Human Development, Psychopathology and Pharmacology
Aims:
Theories and models of psychopathology centred around DSM-IV categories.
Elements of psychopharmacology – drugs commonly used in treatment.
The understanding of the relevance of studies in human developments, psychopathology, psychopharmacology, sexuality and ethics.
Knowledge of human development from infancy to old age.
Knowledge of human sexual development.
Knowledge of the standards that psychotherapists are expected to meet, the ethical issues in therapy and ways of responding to them.
The relationships of the above to the practice of Neurolinguistic psychotherapy.
Trainers: Dr. Katherine Darton PhD, BSc, BA
Martin Weaver
Reading list
September 8th and 9th, October 20th and 21st and November 24th and 25th 2007.
The price for a stand-alone weekend is £250. This includes all materials and a CPD certificate.
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Weekend One:
Psychopathology and Pharmacology 1
Introduction - setting the frame for the module
Introduction and measures of normality.
History and aetiology of present day concepts.
Theories of mental illness.
Classification of abnormal behaviours.
Personality disorder.
Assessment and diagnosis.
Psychiatry – standard diagnoses – DSM-IV and ICD-10.
Other interpretations; cultural differences; controversial diagnoses.
Physiology of nerve conduction; structure of neuron, synapse, neuromuscular junction etc.
Neurotransmitters and neuropeptides.
Main transmitters and their actions.
Pre- and post-synaptic receptors.
Stimulatory and inhibitory actions.
Systems and links between eg stress – insulin – cardiovascular system – immune system.
Basic genetics
Genetics of mental health problems
Pharmacogenetics.
What are we doing here in psychotherapy terms ?
Essays and other module issues.
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Weekend Two:
Psychopathology and Pharmacology 2
An open frame to review last weekend and experiences in between.
Drugs and their actions.
Agonists and antagonists.
Corticosteroids and stress.
Sleep and sleep disorders.
Drug information and where to find it.
Drug administration, metabolism and elimination; pharmacology concepts.
Street drugs.
Psychiatric drugs: Antipsychotics; antidepressants; lithium and other mood stabilisers; minor tranx; sleeping pills; drugs for ADHD - modes of action and important side effects.
Coming off (drug withdrawal).
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Weekend Three:
Human Development
An open frame to review last weekend and experiences in between.
Infancy to Adulthood.
Cognitive, social learning, psychoanalytic to NLPt and beyond.
Sharing of experiences.
Childhood - what is it ?
Models of Child development.
Nature and Nurture: Dewey, Montessori, Erikson, Piaget, Vygotsky
Behaviourism - BF Skinner.
Nativism - Noam Chomsky.
Attachment.
Social Development
Freud
Narrative Development
Sexuality, Sex and Gender
Models of sexuality
Cultural sensitivity and ethnic issues.
Adulthood and Death
Kubler-Ross,
Dilts
Thoughts about own and death(s) of others.
Review of initial thoughts of childhood.
What is the NLPt model and practice ?
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