Study Programmes 2015-2016
PSYC1052-1  
Behavioural and cognitive action methods
Duration :
20h Th, 10h Pr
Number of credits :
Master in psychology : general (120 ECTS)3
Master in psychology : general (120 ECTS)3
Master in psychology : general (120 ECTS)3
Master in psychology : general (120 ECTS)3
Master in psychology : general (120 ECTS)3
Certificat d'université en psychologie clinique à orientation neuropsychologie3
Certificat d'université en psychologie clinique à orientation psychopathologie3
Lecturer :
Sylvie Blairy
Coordinator :
Sylvie Blairy
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
During the lessons, the cognitive and behavioural models of the main psychological disorders are exposed by the professor and by experimented clinical psychologists (outside lecturers).Some therapeutic methods such as exposition, cognitive restructuration, problem solving are also exposed.  The processuel approcah will be presented to explain the psychological phenomena through psychological processes.
The main topics:
Depression, anxiety, panic attack, social anxiety, obsessive-compulsive troubles, post-traumatic stress troubles, psychotics troubles, eating troubles.
Learning outcomes of the course :
To have theoritical and methodological knowledges to analyse a behaviour.
To be able to conduct a clinical interview in order to have an overview of the psychological difficulties meet by the patient.
To be able to elaborate hypotheses about the cognitive and behavioural processes involved in the psychological problems, and about relationships between psychological problems.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Recommanded courses:
PSY00030-1. Psychology of emotions
PSYC1012-1. cognitive and behavioural clinical psychology.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
oral presentations, exercices, readings
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
face-to-face and distance learning (readings).
Recommended or required readings :
Digital files for Power Point presentations related to the course are available on ecampus, and hard copies are also available. Some parts of the course will follow a detailed syllabus.
Assessment methods and criteria :
Evaluation in january and september:
Opened questions on the content of the lessons as well as the content of the readings and  "true" or "wrong" questions on the content of the lessons.
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
All the required course materials are on ecampus
Contacts :
sylvie.blairy@ulg.ac.be