Basics of Pathopsychology

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved

Course Description Version:4.00

Study Course Accepted:01.08.2024 09:08:16

Study Course Information
Course Code:		KF_041		LQF level:		Level 6
Credit Points:		2.00		ECTS:		3.00
Branch of Science:		Psychology; Clinical Psychology		Target Audience:		Psychology
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:		Ieva Pakse
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:		Department of Health Psychology and Paedagogy
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:		Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szfrsu[pnkts]lv
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		8	Lecture Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		16
Classes (count)		8	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		16
Total Contact Hours								32
Part-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		6	Lecture Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		12
Classes (count)		2	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		4
Total Contact Hours								16
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Psychology of Personality, Psychology of Developement.
Objective:
To create an understanding of pathopsychology as a subfield of psychology, its specific subjects, used concepts and specifications. To create an understanding of changes in psychological processes in cases of patalogical changes.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	Abnormal behavior - history, research methodology and methods			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
2	Pathopsychology of children and adolescents - mental retardation, epilepsy, schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, autism, neuroses and psychosomatic illnesses, psychopathy, attention deficit, hyperactivity			Lectures		2.00	auditorium
				Classes		2.00	auditorium
3	Pathopsychology and cognitive processes - disorders of attention, perception, memory, thinking			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	auditorium
4	Pathopsychology and affect - disorders of the emotional and volitional sphere. Affective psychoses.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	auditorium
5	Characteristics of a pathological personality			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		2.00	auditorium
6	Importance of psychological counseling and evaluation in work with psychopathologies			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	auditorium
7	The biopsychosocial model and care in a multidisciplinary team. Ethical aspects in working with people with mental disorders.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	auditorium
Topic Layout (Part-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	Abnormal behavior - history, research methodology and methods			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
2	Pathopsychology of children and adolescents - mental retardation, epilepsy, schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, autism, neuroses and psychosomatic illnesses, psychopathy, attention deficit, hyperactivity			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	auditorium
3	Pathopsychology and cognitive processes - disorders of attention, perception, memory, thinking			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
4	Pathopsychology and affect - disorders of the emotional and volitional sphere. Affective psychoses.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
5	Characteristics of a pathological personality			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	auditorium
7	The biopsychosocial model and care in a multidisciplinary team. Ethical aspects in working with people with mental disorders.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Independent preparation before and active participation in seminars. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal.
Assessment Criteria:
Active participation in classes (15%) Correctly answered small tests at the beginning of each lesson (15%) Individual written case analysis (30%) Exam (40%)
Final Examination (Full-Time):		Exam (Written)
Final Examination (Part-Time):		Exam (Written)
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:		Able to classify mental developmental diseases, their symptoms, manifestations and characterize their formation process in the context of the biopsychosocial model. Able to describe research methods for the evaluation of mental developmental disorders. Able to evaluate ethical aspects of working with people with mental disabilities.
Skills:		Able to apply knowledge to formulate the pathopsychology of cognitive, affective and behavioral processes of an individual. Able to formulate the boundaries of a psychologist's professional work in a multidisciplinary team.
Competencies:		Able to use the acquired knowledge to choose research and counseling methods according to the specifics of the disorder. Able to independently describe and determine the limits of a psychologist's competence in working with individuals with mental disorders.
Bibliography
No.	Reference
Required Reading
1	Butcher, J. N., Hooley, J. M., Mineka, S. M., & Nock, M. K. (2017). Abnormal Psychology. Pearson Higher Ed USA.
2	Andrew S. Davis, P. (2013). Psychopathology of Childhood and Adolescence : A Neuropsychological Approach. Springer Publishing Company.
3	Oyebode, F. (2018). Sims' Symptoms in the Mind: Textbook of Descriptive Psychopathology, 6th edition. Edinburgh: Elsevier.
Additional Reading
1	Liepiņa, S. (2003). Speciālā psiholoģija. RaKa.