The course will provide general notions of special education; it will describe the types or dimensions of handicaps, will make understandable the notion of oligophrenia and its categories, then will explain the concept of alcoholism and prepare the learners to be able to diagnose the alcoholic persons and provide prevention in order to contribute to the promotion of mental health.
Practice will be done thru the field visit of the university center in a change of physically handicapped students; then the visit to mental&social handicap will be done near RANGO ADAR Tubahoze, near the health center as it has been done for the previous students. These students will take care of the patients by reducing the long distance between the so-called normal towards the abnormal.
We are still in a mood for knowledge-based community needs.
MODULE GENERAL DESCRIPTION
WELCOMING MESSAGE
Dear Students, welcome to the Module of Psychopathology (CPS2151). This module will be facilitated by Prof Vincent Sezibera and Felix Banderembaho, both Clinical Psychologists from the Department of Clinical Psychology. The module introduces you to the clinical practice by equiping you with knowledges of description, diagnosis and management of mental disorders. We are pleased to wish you a successful learning. Thank you!
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF MODULE
This module acclimates students with knowledges of Psychopathology and Psychiatry. It familiarises students with terminology used in Psychopathology, and allow them to distinguish between normal and abnormal adjustment. The module also oriente students how to use the Fifth Edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) and the DSM-IV's multi-axial system for diagnosing various psychopathological disorders, and afterwards proposing the management of these disorders.
AIM OF THE MODULE
The module aims to equip students with knowledges, understanding and skills in terms of:
1) Evolution of therapeutic approaches of mental disorders on international and national level
2) Terminology used in Psychopathology, with emphasis on distinction between normal and abnormal behaviour
3) Classification of mental disorders
4) Aetiology, semiology, diagnostic criteria, and various therapeutic approaches of mental disorders
LEARNING OUTCOMES
After completion of this module, students will be able to:
1) Analyse the treatment of mental disorders across the world and locally
2) Utilise appropriately the terminology of Psychopathology and Psychiatry
3) Contrast the normal and abnormal behaviour
4) Examine, diagnose, and propose the management for psychiatric patient.
MODULE FACILITATORS CONTACTS
1) Prof. Vincent Sezibera; Tel: 0788771289; e-mail: vsezibera@gmail.com
2) Mr Felix Banderembaho; Tel: 0788456938; e-mail: felixbanderembaho@gmail.com
INDICATIVE CONTENTS
Pre-requisite or co-requisite modules:
- Psychology I
- Module of Psychology II
- Biology and Health Sciences
- Philosophy and culture: Introduction to Philosophy
- Clinical Psychology
- Psychotherapies
- Psychopharmacology
1. Definitions
1.1. Psychopathology
1.2. Psychiatry
1.3. Mental Health
1.4. Clinical Psychology
1.5. Mental illness- Psychiatric patient
1.6. The «normal» and «abnormal» concepts
1.6.1. Models of abnomality: Abnormal Behavior
The Biological Model
The Psychodynamic
The Behavioral Model
The Cognitive Model
The Humanistic-Existential Model
The Socio-cultural Model
Integration of the Models
1.7. Bio-Psycho-social approach
1.8. History and evolution of Psychiatry
1.8.1. International level
1.8.2. National level (in Rwanda)
1.9. Structure of personality
1.10. Defense mechanisms
2. General aspects of Mental disorders
2.1. Diagnosis and Classification of mental illness
ICD-10
DSM-5
2.2. Etiology of mental illness
2.3. Psychological/Psychiatric (Clinical) assessment
Conditions of examination
Psychiatric history
Physical examination
Mental Status Examination (MSE)
Formulation of a synthesis
Multiaxial evaluation (DSM-IV): clinical implications versus its removal from DSM-5
Prognosis and treatment
2.4. Psychiatric semiology (signs and symptoms of mental illness)
3. The DSM-5's structure
3.1. Neuro-developmental (Child) Disorders (Refer to Further issues in Psychopathology, Year 3)
3.2. Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
3.3. Mood Disorders (Depressive disorders; Bipolar and related disorders)
3.4. Anxiety Disorders
3.5. Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
3.6. Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders
3.7. Dissociative Disorders
3.8. Feeding and Eating Disorders
3.9. Elimination disorders
3.10. Sleep-Wake Disorders
3.11. Sexual Dysfunction, Gender Dysphoria, and Paraphilias
3.12. Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders
3.13. Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
3.14. Neurocognitive Disorders
3.15. Personality Disorders
4. Introduction to Psychopharmacology
5. Introduction to Psychological interview
6. Introduction to main Psychotherapeutic approaches
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EXPECTATIONS FROM STUDENTS
Dear Students, we expect from you to be active and more engaged in interactive collaboration. We strongly discourage any academic dishonesty (it refers to any form of cheating or plagiarism) which is a serious offense. You can contact us through e-mail or forum, or even directly in office during the break-time, when you experience any challenge regarding the module.