03084 - Clinical Psychology (LZ-A)

Academic Year 2017/2018

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Medicine and Surgery (cod. 8415)

Learning outcomes

Psychological factors of the state of health and disease

Eating disorders: etiology, prevention, intervention

Communication skills and relationship with the paediatric and the adult patient with eating disorders Course contents

Course contents

1. Introduction to Clinical psychology

2. The psychic conflict and mental disorders

3. The psychological development of the child

4. Stress and Health

5. Eating  Disorders: prevention and intervention

6. Evacuative Disorders: prevention and intervention

7. The clinical interview in health

Readings/Bibliography

ROSSI N. (2004), Psicologia clinica per le professioni sanitarie. Il Mulino, Bologna.

BUCKMAN R. (2003), La comunicazione della diagnosi. Cortina, MILANO.

TROMBINI G., CHATTAT R. (2002). Educare alla relazione in medicina. MEDIC, 10, 3, 128-133

TROMBINI E. (2010). Il cibo rifiutato. I Disturbi alimentari precoci e la giocoterapia focale con bambini e genitori. Pendragon, Bologna.

Teaching methods

Frontal lesson

Role play


Assessment methods

Oral exam

Teaching tools

Power Point

Office hours

See the website of Elena Trombini