Psychopathology

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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 address physiological, genetic, cognitive, social-emotional, ecological, and relational factors as these relate to risks as well as protective factors for the development of mental health problems. Based on this broad showcase of perspectives, specific issues are addressed for the field of clinical and developmental psychopathology, namely the different approaches towards classification, etiology, and treatment.

Study Characteristics

Discipline: Psychology
Type of education: Lectures as well as seminars
Academic skill: N/A
Graduate School: N/A
Start date: TBD
End date: TBD
Minimum number of students: N/A
Maximum number of students: N/A
Admission criteria: Contact the course coordinator for information on admission criteria
Concluding assessment: N/A
Assessment type: Exam 1 (25%), Exam 2 (25%), Paper presentation (50%). There is one re-exam for all components together
With Certificate: N/A
Schedule info: N/A
Number of lessons: N/A
Total course duration in hrs.: N/A
Sign up period: N/A
Anticipated hrs of study: N/A
Available to: PhD students VU (and VU RMA students)

Course Description & Study Characteristics
Course Description

Topics covered address physiological, genetic, cognitive, social-emotional, ecological, and relational factors as these relate to risks as well as protective factors for the development of mental health problems. Based on this broad showcase of perspectives, specific issues are addressed for the field of clinical and developmental psychopathology, namely the different approaches towards classification, etiology, and treatment.

Study Characteristics
Discipline: Psychology

Type of education: Lectures as well as seminars

Academic skill: N/A

Graduate School: N/A

Start date: TBD

End date: TBD

Minimum number of students: N/A

Maximum number of students: N/A

Admission criteria: Contact the course coordinator for information on admission criteria

Concluding assessment: N/A

Assessment type: Exam 1 (25%), Exam 2 (25%), Paper presentation (50%). There is one re-exam for all components together

With Certificate: N/A

Schedule info: N/A

Number of lessons: N/A

Total course duration in hrs.: N/A

Sign up period: N/A

Anticipated hrs of study: N/A

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

dr. S.M. Begeer

s.begeer@vu.nl

Psychopathology

dr. S.M. Begeer

dr. S.M. Begeer

Course Description & Study Characteristics

Study Characteristics

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