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1º Semestre

Psicologia e Comportamento Motor

4.5

Maria Margarida Nunes Gaspar de Matos

This Course aims at defining the object and the objectives of Psychopathology.

INTRODUCTION
Psychopathology: Concept and socio historical development
NORMAL AND ABNORMAL
Criteria: medical, statistical, sociological, psychological
Main theoretical models and their use
Main common errors
Psychopathology (DSM IV criteria)
COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
Signs of disorder
Conscience and orientation
Attention and concentration, memory, perception
thinking and language, non-verbal communication, social competence
Affection, movement, sleep, sexual behaviour, nutrition, aggression
Planning/evaluating/deciding/acting
Data Collection in Psychopathology
Clinical assessment and observing mental state
Interviewing and testing
Case studies
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Group work and oral presentation (50%)
Individual work and oral presentation (50%)

Main bibliography:
Abreu , JP (1994). Introdução à Psicopatologia compreensiva, Lisboa, FC Gulbenkian.
Belloch, A et al (1995). Manual de Psicopatologia, vol I e II, Lisboa, MacGraw-Hill.
Other bibliography:
Matos, MG (2005). Comunicação, gestão de conflitos e saúde na escola, FMH
APA (1996) DSM IV, Lisboa Climepsi
Pires, C (2003). Manual de Psicopatologia, ISLA