PN4074 Cognitive Psychology and the Emotional Disorders

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 1

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

15

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 10

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Availability restrictions

Available only to students in the second year of the Honours Programme.

Planned timetable

Lectures: Mondays 9-11 Weeks 1-11

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module coordinator

Dr B Dritschel

Dr B Dritschel
This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module Staff

Dr B Dritschel

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module description

This module is designed to demonstrate how theories from cognitive psychology can enhance our understanding of the emotional disorders. Teaching will consist of lectures, practical exercises, discussions of news articles relevant to the course and student led presentations. The course will focus on topics such as autobiographical memory and depression, autobiographical memory and anxiety, attentional bias in depression and anxiety, and interpretative biases in depression and anxiety. At the end of the course students should understand how the emotional disorders can be differentiated on the basis of these biases.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST ( PASS PN2002 OR PASS PS2002 )

Assessment pattern

"2-hour Written Examination = 75%, Coursework = 25%"

Re-assessment

"2-hour Written Examination = 75%, Coursework = 25%, Re-assessment applies to failed components only"

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

2-hour seminars plus office hour.

Intended learning outcomes

  • demonstrate substantive knowledge in the areas covered by the module which will provide a solid foundation for further study or work in areas related to experimental psychopathology such as clinical psychology
  • present and critically evaluate empirical research in experimental psychopathology clearly and concisely
  • write a brief research proposal on some aspect of the material covered
  • "demonstrate knowledge and use of Team work, Enterprising skills, Global skills and"