Pathopsychology

Major: Psychology
Code of subject: 6.053.00.O.60
Credits: 5.00
Department: Theoretical and Applied Psychology
Lecturer: assistant Volodymyr Polehonky
Semester: 5 семестр
Mode of study: денна
Learning outcomes: - to know the basic conceptual apparatus abnormal psychology; the role of psychological research in solving practical problems society; methods of psychological study of mental states and events, taking into account the internal and external determination, correlative nature of the natural and social factors influence their expression in human behavior; - to be able to have knowledge of personality psychology of mental states and their causes; focus on modern scientific concepts correctly formulate and solve research and practical tasks; to analyze the mental processes, states, personality traits; understand the structure and patterns of human mental activity; participate in practical activities applied using basic methods pathopsychology; carry out a psychological interpretation of the results based on scientific knowledge; use the data in practical life.
Required prior and related subjects: - Psychophysiology; - Social Psychology; - Psychology of Management; - Developmental Psychology; - Clinical Psychology; - Fundamentals of Psychiatry.
Summary of the subject: Mastering the basics abnormal psychology, the ability to use a wide arsenal of diagnostic methods and techniques will enable practical psychologist acquire knowledge of psychological mechanisms of emergence and dynamics of psychopathological disorders that create the foundation for successful diagnosis and psychological treatment of the most common forms of mental pathology. Following the completion of the course, students must master the methodological principles and guidelines abnormal psychological research, laws and mechanisms of mental processes.
Assessment methods and criteria: • oral rapid testing, the quality of performance of practical tasks; • final control: differential settlement on the basis of current points on the 100-point scale.
Recommended books: 1. Детская патопсихология: Хрестоматия. – М.: Изд.: КОГИТО-ЦЕНТР, 2004.. – 352 с . 2. Закалик Г.М., Терлецька Ю.М. Патопсихологія: понятійно-термінологічний словник: навчальний посібник/ Г.М. Закалик, Ю.М. Терлецька. – Львів.: Вид-во Львівська політехніка, 2016. – 156 с. 3. Зейгарник Б.В. Патопсихология: Учеб. пособие. – М.:Академия, 2007. – 207 с. 4. Мартинюк І.А. Патопсихологія: Навч. посіб. – К.: Центр навчальної літератури, 2008. – 208 с.