PSYK1210 General and Historical Introduction to Psychology Course description

The course provides an introduction to central psychological themes and is a platform for further studies in psychology. The course will provide a basis for the understanding of psychology as a wide research field that covers many areas, as well as providing an overview of clinical psychological therapies. The course offers an orientation about central themes that psychology seeks to illuminate and features of their history.

Admission to the programme

Knowledge

The student can

• account for research methods in psychology
• account for the evolutionary and biological bases of behaviour
• describe cognitive processes, intelligence and intelligence assessment
• account for learning and behaviour analysis
• describe motivation, emotions, stress and health
• account for memory, sensation and perception
• account for personality and individual differences
• account for psychological disorders and therapies
• describe the historical development and central contributors

Skills

The student

• is capable of familiarizing themselves with, critically assess, and integrate central themes in psychology, as described in «Knowledge»

General competence

The student can

• present subject matter to, and discuss viewpoints with, fellow students
• reflect on the history of psychology and psychology as a current science

Work and teaching methods used in the course are lectures, self-study and student-initiated group work. Seminars will also be held where the students present subject matter of psychology literature. Participation in these seminars is compulsory.

In order to present oneself for the supervised written examination the following must be approved:

• Attendance throughout the day at 4 seminars, including participation in your own presentation in a group

Supervised individual written exam, four hours.

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The courses PARAPRA1 and PARAPRA2AB comprise supervised clinical training, mainly in the ambulance service. The learning outcomes from all the previous courses are updated, integrated, tested in clinical training and form the basis for the development of new theoretical and practical competence.

The learning outcomes are very similar for the two clinical training courses. They are achieved by participation in a variety of ambulance call-outs to patients with different injuries and diseases. The student is expected to show progress, take responsibility and, to an increasing extent, make independent assessments in prehospital work.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

• has knowledge of tools and methods used in lifesaving measures in clinical ambulance activities
• has knowledge of the ambulance and the most commonly used equipment
• has knowledge of the organisation of the ambulance service
• is capable of explaining the effect basic lifesaving diagnosis and treatment can have on the planning and performance of clinical ambulance activities
• is familiar with patient record documentation systems
• has knowledge of the storage and administration of drugs in the ambulance service
• is familiar with research in prehospital emergency medicine

Skills

The student can, under supervision,

• recognise signs and symptoms of possible serious illness or injury
• use simple standardised examinations and treatment guidelines
• plan, assess and carry out treatment measures adapted to the individual patient's needs
• assess the need to obtain assistance or refer the patient
• write ambulance patient records in accordance with the guidelines
• use the most common equipment available in the ambulance
• explore professional issues in a systematic, evidence-based and reflective manner
• document in writing and evaluate his/her own work in accordance with the practical training institution's procedures and guidelines
• use his/her transfer technique skills

General competence

The student

• can under supervision organise his/her own work and maintain order and hygiene
• can under supervision initiate patient treatment in order of priority in accordance with the applicable legislation, framework conditions and professional ethics guidelines
• demonstrates a willingness and ability to make use of supervision and feedback
• demonstrates empathy, care, understanding and respect in relation to patients, next of kin and colleagues
• is capable of identifying his/her own knowledge needs, demonstrating insight in relation to his/her own learning needs and obtaining new knowledge and skills
• is capable of reflecting on interdisciplinary cooperation
• can under supervision report patient information to other cooperating health personnel