Course syllabus BSPP90112 - Mental development disorders (FPS - 2019/2020 - post-graduate studies)

Information sheet

Slovak English

University:

Pan-european University

Faculty:

Faculty of Psychology

Course unit code:

BSPP90112

Course unit title:

Mental development disorders

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

lecture	12 hours per semester of study (on-site method)

Credits allocated:

Recommended semester/trimester:

4. semester of doctoral program in both internal and external forms of study

Level of study:

Prerequisites for registration:

none

Assessment methods:

Independent study of recommended literature, active participation in the lectures, oral exam has a form of discussion around particular topics.

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

The aim of the course is to obtain a good overview in the field of neurodevelopmental disorders as they are conceptualized in DSM-5. The course deepens knowledge in topics included in the pregraduate course Developmental disorders (MPSY1008) such as concept of development in cognitive psychology and psychopathology, genes-environment relations in developmental disorders, methodological approaches to the study of developmental disorders.

Course contents:

- Current classification of neurodevelopmental disorders
- Research methodology: longitudinal design, intervention studies
- Genetics, epigenetics and environment - factors of development
- Etiopathogenesis of neurodevelopmental disorders
- Relation between psychical and intellectual development
- Early intervention in neurodevelopmental disorders

Recommended or required reading:

Basic:

MIKULAJOVÁ, M. Utváranie ranej gramotnosti v norme a patológii. Brno: Institut vzdělávání Sokrates, 2018.

SROUFE, A. The Concept of Development in Developmental Psychopathology. [online]. 2009. URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2780349/.

BISHOP, D. Developmental cognitive genetics: How psychology can inform genetics and vice versa. [online]. 2015. URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2409179/.

Language of instruction:

Slovak

Notes:

Courses evaluation:

Assessed students in total: 0

Name of lecturer(s):

prof. PhDr. Eva Gajdošová, PhD. (person responsible for course)
prof. PhDr. Marína Mikulajová, CSc. (examiner, instructor, lecturer)

Last modification:

24. 7. 2019

Supervisor:

prof. PhDr. Eva Gajdošová, PhD.

Last modification made by Mgr. Lenka Sekretárová on 07/24/2019.