Study Programmes 2015-2016
| PSYC0120-1 | |||||||||||
| Introduction to medical psychology | |||||||||||
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Duration :
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| 15h Th | |||||||||||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| Jean-Marc Triffaux | |||||||||||
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language | |||||||||||
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January | |||||||||||
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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program | |||||||||||
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Course contents :
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| The place of medical psychology is defined in the field of scientific medicine. Developmental psychology during childhood, adolescence and adulthood is discussed as a bio-psycho-social approach.
The specific psychological aspects to the doctor-patient relationship are thematically introduced. In an integrative perspective of psychic functioning, new discoveries in neurosciences are integrated with cognitive-behavioral and psychodynamic models. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Place of medical psychology in the field of scientific medicine.
Concepts of health, illness, mental health.
The bio-psycho-social model.
The Human Psychology : the greats paradigms. Developmental Psychology. The conscious and the three unconscious.Psychological impacts of life events. Elements of communication theory. The doctor-patient relationship. The new science of mind. |
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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| None | |||||||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| None | |||||||||||
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| face-to-face | |||||||||||
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Pr JM TRIFFAUX : Introduction à la psychologie médicale (diaporamas).
TISSERON Serge : L'empathie au coeur du jeu social (Ed Albin Michel, 2010). BIOY Antoine :"L'aide mémoire de psychologie médicale et de psychologie du soin", Editions Dunod 2012. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written exam
Duration: +/- 90 minutes
QCM
Assessment criteria: Knowledge of theory Ability to put the information into perspective Applications to new cases or situations Ability to summarize; ability to present the answers with clarity |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Professeur J-M TRIFFAUX- Chargé de cours
Hôpital de jour Universitaire La Clé - 153 Boulevard de la constitution - 4020 LIEGE
Tél : 04/342 65 96
jmtriffaux@ulg.ac.be Secretary : Madame Ch. GAYETOT- Tél : 04/366 79 60 |
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