39694 - Psychiatry 4

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student:knows the drugs in contemporary society:social uses and meanings, the sociological dimensions of the phenomenon, effects and new usage scenarios. The new forms of addiction without substances, such ad Internet addiction, compulsive shopping, pathological gambling, etc;-will know the criteria for the diagnosis of drug addiction-knowledge of the main forms of psychopathology related to the use and abuse of substances (alcohol, drugs,medication)-know the most significant medical complications due to substance abuse-know the classification of substances of abuse on the basis of their mechanism of action- know the main strategies of educational intervention in various forms of addiction.

Course contents

The drugs in contemporary society:social uses and meanings, the sociological dimensions of the phenomenon, effects and new usage scenarios. The deep cultural change in recent years has also favored the development of new forms of addiction without substances, such as internet addiction, compulsive shopping, gambling, etc.
The classification of drugs of abuse based on their mechanisms of action, the most significant medical complications and psychopathology due to substance abuse, the criteria for the diagnosis of drug addiction.
The main strategies of educational intervention in various forms of addiction.

Readings/Bibliography

M. Marcucci, G. Lavenia, Realtà virtuale e identità soggettiva. Nuovi mondi e psicopatologia del sè, Asterisco, Urbino 2004.
C.Guerreschi, New addictions. Le nuove dipendenze, San Paolo Edizioni, Roma 2005.
R.Pani, R. Biolcati, Le dipendenze senza droghe. Lo shopping compulsivo, Internet e gioco d'azzardo, UTET Università, Torino 2006.
V. Carretti, D. La Barbera (a cura di) Addiction, Aspetti biologici e di ricerca, Raffaello Cortina Editore, Milano 2010.

 

V. Marino, E. Barozzi, C.Arrigone, Shopping Compulsivo: l'altra faccia dello shopping, Edizioni Odòn, Milano 2013.

D. Fedeli, C. Munaro, Bullismo e cyberbullismo. Come intervenire nei contesti scolastici, Giunti Editore, Firenze, 2019.

M. LANCINI (a cura di) Il ritiro sociale negli adolescenti. La solitudine di una generazione iperconnessa, Raffaello Cortina Editore, Milano 2019.

 

Teaching methods

Lectures, guided readings, discussion of video material and case studies.

Assessment methods

Learning is tested by means of an oral examination.

The aim of the oral test is to verify the student's ability to apply his or her knowledge and to make the necessary logical-deductive connections.


Grading of the final grade:


Preparation on a very limited number of topics covered in the course and analytical ability that emerges only with the help of the teacher, expression in overall correct language → 18-19;
Preparation on a limited number of topics covered in the course and ability to analyse independently only on purely executive issues, expression in correct language → 20-24;
Preparation on a large number of topics covered in the course, ability to make autonomous choices of critical analysis, mastery of specific terminology → 25-29;
Substantially comprehensive preparation on the topics covered in the course, ability to make autonomous choices of critical analysis and linking, full command of specific terminology and ability to argue and self-reflect → 30-30L.

Teaching tools

Videoprojector, PC.

Office hours

See the website of Barbara Ferrari