Psychopathology

Psychology

English

12 ECTS

The aim of this course is to integrate clinical and developmental perspectives of psychopathology, to achieve a thorough theoretical understanding of the developmental origins of mental health, and the clinical presentation of disorders.

This course aims to build a firm theoretical foundation for the program components to follow, to provide an orientation on a variety of approaches, and to stimulate the process of integrating different perspectives.

Course Description & Study Characteristics

Course Description

Topics covered include general issues regarding conceptual models of psychopathology, assessment, classification and research in psychopathology. Further, the presentation of mental health problems in adulthood and childhood and adolescence, and their developmental course are discussed. Moreover, physiological, genetic, cognitive, social-emotional, ecological, and relational factors are discussed as these relate to risks as well as protective factors for the development of mental health problems. Based on this broad showcase of perspectives, the approaches towards classification, etiology, and research are addressed for the field of clinical and developmental psychopathology.

Study Characteristics

Graduate School: Behavioural and Movement Sciences
Academic skills: Discipline related skills, research skills
In class/online: In class
ECTS: 12
Discipline: Psychology
Language: English (EN)
Sign up period: July and August
Start date: September (Period 1)
End date: December (Period 2)
Schedule info: See VU Timetable
Admission criteria: Available to VU RM and PhD students only
Available to: PhD students VU (and VU RMA students)
Type of education: Lectures and seminars
Concluding assessment: Yes
Assessment type: Exam 1 (25%), Exam 2 (25%), Research paper with oral presentation (50%)
With Certificate: No
Self-paced: No
Total course duration in hrs.: 336
Anticipated hrs. of study: 270
Number of lessons: 28
Minimum number of students: N/A
Maximum number of students: N/A

Course Description & Study Characteristics
Course Description

Topics covered include general issues regarding conceptual models of psychopathology, assessment, classification and research in psychopathology. Further, the presentation of mental health problems in adulthood and childhood and adolescence, and their developmental course are discussed. Moreover, physiological, genetic, cognitive, social-emotional, ecological, and relational factors are discussed as these relate to risks as well as protective factors for the development of mental health problems. Based on this broad showcase of perspectives, the approaches towards classification, etiology, and research are addressed for the field of clinical and developmental psychopathology.

Study Characteristics
Graduate School: Behavioural and Movement Sciences

Academic skills: Discipline related skills, research skills

In class/online: In class

ECTS: 12

Discipline: Psychology

Language: English (EN)

Sign up period: July and August

Start date: September (Period 1)

End date: December (Period 2)

Schedule info: See VU Timetable

Admission criteria: Available to VU RM and PhD students only

Available to: PhD students VU (and VU RMA students)

Type of education: Lectures and seminars

Concluding assessment: Yes

Assessment type: Exam 1 (25%), Exam 2 (25%), Research paper with oral presentation (50%)

With Certificate: No

Self-paced: No

Total course duration in hrs.: 336

Anticipated hrs. of study: 270

Number of lessons: 28

Minimum number of students: N/A

Maximum number of students: N/A

Brooke L. Slawinski

b.l.slawinski@vu.nl

Psychopathology

Brooke L. Slawinski

Brooke L. Slawinski

Course Description & Study Characteristics

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