- Docente: Paolo Maria Russo
- Credits: 2
- SSD: M-PSI/01
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Imaging and Radiotherapy techniques (cod. 9079)
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from Sep 26, 2023 to Oct 18, 2023
Learning outcomes
The student acquires relational skills between healthcare provider and patient, including an understanding of the asymmetry in the relationship and the psychodynamic elements involved. They become familiar with work-related stress, professional burnout, and gain effective communicative strategies, enabling them to enhance the perceived quality of the relationship.
Course contents
GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY OBJECTS AND METHODS: Experimental paradigms and the study of cognitive processes, behavioral, psychophysiological, EEG and ERP measures, neuroimaging techniques.
EMOTIONS AND MOTIVATION: Physiological bases of emotions. Subcomponents of emotional responses. Primary (basic) and secondary emotions. Characteristics of basic emotions. Expression and recognition of emotions. Cultural modulation of emotions. Primary and secondary motivations (affiliation, achievement, etc.), with particular attention to work motivation.
STUDY OF INTERINDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES: Different approaches to the study of personality. Taxonomic models of basic personality traits. Personality inventories. Assessment of cognitive abilities. Contemporary theories of intelligence. IQ and specific abilities. Intelligence tests.
STRESS AND COPING: Stressful events: definition and characteristics. Acute and chronic stress. Physiological reactions to stress. Psychological reactions to stress. Coping strategies. Burnout syndrome. Stress and work motivation. Stress and conflicts in the workplace.
Readings/Bibliography
Texts/Bibliography
Textbook: Schacter, Gilbert, Wegner (2010). General Psychology. Zanichelli. Chapters to be prepared: Psychology: evolution of a science (Chapter 1), The methods of Psychology (Chapter 2), Neuroscience and behavior (Chapter 3), Intelligence (Chapter 9), Emotion and motivation (Chapter 10), Personality (Chapter 12).
Students who have purchased the new edition of the textbook (Schacter, Gilbert, Wegner, 2017) will need to study the corresponding chapters.
Furthermore, all students must delve deeper into the content using the materials provided by the instructor (which correspond to the lecture slides). These materials, in addition to summarizing the information present in the textbook, offer some additional insights that may be subject to evaluation.
Teaching methods
The instruction includes lectures and practical exercises carried out in the classroom by students individually or in small groups.
Assessment methods
The exam aims to assess the achievement of the main educational objectives, with particular attention to evaluating the student's knowledge regarding the main theoretical models and measurement tools used in the study of behavior and cognitive processes.
The examination format for the course includes a written test with 33 multiple-choice questions, each having 5 answer alternatives.
The score on the written test may be averaged with an additional oral examination (upon the explicit request of the instructors or the student who has achieved a score of 18 or higher on the written test).
Honors will be awarded for an overall score above 31.5.
Teaching tools
Slides on the PC, software for illustrating experimental tasks, and exercises on psychological tests.
Teaching Material: The teaching material presented during the lectures will be made available to the student in electronic format through the online learning platform (IOL).
Office hours
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