Admission requirements
First year course Personality, Clinical and Health Psychology or similar.
Description
The focus of this course is on the treatment of abnormal behaviour through psychotherapy. We will discuss the theoretical basis, indications and contra-indications, practice issues and efficacy of different types of psychological interventions. These include: psychoanalysis; behavioural and cognitive therapy; hypnosis and suggestion; ‘third-wave’ behavioural treatments (ACT, MBCT); relationship and family therapy. This course is complementary to the Dutch-language course PDB (Psychopathologie, Diagnostiek en Behandeling).
Course objectives
Students acquire: – knowledge of the theoretical basis of various psychotherapies – a basic knowledge of the techniques of psychotherapy – knowledge of the research evidence of the effectiveness of psychotherapies
Timetable
Psychology of Abnormal Behaviour (2014-2015): To be announced
Registration
Course
Students need to enroll for lectures. Please consult the Instructions registration
Examination
Students are not automatically enrolled for an examination. They can register via uSis from 100 to 10 calendar days before the date; students who are not registered will not be permitted to take the examination. Registering for exams
Electives students
You have to enrol for each course separately.
Read more on the electives for non psychology students (in Dutch)
Or exchange students contact Dieuwerke de Groot our exchange coordinator
Mode of instruction and literature per lecture
This course consists of a series of eight lectures.
Literature: to be announced.
Assessment method
Exam with multiple choice-questions
Blackboard
Information available on blackboard.leidenuniv.nl
Contact information
Coordinator:
Prof. dr. Philip Spinhoven
Email: spinhoven@fsw.leidenuniv.nl