Food, body and psyche
At the end of the course, the student will be able to:
1. define clinical psychology, its main theoretical models and types of intervention
2. know and understand eating disorders in children, adolescents and adults through a psychodynamic perspective
3. analyze and understand recent scientific literature on dietary and psychological functioning
4. know the main methods and tools for screening and assessment of problematic eating behaviors, and apply them for appropriate goals in appropriate contexts
1. Frontal theoretical lessons (8 hours)
2. Practice (1 hour)
3. Case analysis (1 hour)
Lessons will take place in presence in the DISFOR’ classroom, unless otherwise indicated by the University, in the event of a resurgence of the health emergency.
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.
• definition of clinical psychology
• main professional skills of clinical psychologists
• main psychogenetic models and psychotherapeutic approaches
• feeding and nutrition disorders by the DSM-5
• eating disorders during childhood: 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 dieting and psychopathological symptoms (or psychological well-being)
• impact of nutrition on depression and anxiety symptoms, aggressive behaviors and cognitive impairment in healthy people
• impact of maternal nutrition on children's symptoms
* Relations between vegetarianism or veganism and psychopathological symptoms
• Assessment methods of eating disorders
• Tools for the screening: self-report questionnaires
Ricevimento: The students’ reception will take place, upon communication via e-mail, in the teacher's office on the fourth floor of DISFOR (room 4A7): Tuesday from 4pm to 6pm for the first semester lesson period (from mid-September to the end of November 2024) Tuesday from 2pm to 4pm for the rest of the year, excluding exam sessions where it will be brought forward from 12am to 2pm. If necessary, it can be carried out remotely on Teams, always by prior agreement via email with the teacher
LAURA TRAVERSO (President)
MARIA CARMEN USAI (President)
MANUELA ALBERTELLI
CECILIA SERENA PACE
FRANCESCA TAGLIOTTI
LUCIA VALENTINI
Classes will be held in the 1st semester of 2024-25
- Written pre-exam at the end of the course (8 multiple choice questions, 2 open-ended questions to be solved in 30 minutes)
- Oral exam, if the pre-exam is not taken, or if the course have to move remotely according to the indications of the University
The written exam will include eight multiple-choice questions and two open-ended questions regarding textbooks and topics covered in class.
The evaluation will be expressed out of thirty. For passing the exam, the lowest grade will be 18/30 and the highest will be 30/30 cum laude, when a student shows an excellent knowledge of the subject.
The student must demonstrate both having acquired the contents of the course actively and correctly, and being able to communicate the information learned during the course using appropriate terminology.
Stefania Muzi (stefania.muzi@edu.unige.it), Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology, collaborates in the teaching.
Students with Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD), disability or other Special Educational Needs (SEN) are recommended to contact the professor or teaching assistant at the beginning of the course to agree on teaching and exam methods which, according to the course’s objectives, take into account the modalities individual learning and provide suitable compensatory tools.
