Psychopatology

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)

No

Syllabus

• 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 Paula Soares Matos

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.