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Personality Structures - Normality and Psychopathology

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:3.00
Study Course Accepted:22.08.2023 15:39:38
Study Course Information
Course Code:PMUPK_034LQF level:Level 7
Credit Points:2.00ECTS:3.00
Branch of Science:Clinical Medicine; Health CareTarget Audience:Medicine
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, pmpkatrsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67210989
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)2Lecture Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Lectures4
Classes (count)4Class Length (academic hours)3Total Contact Hours of Classes12
Total Contact Hours16
Full-Time - Semester No.2
Lectures (count)2Lecture Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Lectures4
Classes (count)4Class Length (academic hours)3Total Contact Hours of Classes12
Total Contact Hours16
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Prior knowledge in previous study courses : Mental Health (1. st. g.), Psychosomatic Medicine (4. st. g.).
Objective:
To provide students with knowledge about different personality structures, normality and personality disorders – etiology, clinical symptoms, diagnostics and therapy. To provide students with knowledge, skills and competences that are needed to establish therapeutic doctor-patient relationship.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.TopicType of ImplementationNumberVenue
1The concept and definition of personality. Character and temperament. Axis of personality structures and axis of personality functioning levels. Levels of personality functioning. Perception of personality structures and disorders in the context of functioning levels: the norm and Psychopathology I.Lectures1.00auditorium
2The concept and definition of personality. Character and temperament. Axis of personality structures and axis of personality functioning levels. Levels of personality functioning. Perception of personality structures and disorders in the context of functioning levels: the norm and psychopathology II.Lectures1.00auditorium
31.Depressive personality structure. 2. Hypomanic personality structure. Etiology, clinical manifestation, diagnostics, therapy. Development, core affects, self and object relationships, typical psychic defense mechanisms. Transference and countertransference. Dynamics of the doctor-patient therapeutic relationship.Classes1.00auditorium
4Masochistic personality structure. Etiology, clinical manifestation, diagnostics, therapy. Development, core affects, self and object relationships, typical psychic defense mechanisms. Transference and countertransference. Dynamics of the doctor-patient therapeutic relationship.Classes1.00auditorium
5Obsessive-compulsive personality structure. Etiology, clinical manifestation, diagnostics, therapy. Development, core affects, self and object relationships, typical psychic defense mechanisms. Transference and countertransference. Dynamics of the doctor-patient therapeutic relationship.Classes1.00auditorium
61. Hysterical personality structure. 2. Dissociative personality structure. Etiology, clinical manifestation, diagnostics, therapy. Development, core affects, self and object relationships, typical psychic defense mechanisms. Transference and countertransference. Dynamics of the doctor-patient therapeutic relationship.Classes1.00auditorium
7Personality development theories. S. Freud’s psychosexual development theory. E. Erickson’s psychosocial development theory. H. Kohut’s self psychology. Object relations theory I.Lectures1.00auditorium
8Personality development theories. S. Freud’s psychosexual development theory. E. Erickson’s psychosocial development theory. H. Kohut’s self psychology. Object relations theory II.Lectures1.00auditorium
9Schizoid personality structure. Etiology, clinical manifestation, diagnostics, therapy. Development, core affects, self and object relationships, typical psychic defense mechanisms. Transference and countertransference. Dynamics of the doctor-patient therapeutic relationship.Classes1.00auditorium
10Narcissistic personality structure. Etiology, clinical manifestation, diagnostics, therapy. Development, core affects, self and object relationships, typical psychic defense mechanisms. Transference and countertransference. Dynamics of the doctor-patient therapeutic relationship.Classes1.00auditorium
111. Paranoid personality structure. 2. Antisocial personality structure. Etiology, clinical manifestation, diagnostics, therapy. Development, core affects, self and object relationships, typical psychic defense mechanisms. Transference and countertransference. Dynamics of the doctor-patient therapeutic relationship.Classes1.00auditorium
121. Borderline personality disorder. 2. Dependent personality. 3. Anxious avoidant personality. Etiology, clinical manifestation, diagnostics, therapy. Development, core affects, self and object relationships, typical psychic defense mechanisms. Transference and countertransference. Dynamics of the doctor-patient therapeutic relationship.Classes1.00auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
• Video analysis and / or • Clinical case description and / or • Open questions at the beginning of the lesson and / or • Multiple choice test and / or • Preparation of a presentation on the topic of the lesson. 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:
The exam grade is cumulative. It consists of: 1. Intermediate examination - 50%. At the choice of the lecturer: • Video analysis and / or • Clinical case description and / or • Open questions at the beginning of the lesson and / or • Multiple choice test and / or • Preparation of a presentation on the topic of the lesson. 2. Final exam (50%) - electronic, e-learning available or face-to-face multi-choice test on the topics covered within the course. It is possible to credit the automatic final test if the following criteria are met: -excellely passed mid-term examination; -100% attendance of classes and lectures; -active participation in discussions and role plays. OR A presentation on the topic of the cycle lesson has been prepared (literature review); (b) a clinical case; c) the latest research (according to the topic of the lesson).
Final Examination (Full-Time):Exam (Written)
Final Examination (Part-Time):
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:As a result of studying the subject students will acquire knowledge about personality development theories, different personality structures, sound personality and psychopathology: etiology, clinical symptoms, diagnostics, therapy.
Skills:As a result of completion of this study course, students will gain: skills to understand and use diagnostic criteria to diferentiate personality disorders; skills to establish therapeutic doctor-patient relationship.
Competencies:As a result of studying the subject, students will acquire competence to understand indications for psychotherapy.
Bibliography
No.Reference
Required Reading
1Džons Boulbijs. “Drošais pamats”. Rīga, Rasa, ABC, 1998 (akceptējams izdevums)
2Interneta vēre https://ssk10.spkc.gov.lv/ (F60-F69 Pieaugušo personības un uzvedības traucējumi) SSK-10 brīvpiekļuves versija/ ICD-10 (F60-F69 Disorders of adult personality and behaviour).
3Women at higher risk for inflation-related stress, 24.05.2023
4Medical-level empathy? Yup, chatGPT can fake that, 4.05.2023
5Long- term impact of childhood trauma explained, 2.05.2023
6Physicians may retire en masse soon. What does that mean for medicine? 18.04.2023
7Anger in adults a red flag for childhood trauma, 5.04.2023
8A better lower-cost option for mild to moderate Depression?, 30.03.2023
9Melatonin a new way to reduce self-harm, 27.03.2023
10Treating depression in primary care: the latest guidelines, 21.03.2023
11Is it time to stop treating high triglycerides?, 29.03.2023
12Physician suicide: investigating its prevalence and cause, 15.03.2023
13Epigenetics, satiety, and predictive markers of obesity, 27.02.2023
14Beyond the psychedelic effect: ayahuasca as antidepressant, 10.02.2023
15Do doctors want their babies to Grow up to be Physicians?, 7.02.2023
16Emotional eating tied to risk for diastolic dysfunction, 19.01.2023
17Vegetarians suffer more depression than meat eaters, 27.12.2022
18Greater Handgrip Strength tied to lower risk for depression, 20.12.2022
19What happens when doctors and patients interrupt each other?, 23.11.2022
20German survey on assisted suicide: how to handle this? Where should caution be exercised?, 16.09.2022
21Social isolation, Loneliness tied to death, MI, stroke: AHA, 4.08.2022
22Physicians react: burnout rates are alarming, so who should drive change? 6.06.2022
23K. Abrahamsson. R. Ennals. Sustainable work in Europe. Concepts, Conditions, Challenges. 2022 Edited Collection. 342 Pages
24Empathy fatigue in clinicians rises with latest COVID-19 surge, 16.09.2021
25Doctors, nurses give lifestyle advice but are skeptical it’s heeded, 29.03.2018
26Borderline personality disorder diagnosis: to tell or not to tell patients?, 22.03.2021
27Why men need mind-body medicine now more than ever, 2.04.2020
28Doctor – Patient relationship, 20.06.2019
29Why do we love sad music? Mourning our pain, 27.11.2018
30The 8 things that end childhood too soon: what clinicians should know, 30.06.2017
31Why do depressed doctors suffer in silence? – 27.06.2017
32How the brain responds to trauma, 24.09.2014
33Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5®). 2013.
34Long work hours wreak havoc in MDs, Personal lives, 23.09.2013
35Nature, Niche, and nurture. The role of social experience in transforming genotype into phenotype, 11.10.2011
36Nancy McWilliams. Psychoanalytic diagnosis: Understanding personality structure in the clinical process (2nd ed.). Guilford Press, 2011 (akceptējams izdevums)
37Dreams in Jungian psychology: The use of dreams as an instrument for research, diagnosis and treatment of social phobia, 2009
38Zigmunds Freids. “Ievadlekcijas psihoanalīzē”. Rīga, Zvaigzne ABC, 2007 (akceptējams izdevums)
39Artūrs Utināns. “Cilvēka psihe: tās darbība, funkcionēšanas traucējumi un ārstēšanas iespējas.” Rīga, Nacionālais apgāds, 2005 (akceptējams izdevums)
40Gunta Ancāne. “Ārsta un pacienta terapeitisko attiecību psihoemocionālie aspekti”. Latvijas Ārsts 2005, nr.6 77-79.lpp. (akceptējams izdevums)
41The effects of physician empathy on patient satisfaction and compliance, 09.2004
42Physical symptoms and physician-experienced difficulty in the physician –patient relationship, 1.05.2001
43S. Freud. Three essays on the theory of sexuality. Penguin Books, Limited, 2000. (akceptējams izdevums)
44Theodore Millon. Personality Disorders in Modern Life. John Wiley and Sons, 2000. (akceptējams izdevums)
45S. Freud. Three essays on the theory of sexuality. Penguin Books, Limited, 2000. (akceptējams izdevums)
46Stress and depression mediated by single brain protein, 20.11.2014
47Post-traumatic stress disorder: symptom profiles in men and women, 2003
48Implementing the care programme approach in psychotherapeutics settings, 2004
Additional Reading
1Katedrā izstrādātie studentu pētnieciskie darbi (2023)/ student research works developed in the department (2023):
21. Adelīna Nikitenko “Ģeneralizētas trauksmes izplatība Ogres pilsētas vidusskolēnu vidū un tās saistība ar vientulību.”
32. Aksel Darius Överlien Dalili “Burnout Syndrome in Medical Personnel During The Covid-19 Pandemic”
43. Ali Lavin “Changes of level of empathy in medical students during time of studies”
54. Ieva Kulša “Celikālijas psihosomatiskie aspekti.”
65. Jānis Kristaps Vasiļonoks “Ārstu-rezidentu spēja paziņot sliktas ziņas pacientam.”
76. Karīna Rudus “Saistība starp trauksmes simptomu smagumu un stresa pārvarēšanas stratēģijām RSU medicīnas fakultātes preklīnisko studiju gadu studentu vidū.”
87. Katrīna Liepiņa ”Adverse childhood experiences (ace) jeb nelabvēlīgas bērnības pieredzes saistībā ar gastrointestinālām sūdzībām āgenskalna ģimnāzijās”
98. Laura Gribuste “Saistība starp kritiskās domāšanas dispozīciju un ticību paranormālajam Rīgas Stradiņa Universitātes studentu vidū.”
109. Leonhard Francisco Schlichting “Borderline Personality Disorder as Comorbidity of Bulimia Nervosa in Adolescents”
1110. Linda Borskoviča “Pašcieņas, trauksmes, depresijas rādītāju saistība ar glikēmijas kontroli pacientiem ar 1. un 2. Tipa cukura diabētu”
1211. Linda Lumikki April Vainio “MDMA-assisted therapy in PTSD treatment”
1312. Megija Zunde “Trauksmes simptomu īpatsvara dinamika vidējam medicīnas personālam Covid-19 pandēmijas laikā Latvijā.”
1413. Miina-Maria Jyrälä “Depression as a risk factor for coronary artery disease, mechanisms behind it”
1514. Nika Kristiāna Meždreija “Somatizācijas un trauksmes simptomu salīdzinājums sesijas laikā un pēc tā RSU 1. un 6. kursa medicīnas fakultātes studentiem”
1615. Rebecca Abraham “The effect of parenting on the development of borderline personality disorder”
1716. Rebeka Beinaroviča “Sociāli ekonomiskā stāvokļa saistība ar izdegšanas sindromu medicīnas fakultātē studējošajiem.”
1817. Sima Shokouhi “The relationship between the belief in conspiracy theories and narcissistic personality traits in an individual.”
1918. Svetlana Redina “Ēšanas traucējumu saistība ar depresijas un trauksmes simptomiem starp 12. klašu skolniekiem piecās Rīgas Pārdaugavas rajona skolās: 71. vidusskolā, 96. vidusskolā, Anniņmuižas vidusskolā, Arkādijas vidusskolā, Imantas vidusskolā”
2019. Zanda Laura Šķiņķe “Trauksmes un depresijas simptomu korelācija ar un bez muguras lejasdaļas sāpēm RSU medicīnas fakultātes studentiem”
Other Information Sources
1Deborah L. Cabaniss, Sabrina Cherry, Carolyn J. Douglas, Ruth L. Graver, Anna R. Schwartz. Psychodynamic Formulation. 2013 by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.