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Neuropsychology

ОK.19

Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП

First

2025/2026

4 Semester

3

PLO1. To analyze and interpret mental phenomena, identify psychological problems and suggest ways to resolve them. PLO2. To understand patterns and tendencies of the development and functioning of mental phenomena in the professional tasks’ context.

Full-time form

1.Know the material of the courses "General Psychology," "Fundamentals of Psychogenetics," and "Anatomy and Physiology of the Central Nervous System." 2.Be able to analyze the theoretical foundations of psychic structure, as well as the factors and core mechanisms of personality formation. Be able to conduct scientific research, search for, process, and analyze information from various sources, and utilize information and communication technologies.

The course "Neuropsychology" is part of the mandatory curriculum. The course content is divided into two modules. The first module introduces the specifics of neuropsychological theories concerning the organization of mental functions. The second module focuses on the clinical aspects of neuropsychology related to disorders of perception, action, memory, and dysfunctions of regulatory systems. Studying the "Neuropsychology" course involves familiarization with the characteristics of electrical and chemical processes in the brain, the principles of nervous, humoral, immune, and genetic regulation of psychophysiological processes, as well as the brain determinants of mental activity disorders.

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Lecture, seminar, practical training, independent work

Oral reports, discussion, presentation, analytical essay. Semester assessment: evaluated answers and additions at seminar classes, analytical essay. The score is formed as the sum of all points scored during the semester. Oral response – from 12 to 20 points. Supplements – from 6 to 10 points. Analytical essay – from 24 to 40 points. Organization of evaluation: 0-59 – not counted, 60-100 standings.

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