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Clinical and Health Psychology
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:7.00
Study Course Accepted:02.09.2024 09:06:28
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | VPUPK_293 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 4.00 | ECTS: | 6.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Psychology | Target Audience: | Psychology | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Jeļena Koļesņikova | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Health Psychology and Paedagogy | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 5 J. Asara Street, vppk rsu[pnkts]lv, +37167061587 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 12 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 24 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 12 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 24 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 48 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | General psychology, biological principles of psyche and psychophysiology. Clinical psychology, health psychology, pathopsychology, psychological assessment. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To develop understanding of the concepts of clinical and health psychology, biopsychosocial approach to illness and health, to deepen the understanding of the work of a psychologist in the healthcare system, as well as to improve skills in using psychological assessment and support methods/interventions. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introduction to clinical and health psychology. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Perception of health and disease. Theories and models of health behaviour. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Health. Disease prevention and health promotion. Promoting mental health. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Mental, behavioral and neurodevelopmental disorders in children and adolescents. Diagnosis and treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Autism Spectrum Disorder. Intellectual developmental disorders. | Lectures | 5.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Psychological assessment and treatment methods for different groups of clients/patients. | Classes | 6.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | The role of pain, its measurement, physiology and neurochemical basis. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 7 | Methods of psychological treatment: Substance Use Disorders. Gambling addiction. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | The modern classification of personality disorders. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | 1. Prepare paper on health behavior theory/model and clinical case analysis. 2. Prepare for the final examination. 3. Provide feedback at the end of the study course (fill in the questionnaire). | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | 1. Prepares and presents work on the health behaviour theory / model (case study) in the set time (50%). 2. Prepares a presentation (PowerPoint) on the clinical case and psychological assistance plan, also presents the work in the student group and answers questions (30%). 3. Final examination – a written examination consisting of ten questions (20%). | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Students explain terminology of clinical and health psychology. Define main terms used in health prevention. Define social determinants of health and describe them. Explain the concepts of the risk factor, health determinant and confounding factor in the context of multi-causal theories of diseases. Define and describe models and theories of health behaviour. Identify and describe concepts of health and illness perception. Describe the manifestations of mental disorders and describe the process of their formation in the context of the biopsychosocial model. Describe the nature of pain, methods of assessment and control techniques. Define methods of psychological assessment and treatment (interventions) in health care system. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Use the correct concepts of health and illness. Choose and justify the most appropriate theoretical model for health prevention. Evaluate presence of social factors in the evolving and presence of different diseases. Compare health behaviour theories and models. Apply knowledge to assess a client/patient health and illness perceptions, as well as health behaviour and formulate goals for health-oriented behaviours. Detect, differentiate and describe psychopathological symptoms and syndromes in children, adolescents and adults. Choose and analyse the methods of psychological assessment and assistance. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Discuss concepts of health and disease. Independently choose the most appropriate, theory-based health promotion model for a specific target group and a health problem. Independently (in learning simulation) use theories and models of health and illness perception as well as health behaviour planning and goal setting. Choose effective interventions to correct health and illness perceptions, promote health behaviour, prevent health-compromising behaviour, and control pain (in learning simulation). Students critically evaluate methods of psychological assessment and treatment (intervention) applicable in the healthcare facilities. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Elias Abdalla-Filho, A. (2022). Personality Disorders in the 10th and 11th Editions of the International Classification of Diseases. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. | ||||||||
| 2 | Hooley, J.M., Nock, M. K., & Butcher, J. N. (2021). Abnormal Psychology. Harlow, England: Pearson. 655.-726. lpp. | ||||||||
| 3 | Hosák, L., Malekirad, M., & Látalová, K. (2022). The Etiology of Mental Disorders. Charles University in Prague, Karolinum Press. | ||||||||
| 4 | Johnny L. Matson. (2023). Handbook of Clinical Child Psychology : Integrating Theory and Research Into Practice. Springer. | ||||||||
| 5 | Koļesņikova, J., Mārtinsone, K., Freimane, G., un Mihailovs, I. J. (2022). Klīniskā un veselības psihologa profesionālā darbība veselības aprūpes vidē: aktualitāte, pieredze, izaicinājumi. Rīga: RSU, 32 lpp. | ||||||||
| 6 | Mārtinsone, K., Sudraba, V. (red.). (2019). Veselības psiholoģija. Teorijas un prakses starpdisciplinārā perspektīva. RSU izdevniecība. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | American, A. O. P. (. (Ed.). (2020). Adhd : Evaluation and care. ProQuest Ebook Central | ||||||||
| 2 | Brownson R.C. et al. (2011). Evidence-based public health. Second ed. Oxford University Press, 293 p. | ||||||||
| 3 | Hayden, J. (2014). Introduction to health behavior theory (2nd ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning. | ||||||||
| 4 | Flaten, M. A., & al'Absi, M. (Eds.). (2016). Neuroscience of pain, stress, and emotion : Psychological and clinical implications. ProQuest Ebook Central | ||||||||
| 5 | Hooley, J.M., Butcher, J. N., Nock, M. K., Mineka, S. (2017). Abnormal Psychology. Boston : Pearson, 792 lpp. | ||||||||
| 6 | Paul Bennett. (2015). EBOOK: Clinical Psychology: Psychopathology Through the Lifespan : Psychopathology Through the Lifespan. Open University Press. | ||||||||
| 7 | Wieser, M. J. & Pauli. P. (2016). The neuroscience of pain, stress, and emotion: psychological and clinical implications. Elsevier. | ||||||||
| 8 | Sommers-Flanagan, J., & Sommers-Flanagan, R. (2015). Clinical interviewing. ProQuest Ebook Central | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | International Journal of Clinical Health Psychology | ||||||||
| 2 | Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings | ||||||||
| 3 | Journal of Health Psychology | ||||||||
| 4 | Psychological Assessment | ||||||||
