PSYCHIATRY AND GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY

Module PSICOLOGIA GENERALE

The course aims to provide the fundamental knowledge of general psychology, with particular reference to cognitive, emotional, motivational and relational processes involved in human behaviour within healthcare and rehabilitation settings. The course adopts a scientific approach based on current psychological research and promotes the understanding of psychological processes involved in health promotion, therapeutic relationships and rehabilitation.

At the end of the course the student will have acquired the following objectives:

1) Knowledge and understanding

Demonstrate knowledge of perceptual, cognitive, emotional, motivational and social processes and understand their role in human development and healthcare settings.

2) Ability to apply knowledge and understanding

Apply psychological knowledge to understand patients' behaviour, interpersonal communication and the psychological factors involved in rehabilitation, integrating the biopsychosocial model into professional practice.

3) Autonomy of judgment

Develop the ability to critically analyse clinical and rehabilitation situations considering cognitive, emotional, motivational and social factors, making evidence-based and ethically informed judgments.

4) Communication skills

Communicate effectively with patients, families and multidisciplinary healthcare teams using appropriate scientific terminology.

5) Learning skills

Develop autonomous learning skills and continuously update psychological knowledge relevant to healthcare and rehabilitation.

De Beni, R., Carretti, B., Moè, A., & Pazzaglia, F. (2026). Psicologia della personalità e delle differenze individuali (3rd ed., Chapters 1 and 2). Bologna, Italy: Il Mulino. 

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.