Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Psychotherapy Diagnosis I
Course Code
RPH_009
Branch of Science
Anatomy; Clinical medicine
ECTS
11.00
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 8
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Artūrs Utināns
Residency Speciality
Speciality
Psychotherapist
Supervisor of Medical Speciality
Artūrs Utināns
Contacts
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About Study Course
Objective
Acquire knowledge on the regularities of personality functioning and disorders and origin of symptoms from the perspective of psychotherapy and skills of diagnosis in compliance with the qualification of psychotherapist and psychosomatic medicine practitioner.
1. Introduce dominant effects of diverse types of personalities, most common internal conflicts, identity and method of maintaining self-confidence, most common mental safeguard mechanism, object relations, manifestations in diverse functional levels and consequences in doctor-patient relations; 2. Provide skills of diagnostics and differential diagnosis, work with psycho-dynamic formulation in compliance with the patient evaluation scheme.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Describe the regularities of mental functioning of different structures of personality.
Skills
1.Analyse psychotherapy diagnosis (including psycho-dynamic formulation).
Competences
1.Example-based knowledge, skills and attitude essential for working at a hospital and for research, raising public awareness via media; understanding of a team-work (work in groups) and its functions, psycho-dynamics, crisis situations and their solution; as well as the ability to manage the work of a multi-disciplinary team and be part of such team, supervise doctors and medical staff.
Assessment
Individual work
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Individual work |
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Determination and analysis of type of personality organisation (10 patients per week).
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Examination
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Examination |
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Resident expresses his/her knowledge and clinical/psychodynamic thinking in assessing patients for psychotherapy.
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Examination |
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Analysis of clinical cases and oral test.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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On site
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Psychiatric interviewing and assessment of mental condition. Psychodynamic formulation and diagnosis according to ICD-10. The work of a psychotherapist in the evaluation phase of psychodynamic psychotherapy.
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Seminar
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Topics
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Consultations of a psychosomatologist / psychiatrist and their essence in a somatic hospital. Peculiarities of collection of anamnesis in case of psychosomatic disorders and diseases. Differentiation of emotions during evaluation.
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Seminar
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Modality
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Topics
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Man's main motivation systems (survival, eating, parental affection, sex, romantic love, caring for one's children, social status, morality, rest and entertainment, group membership, altruism, religiosity) and their use in setting and moving towards life and psychotherapy goals.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
11.00
Number of Residency Seminars:
3
Length (weeks):
8
Final Examination:
Residency exam (Theory and practice)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Assessment in cognitive therapy / edited by Gary P. Brown and David A. Clark. 2015 The Guilford Press.
2.
Tracy D. Eells. Psychotherapy Case Formulation. 2015 by the American Psychological Association.
3.
R. Peter Hobson. Consultations in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy. Karnac Books, 2013.
4.
Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual. PDM Task Force. 2006.
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Handbook of psychotherapy case formulation / edited by Tracy D. Eells. 2nd ed. 2007 The Guilford Press.
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Psychodynamic formulation / by Deborah L. Cabaniss ... [et al.]. 2013 by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Additional Reading
1.
Antonio Pérez-Sánchez. INTERVIEW AND INDICATORS IN PSYCHOANALYSIS AND PSYCHOTHERAPY. 2012 Karnac Books Ltd.
2.
Deborah L. Cabaniss, Sabrina Cherry, Carolyn J. Douglas, Ruth L. Graver, Anna R. Schwartz. Psychodynamic Formulation. 2013 by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
3.
Kulbergs “Dinamiskā psihiatrija”, Jumava, 2001
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Ph.Tyson, R.Tyson “Psychoanalytic theories of development” Yale University Press,1990.
5.
Dynamic Psychotherapy: An Introductory Approach. M.H.Hollender, Ch.V.Ford, 1990.
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Individuālā psihoterapija un psihodinamikas zinātne/Deivids Malans 1997.
7.
Nancy McWilliams. Psychoanalytic case formulation. The Guilford Press, 1999.
8.
Psychoanalytic Diagnosis. Understanding Personality Structure in the Clinical Process. Nancy McWilliams.1994