Psychopathologie de la maturité et sénescence [ LPSYM2535 ]
6.0 crédits ECTS
30.0 h + 30.0 h
2q
| Teacher(s) |
Meire Philippe ;
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| Language |
French
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Place
of the course |
Louvain-la-Neuve
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| Main themes |
- introduction to the demographic, social and biological dimensions of these ages of life;
- integrate the clinical evolutions in the perspective of life cycle;
- study the stereotypes in relation with ageism;
- study the psychic repercussions of biological, familial and social evolutions;
- go further into the knowledge of psychopathologic disorders during ageing;
- broach the therapeutic and ethical dimensions of the very old age.
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| Aims |
At the end of this course, the student will be able to:
- understand the clinical psychology and the psychopathology of maturity and senescence;
- describe the various models of comprehension(biological, developmental, social,
)
- know the principal preventive and therapeutic approaches;
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| Content |
1) content:
- perspective of the clinical approach of life ages: stereotypes and prejudice. Demographical and social dimensions;
- study of the biological evolutions, primary (senescence) and secondary (pathologies);
- maturity: "mid-life crisis" (work, sentimental life,
): evolutions and psychopathological decompensation; sentimental and sexual suffering,
- mourning and transitions:
o retirement, pre-retirement: psycho-social effects
o sentimental, sexual and familial life evolution: consequences
o factors of fragility and resiliency: diseases, dependences,
- normal ageing:
o descriptive approach (biological, social, cultural,
)
o subjective approach (ageing, life account)
- very old age pathologies: description, treatment, accompaniment
- diseases, death and palliative approach
- abuse
- successful ageing criteria
2) methods: Oral courses, reading portfolio, i-campus, clinician participation
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| Other information |
Pre-required: bachelor course in psychology
Evaluation: oral exam and work presentation (theme analysis or life account with an old person).
Support: reading portfolio, i-campus.
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Cycle et année
d'étude |
> Master [120] in Psychology
> Master [120] in Speech and Language Therapy
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Faculty or entity
in charge |
> PSP
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