03084 - Clinical Psychology

Learning outcomes

At the end of the module the student knows and is able to understand the clinical applications of psychology in different fields. The student knows, in the field of healthcare, aspects of psychological distress and recognizes the main reactions of the person to illness, suffering and hospitalization respecting behavioral differences related to the culture of belonging.

Course contents

Biopsychosocial model. Sick role, illness behavior, and abnormal illness behavior.

Illness perception and coping strategies towards physical illness and disability.

Psychological correlates of spinal cord injury.

Psychological correlates of musculoskeletal disorders.

Psychological factors affecting medical conditions.

Physiotherapist-patient relationship.

Job strain, burnout and psychological resilience in health care workers.

Psychological implications of caregiving.

Psychotherapeutic interventions.

Readings/Bibliography

Teaching materials will be available through username and password at the Virtuale online platform.

References to suggested readings will be provided in the teaching materials.

Teaching methods

Frontal lessons with clinical exemplifications for a total of 24 hours.

Assessment methods

The final evaluation of Clinical Psychology is aimed at assessing the knowledge of the main contents of the course.

The final evaluation is a written exam consisting of 21 multiple-choice questions: for each question four possible answers are provided, only one of which is correct.

For each correct answer 1,5 points are awarded.

For each wrong or missing answer 0 points are awarded.

The minimum score needed to pass the exam is 18, which is achieved with 12 correct answers.

The maximum achievable score is 30 cum laude, which is achieved with 21 correct answers.

The exam will last for 20 minutes.

The evaluation of the Psychological and Pedagogical Science (I.C.) will be the mean of the evaluations achieved in the three courses of the I.C.

Teaching tools

Slides in PowerPoint format.

Office hours

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