Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
4 credits
30.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Willemsen Jochem; Woltin Karl-Andrew;
Language
English
Content
This course will familiarise students with a psychological perspective on deviance in different senses of the word, with a focus on clinical and social psychological approaches. The course is organised around the following topics:
(1) Crime and contemporary society. Crime is presented as a typical human phenomenon. The relationship between crime and law is analyzed from a psychological point of view through the concept of conscience. A link is made with ‘institutionalized conscience,’ as in the panoptic model and the contemporary surveillance society.
(2) Psychological approaches to (sexual) crimes. Pathway models of (sexual) crime are presented and illustrated. The psychological factors related to the etiology of crime are discussed (affect regulation, trauma, personality disorders, deviant fantasies).
(3) Psychological approaches to treatment and rehabilitation of criminals. The role of the psychologist in the process of rehabilitation of the criminal and the prevention of crime will be clarified. The notions of dangerousness, recidivism and “desistance” will be elaborated.
(4) Dealing with deviance and dissent in groups. Models, theories and approaches seeking to explain how people react to deviance and dissent in groups will be presented and discussed (e.g., black sheep effect, ostracism, stereotypes and prejudice). Here the focus in on motivations and pressure that make people conform, with deviance reflecting a lack of group loyalty, as signs of disengagement, or as delinquent behavior.
(5) Deviance and dissent as a positive source. Models, theories and approaches that highlight positive contributions of deviance and dissent in groups will be presented and discussed (e.g., minority influence, diversity, strategic deviance). Here the focus is on understanding deviance and dissent as normal and healthy aspects of group life.
(1) Crime and contemporary society. Crime is presented as a typical human phenomenon. The relationship between crime and law is analyzed from a psychological point of view through the concept of conscience. A link is made with ‘institutionalized conscience,’ as in the panoptic model and the contemporary surveillance society.
(2) Psychological approaches to (sexual) crimes. Pathway models of (sexual) crime are presented and illustrated. The psychological factors related to the etiology of crime are discussed (affect regulation, trauma, personality disorders, deviant fantasies).
(3) Psychological approaches to treatment and rehabilitation of criminals. The role of the psychologist in the process of rehabilitation of the criminal and the prevention of crime will be clarified. The notions of dangerousness, recidivism and “desistance” will be elaborated.
(4) Dealing with deviance and dissent in groups. Models, theories and approaches seeking to explain how people react to deviance and dissent in groups will be presented and discussed (e.g., black sheep effect, ostracism, stereotypes and prejudice). Here the focus in on motivations and pressure that make people conform, with deviance reflecting a lack of group loyalty, as signs of disengagement, or as delinquent behavior.
(5) Deviance and dissent as a positive source. Models, theories and approaches that highlight positive contributions of deviance and dissent in groups will be presented and discussed (e.g., minority influence, diversity, strategic deviance). Here the focus is on understanding deviance and dissent as normal and healthy aspects of group life.
Evaluation methods
- Learning outcome A1-A2 : 40% of the final grade
exam (50% covering the clinical psychological content and 50% covering the social psychological content) - Learning outcome B1 & D3: 20% of the final grade
Presentation of a case study (clinical psychology) - Learning outcome E: 20% of the final grade
Development of an intervention (social psychology) - Learning outcome C: 10% of the final grade
Oral presentation of a scientific article (group work; social psychology) - Learning outcome F1: 10% of the final grade
Reflective essay (clinical psychology)
Faculty or entity
EPSY
