Clinical and health psychology for medical contests

Starting from contemporary theories of BodyMind functioning, such as the psycho-biological dysregulation mo-del and Wilma Bucci's theory of multiple code, we intend to understand the role of contextual dynamics (individual, institutional and cultural) in the definition of conditions of individual and community well-being and in professional action aimed at promoting them. The perspective of health psychology will be explored, as a general framework for psychological promotion and support in the health context. Methods of reading and intervention in the various health and disease contexts will be defined. These objectives will be achieved through frontal lec-tures, discussion groups on the topics covered, and discussion of clinical conditions.

No prerequisite

Solano L. (2013). Tra mente e corpo. Come si costruisce la salute. Seconda edizione. Raffaello Cortina Ed.

Not obligatory attendence.

The exam aims to evaluate the students’ acquisition of theoretical and practical skills. The exam will be taken at the end of the course. The tests will be two, a written assignment (obligatory) and an oral exam (optional), after about a week from the written exam. The obligatory test (a written test, with open questions and a clinical case) will aim to verify the knowledge of the theoretical models presented in the course, but also the skills of reflection and discussion of the intervention models within the clinical contexts. The written test will last 60 minutes. The optional test (oral exam) will aim to deepen the topics covered in the written test. The final evaluation will be the result of a global evaluation, relative to the written and oral exam, if car-ried out.

The didactic model will be a combination of: - lectures, in order to expose the theoretical-practical principles related to the modern conceptualization of the relationship BodyMente, the psycho-biological regulation theory, the relationship between life events and health, the relationship between emotions and health in empirical research, and among (inter-nal and external) relationships and health. - simulations, linked to the use of evaluation tools. - group work, in order to stimulate participation, deepening and critical reflection on the concepts pre-sented. - analysis of clinical cases, in order to apply the knowledge acquired in the discussion of disease condi-tions.