Criminal pathopsychology
Course: Clinical Psychology and Fundamentals of Psychotherapy
Structural unit: Faculty of Psychology
Title
Criminal pathopsychology
Code
ДВС.1.02
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
3 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5
Learning outcomes
PR 1; PR 3; PR 5; PR 7; PR 9; PR 10; PR 15; PR 17;
The full list of Programme learning outcomes is given in the section " Programme Profile"
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. To know the main content of the courses «Pathopsychology», «Legal Psychology», «Clinical Psychology», «Personality Psychology», «Psychodiagnostics» and «Social Psychology» at the level of a student who has completed the educational qualification level "Bachelor" of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.
2. To have basic skills of professional psychological interaction at the level of a student who has completed the educational qualification level "Bachelor" of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.
3. To have basic skills in finding, processing and analyzing information.
Course content
The purpose of the discipline - the formation of knowledge about the features of personality psychology and criminal behavior of persons with mental anomalies that have criminogenic significance, basic skills and abilities to develop measures to prevent such behavior
Abstract of the discipline.
The discipline "Criminal pathopsychology" belongs to the list of elective disciplines. It forms knowledge about the psychological features of criminal behavior of persons with mental anomalies; lays the foundations of professional thinking in the context of psychological diagnosis of mental disorders in a person who has committed criminal acts, the practice of developing programs for the prevention and correction of criminal behavior. The discipline is aimed at developing knowledge about the role of pathopsychological disorders in criminal behavior.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Arubuola M. Role of Psychopathy in Criminal Behavior // Psychopathy and Criminal Behavior: Current Trends and Challenges. – № 4. – 2018.
2. Sinnamon G. Psychopathology as a Mediator of Antisocial and Criminal Behavior // The Psychology of Criminal and Antisocial Behavior. – 2018
3. Maruo P., Mario S., Leslie M., Barbosa M. R., Alho L. Assessment of Psychopathy and Antisocial Behavior // Psychopathy and Criminal Behavior: Current Trends and Challenges. – 2021.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, practical classes, tests
Assessment methods and criteria
Англійською
Assessment during the styduing period:
1. Test based on the results of studying 1-4 topics (maximum 10 points).
2. Test based on the results of studying 5-9 topics (maximum 10 points).
3. Evaluation of participation in seminars (maximum 20 points).
4. Score for participation in practical classes (maximum 120 points).
The final evaluation is conducted in the form of a test.
The test is based on the results of the student's work during the semester (maximum number - 100 points) and does not provide additional assessment activities for successful students.
Students who scored less than 60 points during the semester, but more than the critical minimum of 40 points, are credited. The test is conducted in the form of an oral survey on the subject of the course and the performance of a creative individual task, which is estimated at 20 points.
Rating scale.
Passed - 60-100 points.
Fail - 0-59 points.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian
Lecturers
This discipline is taught by the following teachers
Departments
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