Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Clinical Psychopathology and Understanding its Dynamics II
Course Code
RPH_007
Branch of Science
Anatomy; Clinical medicine
ECTS
12.60
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
To teach theory and practical skills in clinical psychopathology, necessary for understanding symptoms of mental and psychosomatic disorders and syndrome etiopathogenesis.
1. To teach to diagnose emotional, cognitive, behavioural and psychosomatic disorders with its origin greatly determined by the development of personality and behavioural disorders. 2. Provide knowledge and develop skills for examining patients, diagnostics and understanding of emotional conflicts, focussing, manifestations in doctor-patient relations.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.On psychopathological symptoms and syndromes.
Skills
1.To diagnostics and differential diagnosis.
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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1.
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Diagnostics and differential diagnosis of patient's mental state – 4 patients per week.
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Examination
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1.
Examination |
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Essay on Psychodynamic Diagnostic Knowledge and Skills, written analysis of clinical cases.
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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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On site
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Auditorium
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Emotionally unstable or borderline personality disorder.
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Depressive and manic type of organization of personality
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The masochistic type of personality organization.
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Anxious-avoidant personality type (thin narcissus).
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Dependent personality disorder. Dependent (addictive) personality structure.
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Personally obsessive compulsive type of organization.
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Hysterical type of organization of personality. Personality dissociative type of organization. Dissociative self.
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Peculiarities of psychotherapeutic work, working with patients of different levels of personality functioning.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
12.60
Number of Residency Seminars:
8
Length (weeks):
11
Final Examination:
Residency exam (Theory and practice)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Benjamin B. Wolman, George Stricker. Depressive Disorders. Facts, Theories, and Treatment. e-Book, 2014 International Psychotherapy Institute.
2.
Jerold R. Gold. Levels of Depression. e-Book 2015 International Psychotherapy Institute.
3.
Psychoanalytic Diagnosis. Understanding Personality Structure in the Clinical Process. Nancy McWilliams. 1994.
4.
Jules R. Bemporad. Psychoanalytic Therapy of Depression. e-Book 2015 International Psychotherapy Institute.
5.
Myer Mendelson. Psychoanalytic Views on Depression. e-Book 2015 International Psychotherapy Institute.
6.
Geltner, Paul. Emotional communication: countertransference analysis and the use of feeling in psychoanalytic technique. Routledge, 2013.
7.
Jay R. Greenberg and Stephen A. Mitchell. Object Relations in Psychoanalytic Theory. Harvard University Press, 1983.
8.
Handbook of emotions / edited by Michael Lewis, Jeannette M. Haviland-Jones. 2008, The Guilford Press.
9.
Contemporary Controversies in Psychoanalytic Theory, Techniques, and their Applications. Otto Kernberg. Yale University press, 2004.
Additional Reading
1.
Deborah L. Cabaniss, Sabrina Cherry, Carolyn J. Douglas, Ruth L. Graver, Anna R. Schwartz. Psychodynamic Formulation. 2013 by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
2.
Robert Plutchik. Emotions in The Practice of Psychotherapy. American Psychological Association, 2000.
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Affect imagery consciousness: the complete edition / by Silvan S. Tomkins. 2008 Springer Publishing Company, LLC.