GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
- general basic knowledge on scientific psychology and cognitive processes, critical analysis and understanding skills, targeted bases for the specific professional sector, for personal growth and for further study;
- enable students to apply knowledge and understanding skills also in working contexts;
- develop the ability to independently find, discern and use scientific information and data to formulate answers to clearly defined problems, and which develop a certain degree of autonomous reflection on social, scientific and ethical issues;
- be able to communicate about understanding, skills and activities related to the discipline with their peers, superiors and clients / patients;
- learning methods and strategies that support them in undertaking more advanced studies with a certain degree of autonomy.
BIOETHICS
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Know the main models of Bioethics that animate the debate in Italy
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Discuss the main bioethical issues (beginning and end of life, clinical experimentation) by declining the models learned during the lessons and through individual study.
MAKING JUDGEMENT
Arguing one's point of view in relation to the main issues of bioethics
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Use, appropriately and with specific language, the concepts of Bioethics learned during the course
LEARNING SKILLS
Be able to critically analyze articles dealing with bioethical issues.
GENERAL PEDAGOGY
Knowledge and understanding: knowing the contents of the course and knowing the texts in the bibliography (authors, structure of the text, contents of the chapters)
Applying knowledge and understanding: to recognize the educational processes in care relationship.
Making judgements: to know how to argue the opportunities and limits of the various approaches proposed; to know how to formulate and sustain autonomous judgments and reflect on the pedagogical themes connected to them.
Communication skills: communicate in an appropriate and effective manner the contents (information, ideas, problems, solutions) and the conclusions of one's own reflective paths to specialist and non-specialist interlocutors; to recognize and use some communication skills useful for the educational relationship.
Learning skills: to be able, starting from the learning achieved, to integrate theory with practical observation and the ability to intervene; to know how to use the learning achieved as a basis for autonomous in-depth study

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In the course GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY it will be provided the basic tools to deal with the wide panorama of studies and research in General Psychology. Students will be offered a study path on the main topics of General Psychology, with a particular focus on the typical functioning of the cognitive processes, such as, for instance, perception, attention and memory, and their role in the context of health professions.
In the course BIOETHICS it will be discussed the reasons of why to deal with a course in Bioethics in the Dental Care Degree Course (difference between bioethics and deontology). Birth and development of bioethics in a complex and constantly evolving context (from tolerance to pluralism, from paternalism to autonomy). Ethical principles (autonomy, charity, not maleficence, justice). Major issues according to different approaches: beginning of the life; end-of-life; organ harvesting and transplantation; clinical trials; ethical issues relating to genetics; care giver’s vaccinations; the pandemic experience.
The course PEDAGOGY will cover the following topics:
- Pedagogical lexicon: pedagogy, education, training
- Pedagogical foundations and implications in the educational relationship of health and social services;
- the education-relationship-resilience-health links: the adversity of the disease, the pathogenesis and salutogenesis approach, the construct of resilience from a biopsychosocioecological perspective; the healthcare professional as a resilience tutor;
- the management of the relationship with the patient and the professional team: communication micro-skills for the educational relationship. Micro-training on skills for an intentional communication;
- the integrated work in multidisciplinary team;
- Multidisciplinary care of children, teenagers and families in vulnerable situations: National Guidelines; vulnerability and neglect; Participatory and transformative evaluation; The multidimensional model “The world of the child”

GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
- Bassi M., Delle Fave A. (2019). Psicologia generale per le professioni medico-sanitarie. Utet, Torino
BIOETHICS
Paolo M. Cattorini, Bioetica. Metodo ed elementi di base per affrontare problemi clinici, Edra, Milano, 2016
Giuseppe Naretto et alt., Ethical Life Support, Il pensiero Scientifico Editore, Roma 2018
Corbellini G. Lalli C. Bioetica per perplessi, Mondadori Università, Firenze, 2017

GENERAL PEDAGOGY
For all the students:
- Ius M. (2020), Progettare resiliente con bambini e famiglie in situazione di vulnerabilità. Padova: PUP. Free download: http://www.padovauniversitypress.it/publications/9788869382147 (Cap. 2 e 3)
- Ivey A., Bradford Ivey M., Zalaquett P. C. (2018), Il colloquio intenzionale e il counseling. Seconda edizione. Roma: LAS. (Capitoli 1-7: the final test will not focus on exercises)


Optional bibliographical and reading materials will be available on Moodle.

In the course GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY it will be provided an overall picture of general psychology and will focus largely on cognitive processes, including aspects related to motivation and communication. These processes will be described using examples from the health professions, taking into account the educational objectives of the course and the profile of graduates of the same course.
The specific topics covered in the course include:
- the history and methods of psychology
- perception
- attention
- memory
- learning
- decision making and reasoning
- motivation
- communication


In the course BIOETHICS it will be discussed the reasons of why to deal with a course in Bioethics in the Dental Care Degree Course (difference between bioethics and deontology). Birth and development of bioethics in a complex and constantly evolving context (from tolerance to pluralism, from paternalism to autonomy). Ethical principles (autonomy, charity, not maleficence, justice). Major issues according to different approaches: beginning of the life; end-of-life; organ harvesting and transplantation; clinical trials; ethical issues relating to genetics; care giver’s vaccinations; the pandemic experience.
The course PEDAGOGY will cover the following topics:
- Pedagogical lexicon: pedagogy, education, training
- Pedagogical foundations and implications in the educational relationship of health and social services;
- the education-relationship-resilience-health links: the adversity of the disease, the pathogenesis and salutogenesis approach, the construct of resilience from a biopsychosocioecological perspective; the healthcare professional as a resilience tutor;
- the management of the relationship with the patient and the professional team: communication micro-skills for the educational relationship. Micro-training on skills for an intentional communication;
- the integrated work in multidisciplinary team;
- Multidisciplinary care of children, teenagers and families in vulnerable situations: National Guidelines; vulnerability and neglect; Participatory and transformative evaluation; The multidimensional model “The world of the child”

GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
Main teaching methods:
- Frontal lessons (24 hours)
Accessory methods:
- Practical examples with collective discussion
- Short collective experimental exercises
- Critical viewing of original films / experiment reconstructions
- Analysis of video demonstrations
BIOETHICS
Face-to-face lectures
GENERAL PEDAGOGY
- lectures supplemented by discussions;
- viewing, analysis and discussion of film clips;
- flipped classroom;
- practical exercises in a small group with the proposal of analysis and reflection exercises on the relationship and communication practices of the dental hygienist;
- the use of active methods: role play about professional situations and team work;
- using webtools for interactive learning: Wooclap, Mural
- individual and group assignments on specific topics will be evaluated and considered for the final exam.

Any changes to the methods described here, which may be necessary to ensure the application of the security protocols related to the COVID19 emergency, will be communicated on the website of the Department.

GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
The evaluation includes a written exam by means of a multiple-choice test (8 questions x 1,5 points) and short open questions (3 questions x 2 points and 4 questions x 3 points). There are no penalties for wrong answers in the multiple choice test.
To pass the exam, and therefore to obtain a grade of at least 18/30, students must demonstrate that they have acquired a sufficient basic knowledge and that they are able to correctly use the specific discipline terminology.
To achieve a score of 30/30 cum laude, students must instead demonstrate that they have acquired an excellent knowledge of all the topics covered during the course.

BIOETHICS
Oral exam. The student will have to identify and argue the main ethical problems connected to a health practice or a clinical situation
GENERAL PEDAGOGY
The student's evaluation includes a written test which focuses on the topics covered in class, the prescribed bibliography and secondary texts and sources available in Moodle. The examination will last 60 minutes and will consist of:
- 10 multiple choice questions aim at verifying knowledge of the elements characterizing the teaching content,
- 1 open question aiming at testing the depth and breadth of the student’s knowledge, to assess the students’ skills to critically analyze, discuss and evaluate the main themes of the course and to ascertain their ability to structure/articulate an argument and communicate what they have learnt and reflect on it.
The score of the exam is expressed in thirtieths and it is calculated on the basis of the sum of scores of the multiple-choice question (1 per question for a total of 10 points), the open questions (10 points per question) and the individual assignment (10 points) . To pass the exam, the student must achieve a score of 18/30. To achieve the maximum score (30/30 cum laude), the student must answer all the questions correctly and prove the ability to develop appropriate arguments and support reflections on educational practices starting from the course contents.
The individual and group assignments by the students will result in the reduction of one or more open questions in the final exam. During the classes, the teacher will give detailed information to attending students on this aspect.

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