HUMAN SCIENCES AND PSYCHO PEDAGOGICAL Single channel

Chair (Coordinator) and Rapporteur: DEBORA CUTULI

Module 1: GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT

Activity type
Scienze propedeutiche
SSD
M-PSI/01
Year
N/D
Semester
N/D
CFU
3
Hours distribution
24 classroom hours
Lecturers
DEBORA CUTULI

Module 2: Child Neuropsychiatry

Activity type
Scienze umane e psicopedagogiche
SSD
MED/02
Year
N/D
Semester
N/D
CFU
2
Hours distribution
16 classroom hours
Lecturers
MARIA CAPORALE

Module 3: HISTORY OF MEDICINE

Activity type
Scienze umane e psicopedagogiche
SSD
MED/02
Year
N/D
Semester
N/D
CFU
2
Hours distribution
16 classroom hours
Lecturers
MARIA CAPORALE

Module 4: MEDICAL ETHICS

Activity type
Scienze interdisciplinari cliniche
SSD
MED/39
Year
N/D
Semester
N/D
CFU
3
Hours distribution
24 classroom hours
Lecturers
BARBARA CARAVALE

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the student will have acquired:
- Knowledge and understanding: The student will know the fundamentals of general psychology, developmental psychology, and the history of medicine. They will have understood the key concepts and the main theoretical frameworks.
- Applying knowledge and understanding: The student will be able to apply the acquired knowledge in educational or clinical contexts, using the foundations of deontology and neuropsychiatry to understand practical cases or professional examples.
- Making judgements: The student will be able to formulate critical evaluations on ethical and deontological issues. They will also be able to independently analyze topics related to psychological development and the historical principles of medicine.
- Communication skills: The student will be able to communicate psychological, deontological, and neuropsychiatric concepts and issues using appropriate language, including in interdisciplinary contexts.
- Learning skills: The student will have developed the foundations to autonomously acquire further advanced knowledge in the fields of psychology, medicine, and deontology.

Prerequisites

To access the course, the student should possess:
- Basic knowledge of biology and the humanities, useful for understanding cognitive, emotional, and behavioral processes.
- Foundations of anatomy and physiology of the nervous system, in order to consciously approach the contents of neuropsychiatry.
- Ability to read and understand scientific texts, including those in English.
- General knowledge of history and philosophy, useful for placing the history of medicine and ethical principles in the appropriate cultural context.
- Logical-argumentative and writing skills, necessary for developing critical reflections on deontological and ethical topics.
- Motivation for interdisciplinary learning, given the integrated nature of the subjects covered (medicine, psychology, ethics).

Programme

Module: GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT
Origins and development of scientific psychology, research methods in psychology, sensation and perception, Attention, Executive functions and motor cognition, Learning, Memory, Emotions. The prenatal period and the newborn, physical and cognitive development, emotional development, social development, adolescence.




Module: Child Neuropsychiatry
N/D
Module: HISTORY OF MEDICINE
1. Definition of health
2. Hippocrates and the birth of rational medicine. The Oath and the fundamental principles of medical ethics
3. The doctor–patient relationship, from the classical age to the modern era
4. The principle of autonomy and self-determination
5. Informed consent. The legal foundations of consent. The conditions for valid consent; exceptions to consent; state of necessity; consent for minors and incapacitated persons. Compulsory health treatment (TSO). Disclosure of information to third parties. Law no. 219 and Advance Healthcare Directives (Living Wills)
6. The evolution of the concept of health throughout history. Ethics and health. Prevention. The right to health in the Constitution, Article 32. Refusal of treatment
7. Doctor–patient communication. Barriers to communication. The biomedical model and the bio-psychosocial model
8. The birth of Bioethics. Ethical orientation models
9. Definition and determination of death. End of life and current legislation. Euthanasia and therapeutic obstinacy (futile treatment)
10. Medically assisted procreation. Law no. 40/2004 and Constitutional Court rulings


Module: MEDICAL ETHICS
N/D

Books

Module: GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT
Recommended Books:
Anolli, Legrenzi. “Psicologia Generale”, ed. Il Mulino (capitoli 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11); Camaioni, Di Blasio. “Psicologia dello sviluppo”, ed. Il Mulino (capitoli 2, 4, 5, 6, 7).



Module: Child Neuropsychiatry
N/D
Module: HISTORY OF MEDICINE
Study materials and instructions will be provided during the lessons.


Module: MEDICAL ETHICS
N/D

Bibliography

Module: GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT
N/D
Module: Child Neuropsychiatry
N/D
Module: HISTORY OF MEDICINE
N/D
Module: MEDICAL ETHICS
N/D

Lessons mode

Lectures and classroom exercises.

Frequency

Attendance is mandatory (attendance will be recorded; absences of up to 30% of the total hours of each module are allowed).

Exam mode

Written exams and mid-term assessments are planned.

Example exam questions

Be able to discuss and analyze the topics and problems addressed in class.

Example: Describe the main characteristics of the concrete operational stage according to Jean Piaget’s theory, and explain how children in this stage acquire the concept of conservation.

Arguments

Module: GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT

  • Attention, Consciousness, Action.
    • Books: Anolli, Legrenzi. “Psicologia Generale”, ed. Il Mulino.

  • Learning and Memory.
    • Books: Anolli, Legrenzi. “Psicologia Generale”, ed. Il Mulino.

  • Emotions. 
    • Books: Anolli, Legrenzi. “Psicologia Generale”, ed. Il Mulino.

  • Physical and cognitive development.
    • Books: Camaioni, Di Blasio. “Psicologia dello sviluppo”, ed. Il Mulino.

  • Emotional development. 
    • Books: Camaioni, Di Blasio. “Psicologia dello sviluppo”, ed. Il Mulino.

  • Social development.
    • Books: Camaioni, Di Blasio. “Psicologia dello sviluppo”, ed. Il Mulino.



Module: Child Neuropsychiatry
N/D
Module: HISTORY OF MEDICINE
  • 1. Definition of health
    • Books: Study materials and instructions will be provided during the lessons.

  • 2. Hippocrates and the birth of rational medicine. The Oath and the fundamental principles of medical ethics
    • Books: Study materials and instructions will be provided during the lessons.

  • 3. The doctor–patient relationship, from the classical age to the modern era
    • Books: Study materials and instructions will be provided during the lessons.

  • 4. The principle of autonomy and self-determination
    • Books: Study materials and instructions will be provided during the lessons.

  • 5. Informed consent. The legal foundations of consent. The conditions for valid consent; exceptions to consent; state of necessity; consent for minors and incapacitated persons. Compulsory health treatment (TSO). Disclosure of information to third parties. Law no. 219 and Advance Healthcare Directives (Living Wills)
    • Books: Study materials and instructions will be provided during the lessons.

  • 6. The evolution of the concept of health throughout history. Ethics and health. Prevention. The right to health in the Constitution, Article 32. Refusal of treatment
    • Books: Study materials and instructions will be provided during the lessons.

  • 7. Doctor–patient communication. Barriers to communication. The biomedical model and the bio-psychosocial model
    • Books: Study materials and instructions will be provided during the lessons.

  • 8. The birth of Bioethics. Ethical orientation models
    • Books: Study materials and instructions will be provided during the lessons.

  • 9. Definition and determination of death. End of life and current legislation. Euthanasia and therapeutic obstinacy (futile treatment)
    • Books: Study materials and instructions will be provided during the lessons.

  • 10. Medically assisted procreation. Law no. 40/2004 and Constitutional Court rulings
    • Books: Study materials and instructions will be provided during the lessons.



Module: MEDICAL ETHICS
N/D

Sustainability goals

  • Goal3
  • Goal10
  • Academic year2026/2027
  • Degree program to which the course belongsOrthopaedics techniques - Roma Azienda Ospedaliera Sant’Andrea
  • Mandatory presenceNo
  • Languageita
  • CFU10 CFU, distributed among 4 integrated didactic modules
  • Total duration80 hours