THE DEVELOPMENTAL DISCOMFORT IN THE FAMILY CONTEXT

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Course code:

PSISVI07

Academic Year of enrolment:

2019

Year of supply:

2020/2021

Type of Course:

Characterising

Degree:

Course of 2nd Cycle Degree in PSYCHOLOGY

Disciplinary Sector:

Psychology of Development and Psychology of Education

Language:

Italian

Location:

CHIETI

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

CERRATTI PAOLA

Cycle:

First semester

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

136

Prerequisites:

Knowledge of fundamental concepts of developmental psychology (briefly treated during first lessons).

Objectives

Advanced knowledge of the different aspects of develompmental psychopathology in
normal and pathological conditions.

Contents

Assessment procedures for the detection of developmental discomfort.
Expression of developmental discomfort through internalizing and externalizing symptoms.

Extended Syllabus

The family and the processes of knowledge and ways of representing a disturbance in parents, children and siblings.
Assessment procedures for the detection of developmental discomfort.
Internalizing and externalizing disorders in developmental age.
Anxiety disorders.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
Psychosomatic and sleep disorders.
Childhood eating disorders.
Disorders of emotional regulation and attachment.
Mood disorders.
Disorders of disruptive, impulse control and conduct.

Recommended Bibliography

Mazzoncini e Musatti (2012). I disturbi dello sviluppo. Bambini, genitori e insegnanti. Raffaello Cortina Editore. Capitoli: 2, 3, 4, 5.
Tambelli (2017). Manuale di psicopatologia dell’infanzia. Il Mulino. Capitoli: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8.
Lecture notes provided by the teacher.

Methods of Provision

Conventional

Teaching Methods

Lectures provide guidelines for interpreting book. During lessons, students will be asked to apply the theoretical knowledge acquired,
through individual or group work.

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

The exam will take place orally and will consist in the evaluation of the understanding of the topics making up the course, the ability to apply the theoretical skills acquired, the use of an appropriate technical language, with equal weight in determining the final grade, which will be expressed in thirty.

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"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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