MODULE 2

THE HUMAN MIND

Unit 1 • How the brain works

  • Cerebrum, cerebellum and brain stem
  • The limbic system
  • Diseases of the brain and the nervous system
  • What is memory?
  • What is a headache?

Unit 2 • Mental illness

  • Clinical depression, bipolar and panic disorders
  • Schizophrenia
  • Personality disorders: dissociative identity, obsessive-compulsive personality and paranoia
  • Eating disorders

Unit 3 • Caring for the mind

  • Deinstitutionalisation: from asylums to community centres
  • Deinstitutionalisation around the world
  • Mental health services in Italy

Unit 4 • Psychology

  • Psychology and psychologies
  • Psychoanalysis and developmental theories
  • Mental health professionals
  • Other mental health care professions
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