Clinical Psychology

Clinical Psychology

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The course Clinical Psychology is concerned with disturbed behavior. On the basis of case descriptions, important clinical pictures of the different anxiety disorders, eating disorders, addictions, mood disorders, somatoform disorders, psychotic disorders, and personality disorders are examined. The questions that will be raised continually during the course are: What is the clinical picture? Where is the boundary between normal and abnormal? What causes such a disorder? And what can be done about the disorder? As will be seen, there is a large gap between theory and practice, between scientific thinking and clinical treatment. A number of different theoretical schools will also be examined, and these schools explain/treat psychiatric disorders in keeping with their favorite theory. The choice of theory/treatment in most cases is thus based on ideology and not empirical findings, and the question is whether this situation is so desirable.

Doelstellingen van dit vak

•To make students familiar with the most common psychiatric disorders; their clinical pictures, diagnostic criteria, the ethiological theories and the empirical findings that either support or refute the theories, current ways of treatment, and the effectiveness of the therapies. •To give students a basic idea of what clinical interviews are and what it feels like to ‘have’ a psychiatric disorder by writing a patient role and playing that role. •To learn some of the basic clinical interview techniques.

Voorwaarden

SSC1005 Introduction to Psychology

Aanbevolen literatuur

•Barlow, D.H., & Durand, V. M. (2014). Abnormal Psychology: An Integrative Approach. Cengage Learning, Stamford. (Basic textbook of SSC2004). •Various textbooks on clinical psychology (can be found in UM library and UCM Reading Room). •E-Readers.

Instructional format
Tutorial group meetings, lectures, interviews and role-playing by students.

Examination
A final exam with a minimum of 6 open questions and a written patient role, ‘dear colleague’ letter and interview report.
SSC2004
Periode 5
31 mrt 2025
23 mei 2025
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Studiepunten: 
5.0
Taal van de opleiding: 
Engels
Coördinator:
Onderwijsmethode: 
PBL, Presentation(s), Lecture(s), Assignment(s), Paper(s)
Evaluatiemethoden: 
Final paper, Attendance, Participation, Written exam, Oral exam, Take home exam