CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY

Francesca TESSITORE CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY

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DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN, PHILOSOPHIC AND EDUCATION SCIENCES
EQF6
EDUCATIONAL SCIENCE
2024/2025

OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 3
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2019
AUTUMN SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
636LESSONS
ExamDate
II APPELLO TESSITORE30/01/2025 - 09:30
II APPELLO TESSITORE30/01/2025 - 09:30
III APPELLO TESSITORE18/02/2025 - 09:30
III APPELLO TESSITORE18/02/2025 - 09:30
Objectives
THE COURSE AIMS TO ANALYSE THE BIOLOGICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL FACTORS THAT INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER IN CAUSING THE DEVELOPMENT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS AND TO PRESENT THE MAIN THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES FOR EACH SPECIFIC DISORDER.

EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: KNOWLEDGE OF THE THEORETICAL AND EPISTEMOLOGICAL ASSUMPTIONS OF THE DISCIPLINE.
ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: BEING ABLE TO FACE AND SOLVE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY EVEN IN BROADER CONTEXTS, EXTERNAL TO ONE'S OWN ACTION.
Prerequisites
BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY IS RECOMMENDED.
Contents
THE COURSE IS DIVIDED INTO 2 MODULES (3 CREDITS PER EACH) DIVIDED AS FOLLOWS:

MODULE I-CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY: THE FUNDAMENTALS
• THE PSYCHIC DEVELOPMENT: FROM NORMALITY TO PATHOLOGY (D.W. WINNICOTT'S MODEL AND SIGMUND FREUD'S MODEL OF INFANTILE PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT)
• THE TRAUMA: BASIC ELEMENTS OF THE NOTION OF “PSYCHIC TRAUMA”

MODULE II-CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY OF ADOLESCENCE
• ADOLESCENCE: DEVELOPMENTAL CHALLENGES AND TASKS
• THE MAIN MANIFESTATIONS OF DISCOMFORT IN ADOLESCENCE (ATTACKS ON THE BODY; NEW ROMANTIC PROBLEMS AND SEXTING; ANTISOCIALITY AND SUBSTANCE ADDICTION; INTERNET ADDICTION AND SOCIAL WITHDRAWAL)
Teaching Methods
THE TEACHING INCLUDES 36 HOURS OF FRONTAL LESSONS IN WHICH THE CONTENTS OF THE COURSE WILL BE EXPLAINED AND ILLUSTRATED ALSO WITH THE AID OF MULTIMEDIA TEACHING MATERIAL.

Verification of learning
ACHIEVEMENT OF THE TEACHING OBJECTIVES IS ASCERTAINED BY PASSING AN ORAL TEST WITH A MARK OUT OF THIRTY.
THE EVALUATION OF THE EXAM CONSIDERS THE ABILITY OF THE STUDENT TO UNDERSTAND THE TOPICS COVERED BY THE COURSE AND TO CONNECT THESE TOGETHER, AS WELL AS THE ABILITY TO EXPLAIN THE TOPICS CLEARLY AND CONCISELY.
THE MINIMUM EVALUATION LEVEL (18/30) IS ASSIGNED WHEN THE STUDENT DEMONSTRATES UNCERTAINTY IN THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE TOPICS COVERED BY THE COURSE, AS WELL AS POOR PRESENTATION SKILLS. THE MAXIMUM LEVEL (30/30) IS AWARDED WHEN THE STUDENT DEMONSTRATES COMPLETE AND IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF THE TOPICS, MAKING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THEM AND EXPLAINING THE TOPICS IN A CLEAR AND CONCISE WAY. HONORS ARE AWARDED WHEN THE CANDIDATE DEMONSTRATES SIGNIFICANT COMPETENCE ABOUT THE THEORETICAL CONTENTS AND SHOWS THE ABILITY TO PRESENT THE TOPICS WITH NOTABLE OWNERSHIP OF LANGUAGE AND THE ABILITY TO ELABORATE AND MAKE INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT EVEN IN AREAS OTHER THAN THOSE PROPOSED BY THE TEACHER.
Texts
-MUCCI, C. (2014). TRAUMA E PERDONO. RAFFAELLO CORTINA (CAPITOLI I E II)
-CIRILLO, L., LANCINI, M. & ZANELLA, T. (2020). L’ADOLESCENTE. RAFFAELLO CORTINA.
-EVENTUAL ADDITIONAL MATERIALS PROVIDED BY THE TEACHER

FOR ERASMUS STUDENTS:
-MUCCI, C. (2018). BEYOND INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE TRAUMA INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION, PSYCHOANALYTIC TREATMENT, AND THE DYNAMICS OF FORGIVENESS. ROUTLEDGE (CHAPTER I AND II)
-BLOS, P. (1967). THE SECOND INDIVIDUATION PROCESS OF ADOLESCENCE. PSYCHOANALYTIC STUDY OF THE CHILD, 22:162-186 (AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: HTTPS://DOCENTI.UNISA.IT/058557/RISORSE TEACHING MATERIALS CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY A.A. 2024-25)
Lessons Timetable

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