377-0602-00L Psychosomatic and Psychosocial Medicine
| Semester | Spring Semester 2021 |
| Lecturers | M. Sabbioni, further lecturers |
| Periodicity | yearly recurring course |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Comment | Only for Human Medicine BSc |
Courses
| Number | Title | Hours | Lecturers | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 377-0602-00 G | Psychosomatische und Psychosoziale Medizin Unterricht vom 22.02.2021 - 26.02.2021 findet online statt. Infos. s. Moodle | 2 hrs |
| M. Sabbioni, further lecturers |
Catalogue data
| Abstract | Professional physician-patient communication is a key requirement for a successful medical practice. Those who are proficient in the practice of medical interviewing have an excellent diagnostic tool in each discipline, and have much better conditions for patient guidance and a lower likelihood of prosecution for malpractice. |
| Learning objective | Medical history taking (how can a physician quickly get a reliable information about the disease). Communicative techniques for the professional exploration of psychosocial circumstances: gain the patient's trust through empathy, professional communication skills, and professional and social skills. The psychosocial contextualization of a disease to capture the patient's actual suffering. Exemplary background information on important psychosocial factors and mechanisms that can lead to health disorders: e.g. Stress-related diseases, diseases that lead to a permanent loss of function in everyday life or disorders due to significant experience (for example, trauma). |
| Content | Background knowledge for psychosocial medicine: • Individual as a unity of body, psyche and social. • development, bonding • Mechanisms for the development of «psychosomatic disorders». • Interplay of genetics, life history and the environment. • Coping with illnesses. • Psychophysiology; stress • pain • addiction • migration • gender Anamnesis skills and patient-physician communication: • The structural elements of an anamnesis • The technique of patient-centered interviewing: the art of listening and asking questions (question types); the empathic attitude; wait, repeat, summarize, mirror. • The systematic analysis of a symptom: the 8 dimensions of a symptom • The importance of psychosocial history; Areas of application of psychosocial medical history; Components of Psychosocial Anamnesis • The disease model of the patient • To foster the doctor-patient interaction: attachment, transmission and countertransference, collusion • Dealing with diversity: specific additions to the psychosocial history of migration background • Informing the patient about diagnosis, planned investigations and treatment. How to break bad news |
| Prerequisites / Notice | Voraussetzung: alle medizinischen und klinischen Module der 1. - 5. Semester |
Performance assessment
| Performance assessment information (valid until the course unit is held again) | |
Performance assessment as a semester course | |
| ECTS credits | 2 credits |
| Examiners | M. Sabbioni |
| Type | ungraded semester performance |
| Language of examination | German |
| Repetition | Repetition possible without re-enrolling for the course unit. |
| Additional information on mode of examination | Anwesenheit wird grundsätzlich vorausgesetzt! Nur so können die Lernziele erreicht und die praktischen Tätigkeiten für die Leistungskontrolle erfüllt werden. Bei Abwesenheit muss der Hauptdozierende vorgängig informiert werden. |
Learning materials
| No public learning materials available. | |
| Only public learning materials are listed. |
Groups
| No information on groups available. |
Restrictions
| Priority | Registration for the course unit is only possible for the primary target group |
| Primary target group | Human Medicine BSc (377000) |
| End of registration period | Registration only possible until 17.02.2021 |
Offered in
| Programme | Section | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human Medicine Bachelor | Additional Courses 3rd Year | O |  |