Personality Structures - Normality and Psychopathology (PMUPK_034)
About Study Course
Objective
To provide students with knowledge about different personality structures, normality and personality disorders – etiology, clinical symptoms, diagnostics and therapy. To provide students with knowledge, skills and competences that are needed to establish therapeutic doctor-patient relationship.
Prerequisites
Prior knowledge in previous study courses : Mental Health (1. st. g.), Psychosomatic Medicine (4. st. g.).
Learning outcomes
As a result of studying the subject students will acquire knowledge about personality development theories, different personality structures, sound personality and psychopathology: etiology, clinical symptoms, diagnostics, therapy.
As a result of completion of this study course, students will gain: skills to understand and use diagnostic criteria to diferentiate personality disorders; skills to establish therapeutic doctor-patient relationship.
As a result of studying the subject, students will acquire competence to understand indications for psychotherapy.
Study course planning
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine, SSNMF | 9 | Master’s | Limited choice | Laura Bubko, Dagnija Fridmane | |
| Medicine, SSNMFz | 10 | Master’s | Limited choice | Gunta Ancāne, Laura Bubko, Ernests Pūliņš-Cinis | |
| Medicine, MF | 9 | Master’s | Limited choice | Gunta Ancāne, Romāns Beskrovnijs, Laura Valaine, Artūrs Utināns, Ilze Madara Brūvere, Dagnija Fridmane, Laura Bubko, Adelīna Nikitenko |
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine, SSNMF | 10 | Master’s | Limited choice | Laura Bubko | |
| Medicine, MF | 10 | Master’s | Limited choice | Annija Gabriela Roze, Sindija Mairita Pīlāga | |
| Medicine, SSNMFz | 9 | Master’s | Limited choice | Laura Bubko, Adelīna Nikitenko |
