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| PSYC1055-1 | Psychopathology of elderly people
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Number of credits : |
| Master in Psychology, professional focus in social, work and organizations psychology, 1st year | | 3 |
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| Master in Psychology, professional focus in social, work and organizations psychology, 2nd year | | 3 |
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| Master in Psychology, Professional Focus in Cognitive and Behavioural Neurosciences, 1st year | | 3 |
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| Master in Psychology, Professional Focus in Cognitive and Behavioural Neurosciences, 2nd year | | 3 |
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| Master en sciences psychologiques, à finalité spécialisée en psychologie clinique, 1st year | | 3 |
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| Master en sciences psychologiques, à finalité spécialisée en psychologie clinique, 2nd year | | 3 |
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| Certificat d'université en psychologie clinique à orientation psychopathologie
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| Lecturer : | Stéphane Adam, Michel Ylieff |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| The course considers the principal mental disturbances occuring during old age : depressive and anxious disorders, sleep disorders, dependence with alcohol and drugs, delirium and Alzheimer disease and related disorders. Their semiological characteristics and their prevalence are higlighted. The technics of evaluation are specified.
The current methods of treatment and the prospects for clinical research are approached. The specificity and the difficulties of the clinical step with old people are highlighted.In addition, we will also discuss the clinical approach of caregivers of Alzheimer patients (formal and informal caregivers). |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| To illustrate the diversity and the specificity of the old people mental disorders. Also the difficulties of the differential diagnosis and the particular requirements of the methods of assessment and intervention. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| No prerequisites |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Course material:
Oral lectures + slides available online (on MyULg)
Required reading(s):
P. Cappeliez, P. Landreville et J. Vezina (Eds) Psychologie clinique de la personne âgée, Paris : Masson, 2000. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written test with 4 or 5 open questions1st session: January
2nd session: August / September |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Stéphane Adam
Psychology Unit of Senescence
Traverse des Architectes (B63c)
B-4000 Liège
Phone: 04/366.28.46
Assistant: Missotten Pierre (pmissotten@ulg.ac.be)
Secrétariat: Bersoux Martine (martine.bersoux@ulg.ac.be) |
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