Psychology

no prior knowledge is needed

The course will be developed according to a theoretical-practical model with structured exposition of the contents and related analysis and discussion or debate. Will use an interrogative and interactive methodology prior to the presentation of the main content and concepts, and is demonstration/explanation through its practical application in everyday situations and using, where appropriate, audio-visual means. Will, also include moments of work in small groups, with tutorial support and role play exercises, group dynamics and autonomus study and research.

The use of expositive and interrogative methodologies, will allow the explanation of theoretical concepts and its framework as well as the evaluation of their domain by students. The presence of a T/P component will allow, in addition to the exposure of the contents, the use of interactive methodologies favouring the demonstration, exemplification and applicability of such content and concepts to different situations, and real circumstances. Thus will allow the development of skills already mentioned.

The student must acquire:

Knowledge of:

• Communication and interpersonal relationships;

• Behaviors and work;

• Behaviors, health and illness;

• Psychosocial changes associated with the disease.

• Behavior and electrical brain activity

• Neuropsychology
• Neuroimaging in the study of behavior

Skills for:

• Adopt verbal and non-verbal communication strategies and interaction with patients, other professionals and the public;

• Identify problems in the professional activity;

• Understand the basic psychosocial and neuropsychological aspects related to understanding behaviors, health promotion, disease prevention and overcoming, and treatment adherence;

• Analyze and interpret the relationships between behavior, emotions, health status and neuropsychology.

Competencies for:

• Communicate and interact appropriately, in different professional contexts;

• Dealing with problematic situations in the professional activity;

• Reflect on the disease in psychosocial terms;

• Understand dysfunctional behaviors

• Be an active agent in promoting health behaviors;

• Identify and deal with emotions and stress;

• Dealing appropriately with the client and his family.

Module 1 – Health Communication Skills

         1 – Theoretical models of communication;

         2 – Verbal and non-verbal communication;

         3 – Communication skills (in the relationship with the user and in the health team).

Module 2 – Interpersonal Relations and Teamwork

         1 – Team and multidisciplinarity in health;

         2 – Variables that influence teamwork (motivation, leadership processes, …);

         3 – Conflict management;

Module 3 – Behaviors in the work context

         1 – Work, task and activity;

         2 – Psychosocial risk factors (violence, harassment, intimidation,…).

         3 – Professional stress, burnout and other consequences.

Module 4 – Behaviors, Health and Illness

         1 – Health behaviors and their determinants;

         2 – Stress and health;

         3 – Literacy and therapeutic adherence.

Module 5 – Psychosocial aspects associated with the disease

         1 – More frequent emotional repercussions (anxious and depressive disorders);

         2 – The patient;

         3 – The informal caregiver.

Module 6 – Relationship between behavior and brain activity

         1 – The brain map

         2 – The Nervous System (autonomous, peripheral and central);

         3 – Neuropsychology

                  orbitofrontal and ventromedial prefrontal cortex

                  decision making

                  the moral judgments

                  the amygdala

                  Recognition of fear facial expression

                  recognition of different voice tones

                  dorsolateral prefrontal cortex

                  decision-making

                  working memory

                  social cognition

                  psychopathy

                  dorsolateral versus ventromedial prefrontal cortex

                  attention deficit and psychopathy

                  inter-hemispheric brain integration

                  neuroimaging

                  Brain and behavior: the eternal problem

NAO

Bibliografia Primária

*Fachada, M. O. (2012). Psicologia das relações interpessoais (2ª Edição). Lisboa: Edições Sílabo.

*Rego, A. (2016). Comunicação pessoal e organizacional: teoria e prátIca (4ª Edição). Lisboa: Edições Sílabo,Lda.

*Watzlawick, P., Beavin, J., & Jackson, D. (1967), (1998). Pragmática da comunicação humana: um estudo dos padrões, patologias e paradoxos da interacção. São Paulo: Cultrix.

Bibliografia Secundária

Álamo, J. Q. del, Félix-Alcántara, M. P., Arguis, C. B., Rojo, S. F., & Mínguez, F. M. (2018). Fome, emoçoes e cérebro: comer com cabeça. Atlantic Press.

Conde, C. J. C., & Ayala, F. J. (2019). O cérebro moral: evolução do cérebro e valores humanos. Atlantic Press.

Pérez, I. P. (2018). O mapa do cérebro; um passeio anatómico pela máquina de pensar. Atlantico Press.