Corso di laurea magistrale in Psicologia clinica

Understanding this discipline in its different schools of thought and its epistemological, social and cultural implications requires basic preparation, with knowledge of the most important authors of the Psychoanalytic Movement.
In terms of psychological subjects, students who have already passed the Dynamic Psychology exam, basic course, find easier to grasp concepts related to affective development and personality organization.
Knowledge of English is also an advantage in the use of specialized terminology and seems to lead to an increased confidence in the study of the authors.

AIMS

The Dynamic Psychology course is aimed at:

• introducing students to

1. the main authors and developmental models that make up Dynamic Psychology;                                           

2. the strengths and weaknesses of specific theories;                                                                                    

3. the aspects of continuity, revision and differentiation of various approaches;                                           

4. the assumptions and implications that underlie each theoretical construct.

• fostering in students                                                                                                                                   

1. the ability to apply the acquired knowledge;                                                                                                

2. the ability to meditate on both the theoretical issues related to the authors, psychoanalytic thought in general and on the social, scientific and ethical issues that arise from them.

• enabling the students to demonstrate that                                                                                                     

1. they have learned the specific thought of the authors treated and are able to compare them;                                 

2. they are capable of arguing, even with independent judgments, ideas and problems related to them;                      

3. they can convey the acquired knowledge with lexical propriety and mastery of the subject.

At the end of the course, students will be able to:
understand all the orientations that make up Dynamic Psychology and the theories of its most important authors;
use the appropriate vocabulary and the different shades of meaning that characterize each different theoretical construct;
recognize the most important concepts of Dynamic Psychology: their origin, development and forms of application.

METHOD OF EXAMINATION

The course gives the student the opportunity to take written tests, which will be considered as part of the final evaluation. Assessment of the preparation, however, will take place in oral form.                                                  

In summary, students must demonstrate that they have developed useful knowledge, communication and learning skills that form the basis of knowledge necessary to carry on subsequent studies with a sufficient level of autonomy.

Particular emphasis will be given to the ability of the student to highlight:                                   

a) the points of contact, development or contrast in the different theories;                                                   

b) the different visions of Man (motivation, direction, goal of development) proposed by each author;             

c) the strengths and weaknesses of theories, combining premises and deductions.   

The evaluation will be carried out by two examiners, who will use a special grid to  independently give a score for each element of the course aims. The results will be compared to produce the final unanimous vote and the student will receive explanations regarding the critical points of his/her preparation.

CONTENTS

The course of Advanced Dynamic Psychology is aimed at mastering the theory, contents and methodology that characterize the psychodynamic approach. In particular, it will deal with different theoretical constructs, up to the latest developments in psychoanalytic thought.

In a clinical-developmental perspective, however, the course has its main objective in giving the student the means of understanding the conditions identified and theorized as necessary for the formation of personality.

More precisely, the basic psychoanalytic concepts relate to the content of those authors who have founded schools of thought, given contributions and created currents able to provide new visions and conceptions inside psychoanalytic tradition, with reference to both ways of knowing the reality of man and intervening in interpersonal and institutional situations.

The guidelines for study and reflection are: the latest trends and developments in psychoanalysis.

These topics are treated in the basic textbook: Modelli evolutivi in Psicologia dinamica, volumes 1 and 2.

The course does not provide teaching material to be put

available to students.

Greenberg J.R. Mitchell S.A. Object Relations in Psychoanalytic Theory, Cambridge, Harvard University Press, 1983.

Articles from international psychoanalytic reviews