- Docente: Laura Sirri
- Credits: 2
- SSD: M-PSI/08
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Dietistic (cod. 8470)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, the student knows the role of psychological factors in the state of health and illness, the strategies to face the patient's psychological suffering, the psychological and relational features of eating disorders during the lifespan, the communication skills in healthcare settings, and the preventive and supportive strategies in eating disorders.
Course contents
The contribution of clinical psychology to the understanding of eating disorders.
Psychological factors affecting medical conditions.
Sick role, illness behavior and illness perception.
Job strain, burnout and psychological resilience in the health care provider.
Health care provider-patient relationship.
Psychological implications of caregiving.
Readings/Bibliography
The student does not need to buy specific texts.
During lessons teaching materials (also available through username and password at the IOL online Platform) and references to suggested readings will be provided.
Teaching methods
The course consists of 8 frontal lessons of 3 hours each for a total of 24 hours.
Assessment methods
The final evaluation 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 answers to choose from). The evaluation will last for 1 hour.
The correct answer to all the 31 questions corresponds to a score of 30 cum laude.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.