Behavioral Disorders-Crime and Theories of Aggression
| Title | Διαταραχές Προσωπικότητας - Έγκλημα και Θεωρίες Επιθετικότητας / Behavioral Disorders-Crime and Theories of Aggression |
| Code | ΤΙΜΙΒ012 |
| Faculty | Health Sciences |
| School | Medicine |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Fotios Chatzinikolaou |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600020262 |
Programme of Study: PPS Forensic Medicine-Forensic Psychiatry (2020-today)
Registered students: 45
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core | Compulsory Course | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Academic Year | 2024 – 2025 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 1 |
| Total Hours | 12 |
| Class ID | 600245921
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Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600245921
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=17771
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
- To understand the basic characteristics of aggression and comprehend the role of measurement in Psychiatric Forensic research.
- To understand the connections between mental disorders and aggression.
- To become familiar with the planning and organization of aggression measurement.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Antisocial disorder, Borderline disorder, Co-morbidity-Dangerousness. Psychoanalytic approach (basic principles of the psychoanalytic approach, the instincts of life and death, the structure of the psychic apparatus with a distinction between conscious, subconscious, and unconscious - analysis of the ego's defense mechanisms), Neurobiological approach to psychotic spectrum disorders. According to modern classification systems that conceptually approach diagnostic entities (paranoid schizophrenia, delusional disorder, and paranoid personality disorder), genetic data that contain unique information about each individual and their psyche - Hereditary, genetic causes.
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Video lectures
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
Distance education through the use of the Zoom application
Laboratory training with video projection
Communication via email, e-learning
Assessment through electronic registration at https://qa.auth.gr/
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 60 | 2.4 | |||
| Seminars | 20 | 0.8 | |||
| Reading Assigment | 10 | 0.4 | |||
| Written assigments | 5 | 0.2 | |||
| Exams | 5 | 0.2 | |||
| Total | 100 | 4 |
Student Assessment
Description
For the final evaluation and grading of postgraduate students in the courses, the following factors are taken into consideration:
a) distance learning / physical attendance in the classes.
b) Performance in an assessment judged by the instructor, either in oral or written exams, a research paper, or a combination of the above.
The grading scale for assessing the performance of postgraduate students is defined from zero to ten as follows: Excellent (8.5 - 10), Very Good (7 - 8), Good (6 - 6.5). A passing grade in the exams of the Postgraduate Program and the thesis is set at equal to or greater than 6.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Formative)
- Oral Exams (Formative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
- Adams DB: Brain mechanisms of aggressive behaviour: an updated review.
Neurosis Biobehav Rev. 2006;30:304.
- Aharoni, E., Funk, C., Sinnott‐Armstrong, W., & Gazzaniga, M. (2008). Can neurological evidence help courts assess criminal responsibility? Lessons from law and neuroscience. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1124(1), 145-160 ; Vincent, N. A. (2010). On the relevance of neuroscience to criminal responsibility. Criminal Law and Philosophy, 4(1), 77-98.
- Baron RA, Richardson DR: Human Aggression. 2nd edition. New York: Springer; 2004.
- Γκότση, Νευροεπιστήμες: Από το εργαστήριο στις αίθουσες των Δικαστηρίων, The Art of Crime, Νοέμβριος 2016
Last Update
03-11-2023
