Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
| Master in psychology (120 ECTS) | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Substitute(s)
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course has 2 main objectives:
1. Learning to make a diagnosis in light of the criteria indicated by the reference classification system (DSM-5).
In this perspective, the main nosographic categories will be presented (intellectual disability; autism spectrum disorders; ; learning disorders; attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder; behavioral disorders; mood disorders ; anxiety disorders; etc.), by identifying the semiology, comorbidities, evolution, and etiopathogenesis.
2) Learning to read the child psychopathology from a relational perspective, by identifying the family functioning variables that can maintain the symptom in the child.
To this end, the study of the parent-child attachment relationship will be deepened in order to read the psychopathological manifestations in children related to the notion of parental psychopathology. Particular attention will be paid to the clinical issues most often experienced by children in relation to the elements of complexity that they can experience within contemporary families (eg: children from divorce; migrant children; children adopted or in foster care; children within LGBT families etc).
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The course aims at introducing students to the main psychopathological disorders during childhood both from both nosographic and relational approaches.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Ex-cathedra classes enriched by various contributions: slides, clinical vignettes, examples from clinical practice with children.
Student participation will be particularly encourageded. Students will be invited to analyze cases, discuss in small groups and share their thoughts with the rest of the class.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
Recommended or required readings
The exam will be about the topics presented during the course. In order to pass the exam, students are encouraged to carefully follow the course and to study the slides and the articles published each week by the professor.
The reference book to deepen the topics adressed during the course is the following:
Dumas J.E. (2013). Psychopathologie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent, édit. De Boeck.
Assessment methods and criteria
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
Any session :
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )
- Remote
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred remote
Additional information:
Written examen (multiple-choice questions; true/false; short open-ended questions to complete).