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Presentation
Presentation
This is an introductory course in a specific area of ¿¿psychology - neuropsychology - with relevance to the understanding of crime and its authors. The syllabus of this uc include aspects studied by neuropsychology, such as brain injury (traumatic brain injury), the consumption of toxic substances and dementia, which can be explanatory of a criminal practice and fundamental for the definition of an appropriate intervention in the law and reinsertion institutions. Given the contributions of Neuropsychology to Criminology, this uc represents an important issue in the training of students of this degree.
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Bachelor | Semestral | 5
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
2 | Mandatory | Português
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Code
Code
ULHT6358-23383
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable
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Professional Internship
Professional Internship
Não
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Syllabus
Syllabus
1. Conceptual and historical background of Criminal Neuropsychology 2. From biological foundations to the basic psychological processes of clinical neuropsychology 3. Neuropsychology and the Law: Criminal Liability 4. Evaluation and planning of rehabilitation in Criminal Neuropsychology 5. Neuroimaging techniques in Criminal neuropsychology 6. Moderate to severe brain injury 7. Epidemiology of neurotoxic chemicals 8. Criminal psychopathology and simulation of the suspect 9. Criminal Neuropsychology with children 10. Criminal Neuropsychology with the elderly 11. Ethical and legal aspects in the advanced stages of dementia: interdiction action for psychic anomaly 12. Ethical principles in the practice of Criminal Neuropsychology 13. Future of Criminal Neuropsychology
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Objectives
Objectives
- Acquire knowledge about the neuropsychological approach and its relationship with human behavior in the analysis of criminal deviation. Specifically, to know the different neuropsychological syndromes; knowing how to recognize them through cognitive analysis and behavioral observation; - Know the neuropsychological deficits, integrate the cognitive aspects with the neurofunctional; - Understand the relationship between neuropsychological changes, Daily Life Activities (DLA ¿s) and their relationship with forensic and criminal practices - Understand the principles, objectives and specificities of criminal neuropsychological assessment and the models that support it in forensic and criminal psychology
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Teaching methodologies and assessment
Teaching methodologies and assessment
Nothing to register.
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References
References
Albiol, L.M., & Martínez, A.R. (2020). Neurocriminología. Ediciones Pírámide. Brites, J.A. (2015). Neuropsicologia Forense: Tudo o que perderes regressará de outra forma. In R.S. Pereira (Ed).Abordagem Multidisciplinar da Aprendizagem (pp. 463-478). Viseu.QualConsoante. Bush, S.S., Rohling, M.L. & Demakis, G.J. (2017). APA Handbook of Forensic Neuropsychology. APA Handbooks in Psychology. Horton, A.M. & Hartlage, L.C. (2010). Handbook of Forensic Neuropsychology. 2nd edition. Springer Publishing Company, Inc. Nagore Casas, A. (2019). Neuropsicología Forense. Una disciplina emergente. Editorial Sintesis. Pádua, S. & Saffi, F. (2014). Neuropsicologia Forense. Artes Médicas.
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Office Hours
Office Hours
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Mobility
Mobility
No
