Psycho diagnostics and Assessment

Paper Code: 
PSY 225 A
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

COURSE OUTCOMES

Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

  
 

On completion of this course, the students will be able to:

CO67: Demonstrate active listening skills and aspects of writing a clinical case history and developing treatment plans.

CO66: Developing competencies for assessing the psychological functioning of individuals through techniques such as psychological assessment, observation and interviewing.

CO68: Demonstrate understanding of behaviour in an emergency situation and risk management strategies.

CO69: Understanding the essence of a reflective practitioner by engaging in reflective processes and utilizing commonly used rating scales for assessment.

CO70: Demonstrate awareness of ethico-legal issues and other critical issues associated with psychotherapy.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration, Team teaching

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Simulation, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks, Field practical

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

  

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Diagnostic Formulation and Treatment

Case History; Mental Status Examination and Observation of the Mental and Physical Status of The Patient.

 

12.00
Unit II: 
Clinical Assessment

Psychiatric Interview, Psychiatric Report; Psychological testing of Intelligence and Personality, Brain damage. Medical assessment of Psychiatric patients.

 

12.00
Unit III: 
Emergency Interventions

Approach to the Patient; Risk management for common psychiatric emergencies, Psychosis, Mania, Anxiety, Disposition.

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
Psycho-diagnostic tools

Types of scales and what they measure; Measurement Procedure; Selection of Psychiatric Rating scales: Functional Status, Impairment, and General Symptom Severity; Clinical Disorder specific scales

 

12.00
Unit V: 
Ethics in Clinical Psychological and Allied Sciences

Current bioethical Principles: Autonomy, non-maleficence, beneficence, justice, professionalism; Ethics in Psychiatry: boundaries, informed consent, dual roles, training, research; Cultural themes and Essential Skills in Psychiatry

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Kaplan, H. I. & Saddock, B. J. (1989). Modern Synopsis of Comprehensive TextBook of Psychiatry (4th Ed.). London: William and Wilkins.
  • Wolman, B. B. (1965). Handbook of Clinical Psychology. USA: Tata Mc Graw Hills.
  • Cutler, J.L. & Marcus, E.R. (2010). Psychiatry (2nd ed.). New York: Oxford.
  • Robert, L. W., Layde, J. B., & Balon, R. (2013). International Handbook of Psychiatry.

 

References: 

Suggested Readings

  • Batchelor I.R.C. 10th Ed. (1968). Henderson Gillepie’s Textbook of Psychiatry.  London, Oxford University Press.
  • Ludwig, A. (1986). Principles of Clinical Psychiatry. The Free Press, New York.
  • Mayer, R. G. & Deutsch, S. E. (1996). The Child Clinician’s Handbook. Mass: Allyn and Bacon
  • Nicoli, A.M. Ed. (1978). The Harvard Guide to Modern Psychiatry. Harvard University Press, Cambridge.
  • Walker, C. E. & Roberts, M. C. (2001). Handbook of Clinical Child Psychology (3rd Ed). New York: J. Wiley & Sons.

E-Resources

  • ResearchGate
  • JSTOR
  • Proquest
  • Shodhganga
  • Delnet
  • Google Scholar
  • National Digital Library (NPTEL)
  • Academia

Journals

  • Perspectives on Psychological Science
  • Psychological Bulletin
  • Psychological Sciences
  • Journal of Clinical Psychology
  • International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology
  • Journal of Abnormal Psychology
  • Behaviour Research and Therapy

 

Academic Year: 
2022-23
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