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Introduction in Psychosomatics
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:4.00
Study Course Accepted:22.08.2023 12:49:35
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | PMUPK_028 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Anatomy | Target Audience: | Medical Services | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Gunta Ancāne | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 30 Kristapa Street, pmpk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67210989 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 10 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 20 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 20 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Prior knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of nervous system. | ||||||||
| Objective: | The aim of the study course is to improve students’ knowledge in psychosomatic medicine, to promote understanding of the development and manifestations of psychosomatic disorders and diseases, as well as to provide an idea of applying psychotherapy in the treatment of these disorders and diseases. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Biopsychosocial model in medicine. Model of bio-psycho-pathological vulnerability. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | The concept of personality. Psychic defensive mechanisms, classification. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Developmental levels of personality organization: borderline, psychotic and neurotic spectrum. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Specificities of communication with patients of different developmental levels of personality organization. Case studies. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | History of psychosomatic medicine. Origin of psychosomatic disorders and diseases, psychodynamic understanding of symptom. Feelings, emotions, their role in the process of somatisation. Clinical examples. Psychosomatic families. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Structure of character organization: narcissistic, antisocial personalities. Examples, characteristics of communication. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Structure of character organization: paranoid, schizoid personalities. Examples, characteristics of communication. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Structure of character organization: masochistic, hysterical, dependent personalities. Examples, characteristics of communication. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Structure of character organization: obsessive-compulsive, depressive, manic, personalities. Examples, characteristics of communication. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Stress, the concept of stress. The basic principle of supportive psychotherapy. Written exam (multiple choice questions). | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Description and analysis of a patient case, independent study of recommended literature. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | I. Knowledge – ability to define: 60%: 1. Therapeutical physiotherapist - patient relationship, work with patients during emotional crisis, telling about poor prognosis (20%) 2. Etiology of psychosomatic disorders and illnesses, psychodynamic understanding of the symptom (20%) 3. Different types of personality structures (20%). II. Skills: 40%: 1. Principles of developing a therapeutical physiotherapist - patient relationship with patients with different types of personality structures (20%) 2. Elements of support psychotherapy in physiotherapist-patient relationship (20%). Automatic pass: 1. 100% attendance of classes AND 2. Active participation of student in discussions and role-plays. 3. According to instructions of lecturer – a written 5 – 6 page essay, in which the analyse of given subject is performed. OR Presentation about: a) topic discussed in class (literature review); b) clinical case example; c) recent research according to topic of the class is handed in. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | As a result of studying the study course students will acquire knowledge about the psychic, somatic and social interaction processes, role of social processes in the etiology and pathogenesis of psychosomatic disorders and diseases, basic knowledge of psychotherapy process, types and opportunities of psychotherapeutic treatment. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Students will be able to analyze emotional, physical and social factors in the patient's clinical examples, role of social factors in etiopathogenesis of psychosomatic disorders and diseases. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Students will be able to analyze the biological, emotional and social factors in etiology and pathogenesis of disease. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Women at higher risk for inflation-related stress, 24.05.2023 | ||||||||
| 2 | Medical-level empathy? Yup, chatGPT can fake that, 4.05.2023 | ||||||||
| 3 | Long- term impact of childhood trauma explained, 2.05.2023 | ||||||||
| 4 | Anger in adults a red flag for childhood trauma, 5.04.2023 | ||||||||
| 5 | Melatonin a new way to reduce self-harm, 27.03.2023 | ||||||||
| 6 | Epigenetics, satiety, and predictive markers of obesity, 27.02.2023 | ||||||||
| 7 | Emotional eating tied to risk for diastolic dysfunction, 19.01.2023 | ||||||||
| 8 | Vegetarians suffer more depression than meat eaters, 27.12.2022 | ||||||||
| 9 | Greater Handgrip Strength tied to lower risk for depression, 20.12.2022 | ||||||||
| 10 | What happens when doctors and patients interrupt each other?, 23.11.2022 | ||||||||
| 11 | German survey on assisted suicide: how to handle this? Where should caution be exercised?, 16.09.2022 | ||||||||
| 12 | Social isolation, Loneliness tied to death, MI, stroke: AHA, 4.08.2022 | ||||||||
| 13 | Empathy fatigue in clinicians rises with latest COVID-19 surge, 16.09.2021 | ||||||||
| 14 | Why men need mind-body medicine now more than ever, 2.04.2020 | ||||||||
| 15 | Doctor – Patient relationship, 20.06.2019 | ||||||||
| 16 | Why do we love sad music? Mourning our pain, 27.11.2018 | ||||||||
| 17 | The 8 things that end childhood too soon: what clinicians should know, 30.06.2017 | ||||||||
| 18 | Stress and depression mediated by single brain protein, 20.11.2014 | ||||||||
| 19 | How the brain responds to trauma, 24.09.2014 | ||||||||
| 20 | H.I. Kaplan, B. J. Sadock Comprehensive textbook of psychiatry, VII in Vol 2 pp 2804. | ||||||||
| 21 | McWilliams, N. (2011). Psychoanalytic diagnosis: Understanding personality structure in the clinical process (2nd ed.). Guilford Press. | ||||||||
| 22 | Post-traumatic stress disorder: symptom profiles in men and women, 2003 | ||||||||
| 23 | Physical symptoms and physician-experienced difficulty in the physician –patient relationship, 1.05.2001 | ||||||||
| 24 | Luban- Plozza, W Poldinger, F. Kroger. Psychosomatic disorders in General practice. Springer Verlag. 1992. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Utināns. Cilvēka psihe Tās darbība, funkcionēšanas traucējumi un ārstēšanas iespējas. Nacionālais apgāds. 205.568 lpp. | ||||||||
| 2 | G.Ancane, D.Smite. Die Bedeutung emotionaler Belastung für das Schmerz- syndrom bei Patienten mit chronischem Kreuzschmerz. Ärztliche Psychotherapie 1/2011., 49.-54. | ||||||||
| 3 | Lyle E. Bourne, Jr,, Nancy Felipe Russo Psychology Behaviors in Context. W. W. Norton.1998. | ||||||||
