PSYC1040-3 : Methods of psychodynamic action

University of Liege | Version française

Academic year 2014-2015

Value date : 12/05/2015

PSYC1040-3

Methods of psychodynamic action

Duration :

30h Pr

Number of credits :

Master in Psychology, professional focus in social, work and organizations psychology, 2nd year		3

Master in Psychology, Professional Focus in Cognitive and Behavioural Neurosciences, 2nd year		3

Master en sciences psychologiques, à finalité spécialisée en psychologie clinique, 2nd year		3

Certificat d'université en psychologie clinique à orientation psychopathologie		3

Lecturer :

Despina Naziri

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the second semester

Course contents :

The course is organised as follows. First, students attend seminars to train them into cas study analysis from a psychodynamic perspective. They have the opportunity to study the in-depth presentation of a clinical case with data from different sources (clinical observation, relational dynamics, etc).
Second, they are called to analyze this clinical case according to a grid of questions from psychodynamical analysis, cognitive analysis and systemic analysis. This part of the work is done under the supervision of the professors and the invited speakers.
Third, students are asked to compare the three approches (psychodynamic, cognitive and systemic) and draw their own conclusions.

Learning outcomes of the course :

The objectives of this course are:

- To confront the clinical practice to concepts, models and tools from other courses (semiology, psychiatry, psychopathology) that might be useful for students in their future professional activity.
- To train students into the analysis and synthesis of clinical data (stemming from observation and other tools) so that they can prepare diagnoses and case analyses.
- To improve their capacity for analysis, comparison and the integration of clinical data from a psychodynamical/systemic point of view.

Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :

Students may take this course only if they have already followed the following courses: - Introduction to dynamic psychology - The courses within the branch "Psychodynamic pychopathology I" - Clinical interviews with adults. - Psychological problems of the adult - Affective and social development

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

There will be general sessions with all students and sessions with small working groups. Invited speakers participate into those working groups. This course is strongly recommended for the students in Master 2 as this is a course for integration.