23265 - Clinimetrics

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course, the student will be able to: define clinimetric assessment in the clinical and research context; evaluate the utility of a test in the clinical and research context; understand and apply the main clinimetric measures; draft a clinimetric profile in the clinical and research context.

Course contents

The course will take place during the first semester (from September/October to December) at the Cesena Campus of the Department of Psychology (address: v.le Europa, 115, Room Europa 2). According to COVID management rules, teaching activities might be carried out online (sensitive information according to government indications).

Program:

· Assessment in clinical psychology: general considerations, ethical issues and general application in evidence-based psychological terapies

· Clinimetrics: definition and implications in the clinical context and in research

· Structured clinical interview for DSM-5 (and DSM 5 TR) disorders: advantages and limitations

· Personality measures

· Depressive symptomatology evalutation

· Anxiety symptomatology evalutation

· Transdiagnositic factors (e.g. cognitive processes, irrational beliefs evaluation, perfectionism, motivation to change)

· Eating disorders and body shame evalutation

· Family and marital functioning evalutation

· Positive functioning (psychological well-being, positive emotions and quality of life evalutation)

· Clinimetric outcome for third-CBT wave psychological treatments

. Writing a psychological report in clinical psychology

Readings/Bibliography

Consulting the teaching material is mandatory for the preparation and for passing of the exam.

The teaching material consisting of power point presentations will be made available to students online https://virtuale.unibo.it [https://virtuale.unibo.it/] . Access to the material is reserved for University of Bologna students. The power point material can be not reproduced in any other form (pdf or photocopied) or managed online out of UNIBO website without the teacher permission.

The teaching power point material must be integrated with the following assigned chapter readings that are available at the University Library Silvana Contento, Department of Psychology, Cesena.

Texts:

Grandi S, Rafanelli C, Fava GA. Manuale di psicosomatica, Il pensiero Scientifico Editore, 2011 (Cap 7). ISBN: 9788849003949

Fava GA, Tomba E. Il panico. Nella trappola della paura. Il Mulino, Collana: Farsi un'idea (2013) ISBN-10: 8815244786 ISBN-13: 9788815244789

Conti L. Repertorio delle scale di valutazione in psichiatria. SEE EDITORE, 1999 (Cap 3,7,10,11,12,22)ISBN: 8884650143

Scientific articles:

Reviews and research articles might be suggested to integrate the preparation for the exam. All the scientific articles if necessary for the preparation of the final exam will be uploaded by the teacher and made them available to https://virtuale.unibo.it

Consulting texts:

Tomba E. Strumenti di valutazione dei disturbi del comportamento alimentare nel setting di cura interdisciplinare. In Ballardini D, Schumann R (ed). La riabilitazione psiconutrizionale nei disturbi del comportamento dell'alimentazione. Carrocci Faber, 2011 (Capitolo 11). ISBN-10: ‎8874666217, ISBN-13: 978-8874666218

Tomba E., Schumann R. (2020). Possibili interventi con la famiglia, in "Genitorialità e Disturbi del Comportamento Alimentare” Eds Umberto Nizzoli, Daniela Beltrami. Sics Editore S.r.l., Roma. ISBN: 9788869307805. (solo capitolo indicato)

Hersen M. Psychological Assessment in Clinical Practice: A Pragmatic Guide. Taylor & Francis, 2004. ISBN: 0203336909, 9780203336908

 

Teaching methods

Lectures. Throughout the lectures, clinical cases and testing simulations will be presented and role-played. Seminars with experts in clinical assessment tools in several psychological settings will be planned.

Attendance to lessons is not mandatory but preparatory for the learning and exam.

Assessment methods

The final evaluation will consist in an ORAL exam. There are no mid-term evaluations.

The ORAL exam is aimed to assess the student's knowledge regarding the topics included in the reading materials available and discussed in classes.

The highest final mark (30/30), eventually cum laude, will reflect the comprehensiveness, adequacy and full articulation of the report. The following criteria will be considered in making corrections to the exam: congruency and completeness of answers (0-10 points); critical elaboration of the presented contents (0-10 points); completeness of theoretical frameworks (0-10 points); proving some clinical examples represent further criteria for grade bonus (cum laude). The exam will be judged according to the Italian Exam Grade which uses a 30-point scale that can be divided into failing (0 to 17) and passing (18 to 30 cum laude) grades. Marks will progressively decrease based on lack of information (i.e., lack of clinical reasoning, relevant studies neither cited nor described) and/or in case of inaccurate or off-topic answers.

To take the exam, students must enroll through AlmaEsami online service within the deadline. For any concerns and questions please contact the International Relations Office. To take the booked exam students will receive an email (one day earlier the day of the exam) indicating the exact hour of the individual oral exam.

Students will be asked to show the ID card for identification. Please remember to keep it handy as if you do not identify yourself, you will not be able to take the exam.

At the end of the exam you will be notified of the grade which will be recorded on ALMAESAMI

During the exam students are not allowed to consult any materials, such as textbooks, ebook, notes, or electronic devices.

 

Teaching tools

Videoprojector, DVD player, overhead projector, and PC will be used throughout the lessons. Paper materials of original tests will be displayed to students whenever possible during the lessons. The teaching material presented in power point presentations will be made available to students online.

To obtain teaching material please consult the following: http://campus.unibo.it/

 

Links to further information

https://psicologia.unibo.it/it/ricerca/gruppi-di-ricerca/eating-attitudes-team-eateam

Office hours

See the website of Elena Tomba