Institution
Organizational Unit
Code
ΨΥ-831
ECTS
5
Language of instruction
English
Academic term
2/2
Title
ΑΝΑΠΤΥΞΙΑΚΗ ΨΥΧΟΠΑΘΟΛΟΓΙΑ el
DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY en
Description
The psychological assessment. Diagnosis and classification of developmental disorders. Problems in infancy: Attachment disorders. Diffuse pervasive developmental disorders - Autism. Preschool and childhood disorders: Mental retardation. Attention deficit – Over activity problems. Problems in schooling. Learning disabilities. Psychoses in childhood. Depression and suicide in children and adolescents. Schizophrenia.
Learning outcomes
Objectives of the course (preferably expressed in terms of learning outcomes and competences): To understand: i) the deviations of development and the disorders from infancy to adolescence, ii) the importance of the psychological assessment, iii) the concepts of risk factors and protective factors, iv) the conceptual and empirical progress in understanding specific disorders.