METHODS

I have structured the course as a seminar that empasizes discussion as much as possible. Students are expected to read the assigned materials prior to class and to be prepared to discuss those materials during class.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The course introduces the student to the aspects of mental functioning in various forms of mental disorder.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Kernberg P.F., Weiner A.S., Bardenstein K.K. (2001), I disturbi di personalità nei bambini e negli adolescenti, Fioriti

D. MARCELLI, A. BRACONNIER, Adolescenza e psicopatologia, Ed. Elsevier, 2006.

Un testo a scelta tra i seguenti

Fonagy, Gergely, Jurist, Target, Regolazione affettiva, mentalizzazione e sviluppo del sé, Raffaello Cortina

Maggiolini (2004). Senza paura, senza pietà. Valutazione e trattamento degli adolescenti antisociali. Cortina Raffaello.

Montinari (2014). Adolescenza e psicoanalisi oggi nel pensiero italiano. Franco Angeli

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

DONATELLA CAVANNA (President)

CECILIA SERENA PACE (President)

ANNA MARIA ROSSO (President)

MIRELLA ZANOBINI (President)

STEFANIA MUZI

LESSONS

LESSONS START

Second Semester

Class schedule

PSYCHOPATHOLOGY OF ADOLESCENCE

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

During the lessons attending students have the option of taking a written middle-term exam. This is not obligatory.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

There is a written exam (3 questions) and an oral exam (2 questions)

Each part is assigned a mark and the sum of these marks is converted into thirtieths to give the final grade.

Exam schedule