CODE 66528 ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/2025 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 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 TEACHING METHODS 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. 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 • 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 RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Notes from the lessons Rossi, N. (2004). Psicologia clinica per le professioni sanitarie. Il Mulino, Bologna, chap. 8, p. 243-270. Tambelli R. (2017). Manuale di psicopatologia dell’infanzia, Il Mulino, Bologna, chap. 3. «I Disturbi alimentari Infantili», p. 123-140. 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 Iguacel, I., Huybrechts, I., Moreno, L. A., & Michels, N. (2021). Vegetarianism and veganism compared with mental health and cognitive outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Nutrition reviews, 79(4), 361-381 TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD CECILIA SERENA PACE 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 LESSONS LESSONS START Classes will be held in the 1st semester of 2024-25 Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION - 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 ASSESSMENT METHODS 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. FURTHER INFORMATION 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.
