GERI1004-1 : Seniors psychology and accompaniment

Study Programmes 2016-2017

GERI1004-1

Seniors psychology and accompaniment

Duration :

30h Th

Number of credits :

Master in public health (120 ECTS)		3

Lecturer :

Stéphane Adam

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the second semester

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents :

The overall objective of the course is to deconstruct some stereotypes associated with the concept of aging. More concretely, various problems related to or associated with normal aging (senescence) are considered, as: (1) the origins and characteristics of the aging population (demographics), (2) the questioning of psychometric model of cognitive decline, (3) the description of some theories explaining how a person adapts to his aging and maintains a good quality of life, and (4) to understand Alzheimer's disease to better interact with this pathology.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit :

To have some theoritical and methodological knowledges in connection with the present knowledges about normal and pathological ageing.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

No prerequisites required

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

Lectures with powerpoint support.

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

Face-to-face.