Optional in stage
First term
Second term
Both terms
Not organised
This year
Next year
Alternating years
External
Prerequisites
Language of instruction
Duration
Identical coursesAdvanced Psychopathology in Children and Adults (B-KUL-L05D5B)
Cannot be taken as part of an examination contract
Swillen Ann (coordinator) | Bouckaert Filip | Swillen Ann Aims
The overall aim of this course is to provide students with scientific knowledge on psychopathology in children and adolescents, basic insights into developmental psychopathology, and advanced knowledge of psychopathology in adults and complex cases.
- students will develop knowledge on theoretical insights, frameworks, capacities and attitudes which are necessary for a multidisciplinary diagnostic process and treatment of psychopathology in children and adolescents
- students acquire knowledge on developmental disorders in children and adolescents, and are able to integrate and apply this knowledge
- students are able to analyze cases, to formulate and discuss hypotheses on diagnoses and treatment
- Students acquire advanced knowledge of psychopathology in adults and complex cases, i.e. comorbidities of different psychiatric disorders and comorbidity of psychiatric and somatic disorders
Previous knowledge
Prerequisites for students who are not enrolled in the Bachelor/Master programme of rehabilitation sciences and physiotherapy, but who wish to include the course as an optional course in the diploma contract of their programme: These students must contact the course coordinator. On the basis of the student's previous knowledge and motivation, the coordinator will decide whether or not to admit the student to the course.
Prerequisites Credit Contract:
Students with one of the following certificates are allowed to follow this course:
- Bachelor in de lichamelijk opvoeding en bewegingswetenschappen (Bachelor of physical education and kinesiology)
- Bachelor in de revalidatiewetenschappen en kinesitherapie (Bachelor of rehabilitation sciences and physiotherapy)
- Bachelor in de pedagogische wetenschappen (Bachelor of pedagogical sciences)
- Bachelor in de psychologie (Bachelor of psychology)
- Bachelor in de geneeskunde (Bachelor of medicine)
Previous knowledge (highly recommended)
Students have knowledge of typical development in children and adolescents.
Students have basic knowledge of psychopathology in adults.
Order of Enrolment
Mixed prerequisite:
You may only take this course if you comply with the prerequisites. Prerequisites can be strict or flexible, or can imply simultaneity. A degree level can be also be a prerequisite.
Explanation:
STRICT: You may only take this course if you have passed or applied tolerance for the courses for which this condition is set.
FLEXIBLE: You may only take this course if you have previously taken the courses for which this condition is set.
SIMULTANEOUS: You may only take this course if you also take the courses for which this condition is set (or have taken them previously).
DEGREE: You may only take this course if you have obtained this degree level.
( ( FLEXIBLE(L00A0A) OR FLEXIBLE(B3105O) OR FLEXIBLE(L09A7A) ) AND (FLEXIBLE(L03A5C) OR FLEXIBLE(B3090O) ) ) OR
FLEXIBLE(L03G4C)
The codes of the course units mentioned above correspond to the following course descriptions:
L00A0A : Psychologie
B3105O : Psychologie
L09A7A : Psychologie
L03A5C : Introductie in de revalidatie in de geestelijke gezondheidszorg
B3090O : Introductie in de revalidatie in de geestelijke gezondheidszorg
L03G4C : Rehabilitation in Mental Health Care
This course unit is a prerequisite for taking the following course units:
L09G6B : Stage in de geestelijke gezondheidszorg
L09G7B : Internship in Mental Health Care
Identical courses
This course is identical to the following courses:
L05D5A : Psychopathology in Children and Adolescents (No longer offered this academic year)
Is included in these courses of study
- Master in de revalidatiewetenschappen en de kinesitherapie (Leuven e.a.) (Afstudeerrichting Geestelijke gezondheidszorg) 120 ects.
- Master of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy (Leuven) (Specialisation: Mental Health Care) 120 ects.
- Postgraduaat in de psychomotorische training (Leuven) 39 ects.
Activities
2 ects. Psychopathology in Children and Adolescents (B-KUL-L05D5a)
Content
A general introduction will be given on most important etiological, risk and protective factors which play a role in the development of psychopathology in children and adolescents. Different diagnostic classification systems (categorial: DSM-5; ICD-10; dimensional: ASEBA) will be discussed.
During the course, the following developmental disorders and psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents will be discussed:
- Disruptive behaviours: ADHD, ODD and CD
- Specific learning disorders (dyslexia, dyscalculia, NVLD)
- tic disorders
- pervasive developmental disorders/ autism spectrum disorder
- mental handicap/intellectual disability (ID) mild to severe with special focus on: (1) psychopathology in children and adolescents with ID and (2) behavioural phenotypes in genetic disorders: Down syndrome, Fragile X syndrome, Velo-Cardio-Facial syndrome, Williams syndrome, Prader-Willi syndrome, Smith-Magenis syndrome ...
- anxiety disorders in children and adolescents
- mood disorders in children and adolescents.
Is also included in other courses
1 ects. Developmental Psychology (B-KUL-L07L2a)
Content
After completing this course:
- the student has knowledge concerning the most important developmental milestones, with the focus on social, affective, behavioral and cognitive development.
- the student is able to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the most important theories of developmental psychology
- the student has knowledge of the central concepts of human development and their particular effects during different phases of the lifespan
- the student understands human development as continued adaptation and learning, which comprises growth and gains in skills as well coping with declining capacities
- the student is able to apply implications and conclusions of the lifespan perspective to their own research activities (e.g., thesis) and later in applied professional contexts
Course material
PowerPoint Presentations
1 ects. Advanced Psychopathology in Adults and Complex Cases (B-KUL-L07L3a)
Content
Content
After completing this course:
- the student has advanced knowledge concerning the etiology, (neurobiological) ethiopathogenesis, symptomatology and treatment of:
- Catatonia (a severe psychomotor syndrome)
- Melancholia (a disorder of mood and movement)
- Compulsivity and impulsivity (in disorders such as OCD, personality disorders, Parkinson’s disease, gambling, hoarding and trichotillomania)
- the student acquired knowledge and skills about the treatment plan of patients with this complex psychopathology as well as using appropriate observation scales
- the student has sufficient knowledge of the effects and side effects of psychotropic medication, in particular drug induced motor changes (such as parkinsonism, tremor, akathisia, dystonia and dyskinesia)
Course material
PowerPoint Presentations
Evaluation
Evaluation: Advanced Psychopathology in Children and Adults (B-KUL-L25D5b)
Explanation
All three learning activities (L05D5a, L07L2a, and L07L3a) will be assessed by means of a written exam. The calculation rules for determining the final score and rounding rules will be listed on Toledo.
The students are expected to be acquainted with the education and the examination regulations of the KU Leuven and the faculty additions.