Psychodynamic Psychopathology and Clinical Relationship in Developmental age and Adulthood

General aims. Students will explore issues related to the main approaches in the psychosomatic field with specific ref-erence to the main contexts of psychological-clinical work in the health area, both in adults and in de-velopmental age. Issues relating to the main psychopathological frameworks and how sometimes these are associated with medical pathologies will be addressed. Issues relating to the placebo effect, compli-ance with medical therapies, psychocardiology, psycho-oncology, and other clinical settings in which the clinical psychologists can be found working will be explored in more detail. Students will be provid-ed with evidence-based indications for the planning and implementation of clinical-psychological in-terventions in healthcare settings. Knowledge and understanding - Knowledge and comprehension of healthcare settings. - Ability to differentiate adaptive psychological responses in response to medical pathology from maladaptive or psychopathological frameworks. - Knowledge of the main models of clinical interventions in medical settings. Applying knowledge and understanding At the end of the course, the Students will be able to make a diagnosis by selecting the best assessment tool. Students will be called to write a clinical chart and directing the patient to a psychological or psy-chotherapeutic intervention. Making judgments Students will be required to be autonomous in directing the clinical judgement and work. Communication skills - Making a clinical interview with a patient. - Administration of psychological assesment tests - Sharing diagnosis and clinical work with the patients and other healthcare workers Learning skills Basic learning skills are required. Prerequisites Basic knowledge of elements of clinical psychology and psychopathology.