Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
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2502443 Psychology | OT | 4 | 1 |
There are no specific prerequisites, although it is advisable to have completed the basic subjects in the area of psychobiology.
The subject of psychoendocrinology forms part of psychobiology. This optional 6-credit course is usually taken in the fourth year. It is part of the specialised areas of "Child and Adolescence Clinical Psychology" and of "Adult Clinical Psychology". The aim of this subject is to offer knowledge of the neuroendocrine bases of normal behaviour and psychopathology, as well as psychological disorders associated with endocrine disorders. Endocrine diagnostic methods (dynamic endocrine tests,..) will also be analysed.
BASIC ASPECTS IN PSYCHOENDOCRINOLOGY
Unit 1. - Molecular and anatomical bases in psychoendocrinology.
Unit 2. - Homeostasis and psychoendocrinology.
Unit 3. - Hormones and human life cycles.
CLINICAL ASPECTS IN PSYCHOENDOCRINOLOGY
Unit 4. - Behavioural disorders in endocrinopathies.
Unit 5. - Endocrine alterations in neuro-psychiatric disorders.
The methodology is the following:
Lectures.
Case study: Seminars about endocrinological cases.
Autonomous work: Students must prepare two entries, one individually and the other in a group, on aspects related to psychoendocrinology. These works will be done through a wiki application.
Other activities through the virtual campus that include the elaboration of a glossary or the participation in forums.
Classes are taught in Catalan
N.B. The proposed teaching and assessment methodologies may experience some modifications as a result of the restrictions on face-to-face learning imposed by the health authorities. The teaching staff will use the Moodle classroom or the usual communication channel to specify whether the different directed and assessment activities are to be carried out on site or online, as instructed by the Faculty.
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Practical lessons | 4 | 0.16 | 3, 5, 4, 8 |
Seminars | 8 | 0.32 | 5, 4, 8 |
Theoretical classes | 24 | 0.96 | 3, 5, 4, 8 |
Type: Supervised | |||
Tutorials | 1.5 | 0.06 | |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Readings of scientific articles and manuals | 40.5 | 1.62 | |
Study | 50 | 2 | |
Wikis | 20 | 0.8 |
The assessment of the course consists of six evidences of learning. Competences for this subject will be assessed by means of written exams, individual and group tasks, presentations and/or discussions of texts in class. Each of these three sections will be assigned a specific weight in the final grade:
In accordance with Art. 116, point 10, of the UAB Regulations, should the student carry out any irregularity (copy, plagiarism ...) that may lead to a significant variation of the qualification of an evidence; this assessment will be graded with “zero”. In case there are several irregularities in the evaluation of the same subject, the final grade will be “zero”. For any doubt, on the website https://www.uab.cat/web/estudiar/graus/graus/avaluacions-1345722525858.html you can consult the Guidelines for the evaluation of the UAB psychology degree.
Final grade
The final grade will be calculated according to the weighted average of each of the learning evidences.
Resit
In the case that the subject is not passed (grade higher than 5), the student will be able to take a resit test in week 19-20 to improve the learning evidence note corresponding to the written tests, as long as they meet the following two criteria:
a) Obtained a final grade equal to or greater than 3 points (between 3 and 4.9 points), and
b) The weight of the evidence presented equals to a minimum of 66% of the total qualification of the subject.
The final grade for the subject obtained by the student in case of passing the resit will be five (5).
"Non-assessable" grade
A mark of N/A (Non-Assessable) will be awarded if a student fails to hand in equal or more than 40% of the assessed work used to calculate the final grade.
No unique final synthesis test for students who enrole for the second time or more is anticipated.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Ev1 - Online written examination - Part One | 20% | 0 | 0 | 3, 5, 4 |
Ev2 - Online written examination - Part Two | 20% | 0 | 0 | 3, 8 |
Ev3 - Individual Wiki | 10% | 0 | 0 | 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
Ev4 - Group Wiki | 10% | 0 | 0 | 3, 6, 8, 10 |
Ev5 - Final written examination | 30% | 2 | 0.08 | 3, 5, 4, 8 |
Ev6 - Participation in classroom activities | 10% | 0 | 0 | 6, 7, 10 |
Main Bibliography
Jameson, J.L. Harrison's Endocrinology (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Medical, 2016
Melmed, S; Polonsky, K. Larsen, PL; Kronenberg, HM. Williams textbook of endocrinology (13th Edition). Elsevier 2016 (Existe una traducción en castellano de esta edición publicada por Elsevier el mes de marzo de 2017)
Nestler, EJ; Hyman, SE; Holtzman, DM &Malenka, RC Molecular Neuropharmacology. A Fundation for Clinical Neuroscience. McGraw Hill Education 2015 (Se ha publicado una traducción al castellano en versión electrónica por McGraw Hill el mes de febrero de 2017)
Pfaff, D.W. & Joëls, M. Hormones, Brain, and Behavior (3rd Ed). Academic Press 2017
Supplementary Bibliography
Belfiore, A. & LeRoith, D. Principles of Endocrinology and Hormone Action. Springer. 2018
Birkhaeuser, M. & Gennazzani, A.R. Pre-Menopause, Menopause and Beyond. International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology. 2018
DeGroot, L.J. & Jameson, J.L. Endocrinology. Elsevier Saunders. 2010
Dickson, S.L. & Mercer, J.G. Neuroendocrinology of Appetite. Willey Blackell 2016
Ergin, A.B.; Kennedy, A.L.; Gupta, M.K.; Hamrahian, A.H. The Cleveland Clinic Manual of Dynamic Endocrine Testing. Springer. 2015
Gore, A.C.; Dickerson, S.M. Endocrine Disruptors and the Developing Brain. Morgan & Claypool Life Sciences. 2012
Kleine, B & Rossmanith, WG Hormones and the Endocrine System. Textbook of Endocrinology. Springer International Publishing 2016
Krauss, G. Biochemistry of Signal Transduction and Regulation. Wiley-VCH. 2014
Lovejoy, D. Neuroendocrinology, an integrated approach. John Wiley & Sons. 2005
Martínez Sanchis, S. Hormonas, estado de ánimo y función cognitiva. Delta publicaciones. 2007
Molina, P.E. Endocrine Physiology. McGraw Hill Medical. 2013
Murphy, D. & Gainer, H. Molecular Neuroendocrinology: From Genome to Physiology. Willey Blackell 2016
Neave, N. Hormones and Behaviour. A psychological Approach. Cambridge University Press. 2008
Nelson, R.J. Psicoendocrinologia. Las bases hormonales de la conducta. Ed. Ariel. 1996
Nelson, R. J. & Kriegseld, L.J. An Introduction to behavioral endocrinology (5th ed.) Sinauer Associates, Oxford University Press . 2016
New, M.I.; Lekarev, O.; Parsa, A.; Yuen, T.T.; o'Malley, B.W. & Hammer, G.D. Genetic Steroid Disorders.Elsevier BV, 2014
Patisaul, H.B. & Belcher, S.M. Endocrine disruptors, Brain, and Behavior. Oxford University Press 2017
Pfaff, D.W.; Kordon, C.; Chanson, P.; Christen, Y. Hormones and Social Behavior. Springer-Verlag 2008
Russell, J.A. & Shipston, M.J. Neuroendocrinology of Stress. Willey Blackell 2016
Spengler, D. & Binder, E. (Eds) Epigenetics and Neuroendocrinology. Clinical Focus on Psychiatry (2 vols.) Springer International Publishing 2016
Wolkowitz, O.M. & Rothschild, A.J. Psychoneuroendocrinology. The Scientific Basis of Clinical Practice. American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. Washington. 2003