Psychopatology
3
2019-2020
01010334
Psychology
Portuguese
Face-to-face
SEMESTRIAL
4.0
Compulsory
1st Cycle Studies
Recommended Prerequisites
Not applicable.
Teaching Methods
Expositive method; practical examples including clinical case analysis and discussion.
Learning Outcomes
[1] To analyse critically the criteria to differentiate between normal and disturbed behaviour;
[2] To describe the main models of psychopathology - medical / biological; psychological; sociological; biopsychosocial, especially the diathesis-stress model;
[3] To gain knowledge on the basic terminology and concepts related to psychopathology (e.g., primary, secondary, tertiary prevention), and to become familiar with the main classification systems of mental disorders;
[4] To correctly define psychopathological signs and symptoms related to mental examination;
[5] To describe clinically the most prevalent mental disorders potentially relevant to social work (e.g., mood disorders, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia; post-traumatic stress disorder, substance use disorders, among others).
Work Placement(s)
NoSyllabus
• The concept of mental disorder.
• Main models about psychopathology (biological models, psychological models, sociocultural models, integrative biopsychosocial models, e.g., diathesis-stress model).
• The concepts of primary, secondary and tertiary prevention.
• Basic concepts related to mental examination.
• General notions about the main classification systems of mental disorders.
• Clinical description of several mental disorders, namely: anxiety disorders; adjustment disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder; obsessive-compulsive disorder; mood disorders (depressive; bipolar); schizophrenia, psychotic episode and delusional disorder; substance use and additive disorders.
Head Lecturer(s)
Ana Cardoso Allen Gomes
Assessment Methods
Assessment
Frequency: 100.0%
Bibliography
American Psychiatric Association, APA. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, Fifth Edition [DSM-5]. Arlington, VA: Author.
-Barlow, D.H., & Durand, V.M. (2012). Abnormal psychology- An integrative approach (6th ed.). Belmont, CA: Cengage.
-Castonguay, L. G., & Oltmanns, T. F. (Ed.). (2016). Psychopathology: from science to clinical practice. New York, London: The Guilford Press
-Correia, D. T. (Coord.). (2014). Manual de psicopatologia (2ª ed.). Lisboa: Lidel. Cap. sobre semiologia psicopatológica.
-Figueira, M. L., Sampaio, D., & Afonso, P (Coord.) (2014). Manual de psiquiatria clínica. Lisboa: Lidel.
-Teixeira, J.A.C. (2010). Introdução à psicopatologia geral (2ª ed. rev. e ampliada). Lisboa: ISPA.
- World Health Organization (1992). The ICD-10 Classification of Mental and Behavioural Disorders. Clinical descriptions and diagnostic guidelines. Geneva: Author.