The course offers the fundamental elements to understand the origin and development of psychoanalytic science. It gives a specific attention to the reading and comments of some of Freud's Writings in order to show the lively source of his ideas.

The issues will be presented in the following order:

The first part (20 hours) will analyse Freud's conceptions as they were articulated during his lifetime. It will also consider how the modifications of these conceptions underwent by reworking personal and scientific influences during the Viennese doctor's life dedicated to the construction of the psychoanalytic network..

The second part, monographic (14 hours), will explore the Freudian foundation of a science of thought and its psychopathology starting with the introduction of the concept of narcissism. This relevant topic that psychoanalysis is a tool for reading everyday life, psychopathology and culture. 

The third part (8 hours) will be in English and will focus on the thinking of the child. It will be provided additional material on the relational characteristics of psychic life since the childhood.

Finally, the post-Freudian authors will be approached through seminars (6 hours) and/or group work aimed at focusing on the evolution psychoanalysis has undergone in contemporary times.

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Knowledge and understanding: At the end of the course the student will have acquired knowledge of the main moments of the historical development of Freudian theorisation, with reference to the main conceptual and technical acquisitions; he/she will have to know the steps that led to the formulation of psychoanalytic technique; he/she will have to have understood the constructs that support the constitution of individual thought from the psychodynamic point of view and the psychopathological deviations; he/she will have to have understood the specificity of the psychoanalytic approach with respect to other psychological approaches and its topicality and fruitfulness both in the professional and cultural field.  

Ability to apply knowledge and understanding: Acquisition of the ability to apply the knowledge acquired with particular reference to the main theoretical models of the study of psychic life and the main forms of psychopathological suffering, and of the relative methodologies of observation and detection of critical issues and resources in order to hypothesise psychodynamic interventions to support the person.

Autonomy of judgements (making judgements): At the end of the course the student is expected to demonstrate the ability to: 

- conceptually set out in psychoanalytic terms the description of the individual psychological constitution;

- identify the main psychopathological configurations;

- interpret problematic situations by formulating hypotheses in psychoanalytic terms.

Communication skills: At the end of the course the student should have acquired:

the ability to clearly express the course contents by explaining their meaning;

the ability to communicate through the use of discipline-specific language;

the ability to argue on themes and problems in the psychoanalytical field.

Learning skills: At the end of the course, the student will have acquired a good autonomy in reading study materials and teaching materials related to the course; the ability to present psychopathological configurations; the ability to formulate self-assessment questions.

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

During the course seminars and labs will be propoted. 

One seminar will be held by Patricia Barzotti, mother-tongue in English.

The Erasmus students could have a specific program with English papers on Dynamic Psychology.

Teaching

Lectures, Tematic seminars, Workshop, Group exercises about post-Freudian Authors.

The Erasmus students could have a specific program with English papers on Dynamic Psychology.

Part of the course will be taught in English. The student can request to sit the final exam in English with an alternative bibliography.

Innovative teaching methods

Attendance

Students must attend lectures and/or seminars in English and carry out any related exercises.

Course books

I.     Rocco Quaglia, Claudio Longobardi, Manuale di psicologia dinamica, Raffaello Cortina Editore (a lezione sarà segnalata la selezione dei capitoli)

II.    Peter-André Alt, Sigmund Freud. Il medico dell'inconscio, Hoepli (a lezione sarà segnalata la selezione dei capitoli)

III.   Sigmund Freud, Analisi della fobia di un bambino di cinque anni (Il caso del Piccolo Hans), Bollati Boringhieri

IV.   Sigmund Freud, Introduzione al narcisismo, Bollati Boringhieri

V.    Un testo a scelta dello studente tra:

- Patrizio Campanile, Freud dopo l'ultimo Freud. Per una psicoanalisi sempre nuova, Franco Angeli

- Maria Gabriella Pediconi (a cura di), Una logica chiamata uomo, Sic Edizioni

VI. English papers will be indicated during the course.

Letture consigliate: M.G. Pediconi e C. Urbinati (a cura di), Non ci sono. Autismo: orientamenti di guarigione con la psicoanalisi, Franco Angeli 

Assessment

Oral exam

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

Teaching

Lectures, Tematic seminars, Workshop, Group exercises about post-Freudian Authors.

The Erasmus students could have a specific program with English papers on Dynamic Psychology.

Part of the course will be taught in English. The student can request to sit the final exam in English with an alternative bibliography.

Attendance

Students must attend lectures and/or seminars in English and carry out any related exercises.

Course books

I.     Rocco Quaglia, Claudio Longobardi, Manuale di psicologia dinamica, Raffaello Cortina Editore (a lezione sarà segnalata la selezione dei capitoli)

II.    Peter-André Alt, Sigmund Freud. Il medico dell'inconscio, Hoepli (a lezione sarà segnalata la selezione dei capitoli)

III.   Sigmund Freud, Analisi della fobia di un bambino di cinque anni (Il caso del Piccolo Hans), Bollati Boringhieri

IV.   Sigmund Freud, Introduzione al narcisismo, Bollati Boringhieri

V.    Un testo a scelta dello studente tra:

- Patrizio Campanile, Freud dopo l'ultimo Freud. Per una psicoanalisi sempre nuova, Franco Angeli

- Maria Gabriella Pediconi (a cura di), Una logica chiamata uomo, Sic Edizioni

VI. English papers will be indicated during the course.

Letture consigliate: M.G. Pediconi e C. Urbinati (a cura di), Non ci sono. Autismo: orientamenti di guarigione con la psicoanalisi, Franco Angeli 

Assessment

Oral exam

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

During the course will be suggested thematic paths and further detailed bibliography.

Part of the course will be taught in English. The student can request to sit the final exam in English with an alternative bibliography.