Postgraduate Course: Individual Differences in Mental Health (CLPS11055)
Course Outline
| School | School of Health in Social Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This option will be structured around 5 2.5 hour lectures and supportive materials. There will be lectures on: psychometric approaches and psychometric assessments, individual differences in mental health (x2), intellectual ability and disability, personality theories and personality disorders. The course is assessed by exam including multiple choice questions and short answers. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 12.5,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
85 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Formative assessment will take place in the third week in the form of on-line multiple-choice quiz on topics already covered in the course.
Summative assessment will be an exam worth 100% of the mark, consisting of multiple choice questions and short open questions (100-200 words).
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate an In-depth knowledge and critical understanding of individual differences and differential psychology.
- Demonstrate psychological literacy in all aspects of students lives.
- Demonstrate critical reflection on how differential psychology perspectives can aid our understanding of mental health and illness.
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Reading List
Deary, I.J. (2001). Intelligence: A Very short introduction. Oxford: OUP.
Funder, D.C. The Personality Puzzle (5th Edition). Norton
Deary I.J. (2013). Intelligence, Current Biology, 23, 673-676.
Butcher, J.N., Mineka, S. & Hooley, J.M. (2013). Abnormal Psychology (15th Education). Pearson International Edition. Allyn and Bacon.
Detterman, D.K. (2008). The science of human intelligence, on LEARN
Matthews, G., Deary, I.J. & Whiteman, M.C. (2009) Personality Traits (3rd Edition). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Chamorro-Premuzic, T., vonStumm, S. & Furnham, A. (Eds. 2011). The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Individual Differences. Wiley-Blackwell.
Cromby, J. Harper, D., & Reavey, P. (2013). Psychology, Mental Health and Distress. Palgrave Macmillan.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Michelle Luciano
Tel: (0131 6)50 3603
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Course secretary | Mrs Lorna Sheal
Tel: (0131 6)51 3970
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