Developmental Psychopathology

Language of instruction : The lectures and exam will be in English. The seminars will be in Dutch for most Dutch students, and there will be several international workgroups that are taught in English.

For Dutch students:
Het wordt afgeraden deze cursus te volgen als je eerder de cursus 'Klinische Ontwikkelingspsychologie' (202100061) hebt gevolgd (Opleiding Psychologie).
Vanwege de inhoudelijke overlap kun je deze cursus in dit geval niet meer voor het volledig aantal studiepunten (7,5 ECTS) volgen.

The primary objective of this course is to introduce students to the general principles of the macro-paradigm of the developmental psychopathology perspective and to provide an overview of the present-day theories of factors (etiology) and mechanisms (pathogeneses) involved in the development and maintenance of psychopathological disorders of childhood and adolescence.

Learning Objectives on Developmental Psychopathology
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. understand the characteristics of emotional and behavioral development in relation to normative development in which age and context are crucial variables;

2. understand developmental pathways of (mal)adaptation and theories of “development gone awry” in emotional and behavioral development (e.g., equifinality/multifinality, mediators/moderators, continuity/discontinuity, typical/atypical, multiply determined [multiple influences], child and environment are interdependent)

3. differentiate between psychopathological disorders in childhood and adolescence based on differences in key characteristics according to the DSM-5 and place these different disorders in the context of normal development;

4. describe risk and protective factors (i.e., etiology) and mechanisms (i.e., pathogeneses) at different levels of analysis (i.e., biological, psychological, social, and societal) involved in the development and maintenance of different psychopathological disorders in childhood and adolescence;

5. describe and illustrate general principles of the developmental psychopathology perspective in relation to psychopathological disorders in childhood and adolescence;

6. describe and discuss the importance of multidisciplinary research (past and present) into better understanding themacro-paradigm of the developmental psychopathology perspective.

Learning Objectives on Academic Writing
Upon successful completion of the writing assignment, students will be able to:

1. understand the characteristics of emotional and behavioral development in relation to normative development in which age and context are crucial variables;

2. understand developmental pathways of (mal)adaptation and theories of “development gone awry” in emotional and behavioral development (e.g., equifinality/multifinality, mediators/moderators, continuity/discontinuity, typical/atypical, multiply determined [multiple influences], child and environment are interdependent)

3. differentiate between psychopathological disorders in childhood and adolescence based on differences in key characteristics according to the DSM-5 and place these different disorders in the context of normal development;

4. describe risk and protective factors (i.e., etiology) and mechanisms (i.e., pathogeneses) at different levels of analysis (i.e., biological, psychological, social, and societal) involved in the development and maintenance of different psychopathological disorders in childhood and adolescence;

5. describe and illustrate general principles of the developmental psychopathology perspective in relation to psychopathological disorders in childhood and adolescence;

6. describe and discuss the importance of multidisciplinary research (past and present) into better understanding themacro-paradigm of the developmental psychopathology perspective.

Feedback Literacy Skills Objectives

Learning Line Feedback Literacy Skills (Leerlijn Feedback Vaardigheden)
During the course, you will receive feedback on your work from the supervisor and fellow students and provide feedback on the work of your fellow students. As such, this course also pays attention to the development of your feedback literacy skills. More specifically, during this course, you will work on the following skills:

1. understand the characteristics of emotional and behavioral development in relation to normative development in which age and context are crucial variables;

2. understand developmental pathways of (mal)adaptation and theories of “development gone awry” in emotional and behavioral development (e.g., equifinality/multifinality, mediators/moderators, continuity/discontinuity, typical/atypical, multiply determined [multiple influences], child and environment are interdependent)

3. differentiate between psychopathological disorders in childhood and adolescence based on differences in key characteristics according to the DSM-5 and place these different disorders in the context of normal development;

4. describe risk and protective factors (i.e., etiology) and mechanisms (i.e., pathogeneses) at different levels of analysis (i.e., biological, psychological, social, and societal) involved in the development and maintenance of different psychopathological disorders in childhood and adolescence;

5. describe and illustrate general principles of the developmental psychopathology perspective in relation to psychopathological disorders in childhood and adolescence;

6. describe and discuss the importance of multidisciplinary research (past and present) into better understanding themacro-paradigm of the developmental psychopathology perspective.

Language of instruction : The lectures and exam will be in English. The seminars will be in Dutch for most Dutch students, and there will be several international workgroups that are taught in English.

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