Human Development
Total Contact Hours:
18 hours
Course Director:
Brenda J.B. Roman, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry
Course Description:
This course is an introduction to
human development across the life span and provides a foundation for providing
patient care from a developmental perspective. The objectives of this course are for the student to be able
to: 1) articulate the normal developmental stages across the life cycle; 2) recognize the common reactions to
normative crises in the life cycle; and 3) apply the psychosocial theories of human development to future
patient encounters. Included in
this course are the special topics of the impaired physician and how to
recognize domestic violence.
K=Knowledge and Lifelong Learning
C=Interpersonal and Communication P=Professionalism, Advocacy, and Personal Growth |
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By the conclusion of this course, the student will demonstrate the ability to:
K1 Describe physical developmental milestones (motor, language,
and cognitive), psychological development (Erickson's Stages), sexual
development (gender identity, sexual identity, and sexual orientation),
and social development, as well as the major issues and common reactions to
normative crises for each of the following stages in life:
- Birth and infancy
- Normal and abnormal attachment
- Bonding
- Temperament
- Toddlerhood
- Pre-school
- Latency School age
- Adolescent
- Teenage pregnancy
- Substance abuse
- Suicide
- Young adulthood to middle adulthood
- Middle age
- Older adulthood
- Learning and memory changes
- Death and Dying
- Grief Reactions (normal, complicated/pathological)
K2 Identify
risk factors, warning signs, basic interventions and management, barriers to
intervention, and legal responsibilities of physicians for each of the
following types of abuse:
- Child
abuse
- Domestic
Violence
- Elder
Abuse
K3 Describe
physician well-being, mental health and substance abuse issues
K4 Recognize
the common psychological processes (defense mechanisms), including:
- Projection
- Somatization
- Acting-out
- Denial
- Idealization
- Regression
- Splitting
- Intellectualization
- Repression
- Displacement
- Reaction
Formation
- Identification
- Isolation
of affect
- Rationalization
- Undoing
- Altruism
- Humor
- Suppression
K5 Describe
the stages of change model, including:
- Pre-contemplation
- Contemplation
- Preparation
- Action
- Maintenance
- Termination
K6 Describe
the four main principles of motivational interviewing:
- Express
empathy
- Develop
discrepancy
- Roll
with resistance
- Support
self-efficacy
C1 Write
a treatment plan for managing domestic violence, child abuse, or elder abuse
C2 Write
a comprehensive description of each of the components of at least two life
stages C3 Begin recognizing and reflecting about the biases
and prejudices that both patients and health professionals bring to the
doctor-patient relationship and the impact of such attitudes P1 Convey
professionalism through:
- Being
punctual and attending required events
- Completing
written assignments in a timely fashion with legible writing
- Being
truthful
- Being
courteous to patients, patients' families, staff, colleagues, and other health
professionals
- Demonstrating
respect, empathy, responsiveness, and concern regardless of the patient's
problems, personal characteristics, or cultural background
- Demonstrating
scholarship in the form of contributing to a positive learning environment,
collaborating with colleagues, and performing self-assessment and self-directed
learning
Learning Activities:
Presentations including patients and panel discussions.
Syllabi:
Assessment:
Final exam consisting of MCQs and essays. |
