AIMS AND CONTENT

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

a - Knowledge
- To learn the fundamentals of the psychological approach to health and well-being;
- Know the main psychological orientations in the field of health and disease

b - Application capabilities
- to acquire the basic tools to be able to deal with further insights in the field of social sciences;

- To learn to observe and understand the social reality in which they live as citizens and in which they work as health professionals.

c - Transversal competences
- To develop a personal and argumentative point of view on some relevant issues in the field of psychology;
- acquire the technical language typical of the discipline to communicate clearly and unambiguously

TEACHING METHODS

The course is provided in online mode with online assistance for the entire duration of the course and provides activities of in-depth study in the presence of experienced teachers of the subject. It is divided into modules consisting of video lessons, videos and slides. At the end of each teaching unit there is a self-assessment test, which aims to strengthen the key concepts through reflection on the content covered and facilitate the preparation for the final exam in attendance.

Any Student with documented Specific Learning Disorders (SLD), or with any special needs, shall reach out to the Lecturer(s) and to the dedicated SLD Representative in the Department before class begins, in order to liase and arrange the specific teaching methods and ensure proper achievement of the learning aims and outcomes.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The course is divided into three teaching modules, entirely online.

FORM 1 ONLINE (Define interpersonal relationships)
Interaction in organizations
The interaction between peers
Conflict management in organisations
Interact with users

FORM 2 ONLINE (verbal and non-verbal communication)
The development of language skills, sign building and communicative intention
Areas of investigation of the psychology of communication
Verbal language
Language structures
Non-verbal communication
The kinesic system
The proxemics and haptic system
Facial mimicry

MODULE 3 ONLINE (Complexity of operator-patient-family interaction)
Expectations
The conditions under which the interaction takes place
Meeting/clashing of personal experiences
The control of the communicative intention

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

LESSONS

LESSONS START

First semester

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Written examination (multiple-choice test and open-ended questions)

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The successful learning of the discipline is certified by the student's ability to master the knowledge both by understanding its meaning and meaning from a psychological perspective, and by demonstrating that he/she can productively associate and transfer it to the resolution of practical problems. 

FURTHER INFORMATION

- For assistance contact the teachers through the forum questions and answers of the instance dedicated to the course on the e-learning portal https://aulaweb.unige.it/.