Neuropsychological diagnosis: practicum

Course: Neuropsychology

Structural unit: Faculty of Psychology

Title
Neuropsychological diagnosis: practicum
Code
ДВС.2.03
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
3 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5
Learning outcomes
LO1; LO 2; LO3; LO6; LO 8; LO 10; LO 12; LO 13; LO 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 "Neuropsychology", "Clinical Psychology", "Pathopsychology" and "Psychodiagnostics" 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 principles of brain structure and the main neuropsychological syndromes and symptoms of local lesions of brain different areas, basic skills and abilities of neuropsychological research. Annotation of the discipline: The discipline "Neuropsychological Diagnostics: practicum" belongs to the list of elective disciplines. It forms knowledge about the current state and trends in neuropsychology, make the foundations of professional thinking in the context of solving practice problems and research in the field of neuropsychological diagnosis of mental functions. The discipline is aimed at the development of knowledge about modern neuropsychological syndromes and symptoms and their diagnosis
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Album for neuropsychological examination of children and adolescents. Knyazev/ V., Rubel N. – 215 p. 2. Swaab D. We are our brains. Translated from German by O. Kotsyuba, Kharkiv, 2018. – 512 p. 3. Dean S. How We Learn. Why the brain learns better than a machine. So far... - K.: Laboratory, 2021. - 288 p. 4. Neuropsychological rehabilitation. The International Handbook / Edited by Barbara A. Wilson, Jill Winegardner, Caroline M. van Heugten and Tamara Ownsworth. – 2018. – 575 p. 5. Zillmer Eric A., Spiers Mary V., Culbertson William C. Principles of neuropsychology. – 2008. – 574 p.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, practical classes, tests
Assessment methods and criteria
Assessment during the styduing period: 1. Test work on the results of studying 1 - 4 topics (maximum - 10 points). 2. Test work on the results of studying 5-9 topics (maximum - 10 points). 4. Evaluation of participation in seminars (maximum - 20 points). 5. Evaluation of participation in practical classes (maximum - 20 points). The final assessment is conducted in the form of an exam. The maximum number of points that can be obtained by a student is 40 points on a 100-point scale. Form of conducting - written. T examination mark at which the examination is considered passed may not be less than 24 points. Conditions for admission to the exam. A student is not allowed to take the exam if he / she scored less than 36 points during the semester. He is admitted to the exam if he completes 50% of the practical work provided for in the plan. Rating scale. Excellent - 90-100 points Good - 75-89 points Satisfactory - 60-74 points Fail - 0-59 points
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Alona Serhiivna Vavilova
Department of Psychodiagnostics and Clinical Psychology
Faculty of Psychology

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Psychodiagnostics and Clinical Psychology
Faculty of Psychology