- Docente: Laura Sirri
- Credits: 2
- SSD: M-PSI/08
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Physiotherapy (cod. 8476)
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from Oct 21, 2022 to Dec 20, 2022
Learning outcomes
At the end of the module the student knows and is able to understand the clinical applications of psychology in different fields. The student knows, in the field of healthcare, aspects of psychological distress and recognizes the main reactions of the person to illness, suffering and hospitalization respecting behavioral differences related to the culture of belonging.
Course contents
Sick role and illness behavior.
Manifestations and classification of abnormal illness behavior.
Illness perception and coping strategies towards physical illness and disability.
Psychological correlates of spinal cord injury.
Psychological correlates of musculoskeletal disorders.
Physiotherapist-patient relationship.
Job strain, burnout and psychological resilience in health care workers.
Psychological implications of caregiving.
Psychotherapeutic interventions.
Readings/Bibliography
Teaching materials will be available through username and password at the IOL online Platform.
References to suggested readings will be provided in the teaching materials.
Teaching methods
Frontal lessons with clinical exemplifications for a total of 24 hours.
Assessment methods
The final evaluation of Clinical Psychology is aimed at assessing the knowledge of the main contents of the course.
The final evaluation is a written exam consisting of 31 multiple-choice questions: for each question four possible answers are provided, only one of which is correct.
For each correct answer 1 point is awarded.
For each wrong or missing answer 0 points are awarded.
The minimum score needed to pass the exam is 18, which is achieved with 18 correct answers.
The maximum achievable score is 30 cum laude, which is achieved with 31 correct answers.
The exam will last for 30 minutes.
The evaluation of the Psychological and Pedagogical Science (I.C.) will be the mean of the evaluations achieved in the three courses of the I.C.
Teaching tools
Slides in PowerPoint format.
Office hours
See the website of Laura Sirri
SDGs
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.