Identifying Data 2014/15
Subject (*) Neurogenetics, dependency and disability Code 652438011
Study programme
Mestrado Universitario en Psicoloxía Aplicada
Descriptors Cycle Period Year Type Credits
Official Master's Degree 1st four-month period
 First Obligatoria 3
Language
Spanish
Galician
English
Prerequisites
Department Psicoloxía
Coordinador
Pasaro Mendez, Eduardo Jose
 E-mail
eduardo.pasaro@udc.es
Lecturers
Pasaro Mendez, Eduardo Jose
 E-mail
eduardo.pasaro@udc.es
Web http://www.dicomosa.org
General description

Study programme competencies
Code Study programme competences
A1 To recognize and respect human diversity and to understand that psychological explanations may vary across populations and contexts.
A2 To identify the personal, psycho-social and / or educative factors that may put human health at risk.
A3 Being able to elaborate a scientific report which involves defining a research problem, the hypotheses and variables, and defining the design, the sample and its method of selection, the tools for collecting data and their subsequent analysis and discussion.
A5 Being able to perform a psychological evaluation in the context of a scientific investigation.
A7 Knowing to track on a case by choosing appropriate and realistic objectives.
A8 To know the basis for hypotheses establishment with respect to a particular case, and from them to deduce contrastable statements.
B13 Ability to apply knowledge to practice.

Learning aims
Subject competencies (Learning outcomes) Study programme competences
Knowing the causes of type neuroxenético enrolled dependent or discapacidade AR1
AR2
AR3
Rate dependence AR5
AR7
Set the PIA AR2
 BR13
Coñocer el sistema de la clasificación de la discapacidade AR8

Contents
Topic Sub-topic
1. Neurogenetics. overall rank
2. The trinucleotide expansion.
3. The deleccións and uniparental disomy. Genomic imprinting.
4. Point mutations. Environmental considerations
5. Genetically heterogeneous disease.
6. Problems neurogenetics
7. Disability and Dependency. Prevention Unit

Planning
Methodologies / tests Ordinary class hours Student’s personal work hours Total hours
Guest lecture / keynote speech 10 20 30
Oral presentation 10 10 20
Problem solving 4 6 10
Objective test 5 0 5
 
Personalized attention 10 0 10
 
(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies
Methodologies Description
Guest lecture / keynote speech Master class
Oral presentation Defense of a thesis
Problem solving Troubleshooting neurogenetics
Objective test Examined in a questionnaire

Personalized attention
Methodologies
Objective test
Problem solving
Description
Resolution of issues

Assessment
Methodologies Description Qualification
Objective test Solve a questionnaire. To pass the course must be approved test or objective test. 40
Oral presentation Defending a thesis 30
Problem solving Troubleshooting neurogenetics 30
 
Assessment comments

Sources of information
Basic

COX, T.M. y SINCLAIR, J. (1998). Biología Molecular en Medicina. Madrid. Pannamericana.

PLOMIN, R., DEFRIES, J.C. (2002) . Genética de la conducta. Madrid, Alianza.

QUEREJETA-GONZÁLEZ M. (2004). Discapacidad/dependencia. Unificación de criterios de valoración y clasificación. Madrid: IMSERSO

TALBOT J.A., HALES R.E., YUDOFSKY S.C. (1989). Tratado de Psiquiatría. Ed.Ancora. Barcelona

 

CIE 10. Organización Mundial de la Salud.

CIF. Clasificación Internacional del Funcionamiento, de la Discapacidad y de la Salud

Normativa estatal e autonómica  

Lexislación estatal e autonómica sobre dependencia e discapacidad.
Complementary

Wang CS, Burke JR, Steffens DC, Hulette CM, Breitner JC, Plassman BL.
Twin pairs discordant for neuropathologically confirmed Lewy body dementia.
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2009 May;80(5):562-5.

Santos SF, Pierrot N, Morel N, Gailly P, Sindic C, Octave JN.
Expression of human amyloid precursor protein in rat cortical neurons inhibits calcium oscillations.
J Neurosci. 2009 Apr 15;29(15):4708-18.

Recommendations
Subjects that it is recommended to have taken before

Subjects that are recommended to be taken simultaneously
Biopsychology/652438010
Psychological well-being/652438015

Subjects that continue the syllabus

Other comments

Conocimientos previos de contenidos de Psicobiología, especialmente de Genética de la conducta


(*)The teaching guide is the document in which the URV publishes the information about all its courses. It is a public document and cannot be modified. Only in exceptional cases can it be revised by the competent agent or duly revised so that it is in line with current legislation.