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| PSYC0340-1 | Psychology of the patient
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| Duration : | 10h Th, 5h SEM |
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| Holder(s) : | Georges Hougardy |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | Notions pertaining to medical psychology are discussed in the kind of concrete situations that can occur in a dispensary. The course is both practical and interactive. |
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| Course objective : | The aim of the course is to introduce students to how the notions pertaining to psychopathology and medical psychology they were taught can find practical applications - as they may have found out during their internships .
The following topics will be discussed on the basis of concrete examples:
- Reminder of elementary notions in medical psychology
- Elements in clinical medicine (normal vs pathological cases; severity, etc.)
- Mourning and depression
- Stress and anxiety
- Functional and psychosomatic pathologies
- Chronic illness
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| Prerequisites : | Second year course:
"Introduction to medical psychology"
G. Hougardy - Editions AREM |
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| Organization : | Term 8
One two-hour class per week - 6 classes |
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| Written notes : | "Introduction à la psychopathologie"
Prof. G. Hougardy - Editions AREM |
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| Assessment : | Oral examination (about 20 minutes)
Discussion of clinical cases
No written preparation
Evaluation criteria:
knowledge of theory
contextualisation
Applications to new cases or situations
Ability to synthetise and present one's case clearly |
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| Contacts : | Professeur G. HOUGARDY :
Medical psychology dpt C.H.U. Sart-Tilman - 4000 LIEGE
Tower II - Floor -3E - Office 23
04 - 366 72 79
Home: rue R. Schuman 7 - 4432 ALLEUR
04 - 263 05 10 (after 20 heures).
ghougardy@ulg.ac.be
Secretariat : M. B. ZELLER
Medical Psychology
C.H.U. Sart-Tilman - 4000 LIEGE
Tower II - Floor -3E - Offfce 22
Tel: 04 - 366 71 73
Fax: 04 - 366.85.84 |
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