CODE 56076 ACADEMIC YEAR 2022/2023 CREDITS 8 cfu anno 2 PSICOLOGIA 8753 (LM-51) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR M-PSI/07 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 2° Semester TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW The course aims to foster understanding by students of clinical conditions that characterize psychopathology in adulthood. 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 LEARNING OUTCOMES The aim of the course is to connect the fundamental notions of adult psychopathology with the main diagnostic frameworks, integrating the approach of descriptive symptomatic psychopathology with structural psychopathology of psychodynamic matrix. TEACHING METHODS The course will take place through lectures, if allowed by the Covid emergency. The second part of the course also includes the presentation of clinical material. SYLLABUS/CONTENT General psychopathology of psychic functions: diagnosis and classifications. Emotions, emotional regulation, and psychopathology. Clinical meeting and diagnostic placement. Descriptive and interpretative psychopathology. Psychosis and Neurosis: the psychodynamic point of view. Schizophrenia. Delusional disorder, schizophreniform disorder, schizoaffective disorder, short psychosis. Mood disorders: depression, dysthymia, mania, bipolar disorders. Anxiety disorder. Dissociative disorders. Substance Addiction Disorder. Alcoholism and Drug Addiction. Disorders of eating behavior. Disturbances in impulse control. Paraphilias. Personality and its disorders. Ethno-Psychiatry and ethnic syndromes. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY For foreign students, articles in English will be available on request. Gabbard, G. (2015). Psichiatria Psicodinamica. Quinta Edizione Raffaello Cortina, Milano Albasi C. (2006). Attaccamenti traumatici. I Modelli Operativi Interni Dissociati, Utet, Torino. A text chosen from the following: Rosenberg K.P. e Feder L.C. (a cura di), Dipendenze, Milano: Edra. Rossi Monti, M. (2008). Forme del delirio e psicopatologia. Raffaello Cortina, Milano AA.VV. (2009) L’impronta del trauma. Sui limiti della simbolizzazione. Angeli, Milano Stone (2007). Pazienti trattabili e non trattabili. I disturbi di personalità. Raffaello Cortina. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD DONATELLA CAVANNA Ricevimento: Monday, 2-3 p.m., DISFOR, IV Floor, Room 4A7 Exam Board DONATELLA CAVANNA (President) FABIOLA BIZZI LESSONS LESSONS START Second semester. Class schedule PSYCHOPATHOLOGY IN ADULTS EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION DThere is a written exam with open-ended questions Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 11/01/2023 11:00 GENOVA Scritto 24/01/2023 11:00 GENOVA Scritto 07/02/2023 11:00 GENOVA Scritto 18/05/2023 16:30 GENOVA Scritto 30/05/2023 11:00 GENOVA Scritto 13/06/2023 11:00 GENOVA Scritto 27/06/2023 11:00 GENOVA Scritto 13/09/2023 11:00 GENOVA Scritto FURTHER INFORMATION Students with DSA certification, disability or other special educational needs are advised to contact the teacher at the beginning of the course to agree on teaching and examination methods that, in compliance with the objectives of the course, take into account individual learning patterns and provide appropriate compensatory tools. For foreign students, articles in English will be available on request. The exam can be taken, in the manner provided, in English.
