SCIENZE PSICOLOGICHE E PEDAGOGICHE

Module Psicologia generale

The course aims to provide an advanced understanding of general psychology, with particular emphasis on cognitive, emotional, motivational and social processes influencing individual and organisational behaviour in healthcare settings. Through an evidence-based approach, the course develops competencies in decision-making, professional communication, leadership, teamwork and therapeutic relationships within the biopsychosocial model.

At the end of the course, students will be able to:

1) Knowledge and understanding

Demonstrate advanced knowledge of cognitive, emotional, motivational and social processes and understand their implications for clinical practice, healthcare management, professional leadership and health promotion.

2) Applying knowledge and understanding

Apply psychological knowledge to healthcare delivery, organisational processes, professional communication, interprofessional collaboration and quality improvement.

3) Making judgements

Critically evaluate psychological factors affecting patients, healthcare professionals and healthcare organisations, making evidence-based and ethically informed decisions.

4) Communication skills

5) Learning skills

The course is structured as follows:
·      Introduction to general psychology and psychological research methods.
·      Perception.
·      Learning.
·      Memory.
·      Thinking and reasoning.
·      Language, thought, and communication.
·      Emotions.
·      Motivation.
·      Attention, consciousness, and states of consciousness.
·      Human development across the lifespan.
·      Personality.
·      Social psychology.
Health psychology and healthcare professions.

Oral Examination Grading Criteria

30/30 cum laude: the student demonstrates comprehensive and in-depth knowledge of the programme topics and is able to integrate and critically analyse the situations presented promptly and accurately. The student shows excellent communication skills and full command of scientific terminology.

26–28/30: the student demonstrates good knowledge of the programme topics and is able to integrate and critically analyse the situations presented in a coherent and structured manner. Topics are presented clearly using appropriate scientific language.

22–25/30: the student demonstrates satisfactory knowledge of the programme topics, mainly limited to the principal aspects. The student is able to integrate and critically analyse the situations presented, although not always consistently, and communicates with reasonable clarity and adequate use of terminology.

18–21/30: the student demonstrates the minimum required knowledge of the programme topics and shows limited ability to integrate and critically analyse the situations presented. Exposition is sufficiently clear, although command of specialised terminology remains limited.

Not passed: the student does not demonstrate the minimum required knowledge of the core course content. The ability to use discipline-specific terminology is very limited or absent, and the student is unable to apply acquired knowledge independently.