| CODE | NUR1303 | ||||||||
| TITLE | The Nervous System for Mental Health Care | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 2 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Mental Health | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit will provide information regarding the biological basis of various mental health and genetically related conditions including depression, schizophrenia, posttraumatic stress disorder, Down’s syndrome, Edward’s syndrome, Cri-du-chat and various eating disorders. This information will then be related to interventions that can be provided in the various circumstances. Study-unit Aims: To provide information relating to the biological basis of various mental health illnesses and genetic conditions that impact on a person’s mental health. The study unit will also demonstrate how various psychological disorders result from a combination of both environmental and biological influences. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Describe the biological and environmental basis behind mental health conditions including schizophrenia, depression and posttraumatic stress disorder -Understand the difference between chromosomal and genetic mutations that have been identified as influencing behaviour -Describe the role of biological and environmental triggers in eating disorders -integrate information about biological structures and processes, human experience, and behaviour -Understand various interventions that can be applied for biologically and environmentally induced conditions. 2. Skills (including transferable [generic] skills): By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Demonstrate the ability to apply the biological knowledge gained to real life situations encountered in their nursing practice Main Text and any supplementary readings: - Kalat, J.W (2018) Biological Psychology Thomson Wadsworth |
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| RULES/CONDITIONS | Before TAKING THIS UNIT YOU MUST TAKE MNH1001 | ||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Josianne Scerri |
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