Postgraduate Course: Individual Differences in Mental Health (CLPS11055)
Course Outline
| School | School of Health in Social Science |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course provides a critical overview of theories and research on individual differences and differential psychology. The course is composed of five x 2.5-hour lectures introducing students to a range of theories of individual differences that have direct application to understanding mental health issues and illness. |
| Course description |
Students will acquire a critical and comprehensive understanding concerning the development, assessment, and implications of individual differences in psychology and mental health such as intelligence and intellectual disabilities, socio-cognitive and behavioural health, personality, and psychopathology. The course will consist of lectures and supportive materials emphasizing key theoretical perspectives and best practices in assessment.
The course will cover the following topics:
Personality: This section of the course will focus on presenting information on how personality is assessed, trait theory, personality stability and change
Personality Disorders: This section will focus on presenting different personality disorders
Intelligence: This section will focus on assessing Intelligence and theoretical models of intelligence, stability and change over the lifespan, and its relationship with developmental disorders
Intelligence and personality: Influences on health. This section will focus on the relationship that personality traits and intelligence each have with mental and physical health.
Environmental and genetic influences on mental health. This section will focus on the methods used to study environmental and genetic factors influencing behaviour, and findings for several mental illnesses and subjective wellbeing.
The course is only available to students on the MSc Psychology of Mental Health (Conversion) programme
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2022/23, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
| Course Start Date |
16/01/2023 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 12.5,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
85 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
50 %,
Practical Exam
50 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
50% - Recorded self-reflection oral presentation using as assessment tool and reporting the findings (10 minutes max in duration and will be presented in the form of a case study).
50% - Theoretical piece that will focus on the strength and limitations of the assessment tools used in the self-reflection presentation (up to 1,250 words). |
| Feedback |
Formative assessment will consist of a collecting and interpreting data from a standardised psychological assessment in groups.
Summative feedback will be given on the coursework assignments. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate an In-depth knowledge and critical understanding of individual differences and differential psychology.
- Demonstrate psychological literacy in all aspects of students' lives.
- Demonstrate critical reflection on how differential psychology perspectives can aid our understanding of mental health and illness.
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Reading List
| To be confirmed |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Develop your knowledge in the area of individual differences.
Develop your knowledge on how individual differences are assessed.
Develop your critical reflection and writing skills. |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Melina Kyranides
Tel: (0131 6)51 5148
Email: Melina.Nicole.Kyranides@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Sarah Paquette
Tel: (0131 6)51 3969
Email: sarah.paquette@ed.ac.uk |
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