CODE 66528 ACADEMIC YEAR 2020/2021 CREDITS 1 cfu anno 3 DIETISTICA 9288 (L/SNT3) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR M-PSI/08 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 1° Semester MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di: NUTRITION AND PSYCHOLOGY TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW Food, body and psyche AIMS AND CONTENT AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES At the end of the course, the student will be able: 1. to define clinical psychology, its main theoretical models and types of intervention 2. to know and understand childhood, adolescent and adult eating disorders through a psychodynamic perspective 3. to analyze and understand recent scientific literature on food and psyche 4. to know the main measures for screening problematic eating behaviors and apply them in right contexts and with appropriate objectives TEACHING METHODS 1. Frontal theoretical lessons (8 hours) 2. Exercises (1 hour) 3. Case analysis (1 hour) SYLLABUS/CONTENT •definition of clinical psychology • main professional skills of clinical psychologists • main psychogenetic models and psychotherapeutic approaches • feeding and nutrition disorders by the DSM-5 • childhood eating disorders: diagnostic classifications and psychodynamic perspective • DSM-5 feeding and nutrition disorders: adolescence and adulthood • anorexia nervosa: diagnostic classification and psychodynamic perspective • bulimia nervosa: diagnostic classification and psychodynamic perspective • binge-eating disorder (bed): diagnostic classification and psychodynamic perspective • relationships between eating disorders and psychological functioning (emotions, thoughts, behaviors) • eating disorders and attachment • eating disorders and alexithymia • eating disorders and emotional regulation strategies • relationships between diet and psychopathological symptoms (or psychological well-being) • depression and diet • depression and diet • anxiety and diet • aggression and diet • cognitive impairment and diet • maternity diet • child malnutrition and psychopathological symptoms • tools for assessing the symptoms of eating disorders • screening: self-report questionnaires RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Notes from the lessons Rossi, N. (2004). Psicologia clinica per le professioni sanitarie. Il Mulino, Bologna, cap. 8, p. 243-270. Blaine, Bruce E. and Rodman, J. (2007). Responses to Weight Loss Treatment Among Obese Individuals with and without BED: A Matched-study Meta-analysis. Eating and Weight Disorders 12, 54-60. Opie et al. (2016). Dietary recommendations or the prevention of depression. Nutritional Neuroscience TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD CECILIA SERENA PACE Ricevimento: If we return to presence, the student reception will be on Tuesdays from 10 to 12 in the Professor's office, on the fourth floor of the DISFOR. Students must previously contact Professor by email. If the current restrictions persist, the student reception will be online on Tuesdays from 10 to 12 via Teams. Students must previously contact Professor by email Exam Board MANUELA ALBERTELLI GABRIELLA BIFFA CECILIA SERENA PACE FRANCESCA SIBILLA FRANCESCA TAGLIOTTI MARINA BELLOMO (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course) LESSONS Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION - Oral exam, if the course is remote - Written exam (8 multiple choice questions, 2 open answer questions to be solved in 30 minutes), if the course is present ASSESSMENT METHODS The written exam will include eight multiple-choice questions and two open-ended questions regarding the texts and topics covered in class. The student must demonstrate both having acquired the contents of the course in an active and correct way, and of being able to communicate the information learned during the course using appropriate terminology. Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 26/01/2021 15:00 GENOVA Orale 16/02/2021 15:00 GENOVA Orale 08/06/2021 15:00 GENOVA Orale 13/07/2021 15:00 GENOVA Orale 14/09/2021 15:00 GENOVA Orale FURTHER INFORMATION The reception will take place, after communication via email, via Skype, via Teams, on Tuesdays from 10 to 12. When DISFOR opens again, student reception it will take place in the teacher's office, on the fourth floor of DISFOR.
