Psychiatry and physiology of behaviour
7.5 ECTS creditsInstruction is in the form of lectures and seminars.
The course covers the physiology behind common behaviours, for instance sensations, emotions, learning and memory, and sleep and biorhythms. The course also treats common psychiatric disorders such as anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression, schizophrenia, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), personality disorder, ADHD, and autism spectrum disorder. Symptoms, diagnostics, and treatment of psychiatric disorders are discussed, as well as the difference between an everyday behavioural anomaly and behaviour associated with psychiatric illness.
The course covers the physiology behind common behaviours, for instance sensations, emotions, learning and memory, and sleep and biorhythms. The course also treats common psychiatric disorders such as anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression, schizophrenia, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), personality disorder, ADHD, and autism spectrum disorder. Symptoms, diagnostics, and treatment of psychiatric disorders are discussed, as well as the difference between an everyday behavioural anomaly and behaviour associated with psychiatric illness.
Progressive specialisation:
G1N (has only upper鈥恠econdary level entry requirements)
Education level:
Undergraduate level
Admission requirements
General admission requirements plus upper secondary level Mathematics 2a/2b/2c and Natural Science 2, or equivalent
Selection:
Selection is usually based on your grade point average from upper secondary school or the number of credit points from previous university studies, or both.