Module Code - Title:
AE6003
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ADULT CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
Year Last Offered:
2026/7
Hours Per Week:
Grading Type:
N
Prerequisite Modules:
Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
To provide an overview of the complete range of psychological problems common to adults and to refer to the various treatment modalities that might be appropriate.
Syllabus:
This module provides a detailed understanding of the aetiology, symptoms, treatments and prognosis of clinical conditions such as the anxiety disorders (obsessive compulsive disorder, post traumatic stress, phobias and panic attacks), affective disorders, eating disorders, alcoholism and substances abuse, psychosomatic illness, suicide, schizophrenias, personality disorders and organic disorders of psychiatry. An understanding of the different considerations necessary to conduct a clinical assessment of these presentations will also be provided. This will involve building on the core skills of assessment, diagnosis and formulation that are central to the overall training and practice of clinical psychology.
An overview of a range of intervention modalities will be provided.
Learning Outcomes:
Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
The various clinical conditions will be considered in the context of the most up to date research findings and understandings of symptomatology, underlying dynamics and other contribution factors with a view to establishing a clear diagnosis and formulation for effective intervention. An overview of a range of intervention modalities will be provided.
Affective (Attitudes and Values)
The principles underlying the module reflect the local clinical scientist model that is the latest evolution of the scientist รป practitioner model that has been the standard training model in clinical psychology for the past 50 years. The central tenet o
Psychomotor (Physical Skills)
The module will prepare students for opportunities for observation of senior clinical psychologists in practice, weekly supervision sessions that focus on developing assessment, diagnostic and intervention skills through the application of empirically der
How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:
A model of adult learning will be adopted that reflects:
self-direction as a motivation to learn,
the use of previous experience to inform current learning,
current learning as a developmental task in a lifelong process of professional development,
the importance of applying current learning to a work setting.
Prime Texts:
Seligman (1993)
Abnormal Psychology
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Other Relevant Texts:
Lindsay and Powell (1994)
The Handbook of Clinical Adult Psychology
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Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:
DOCTOR OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
Semester(s) Module is Offered:
Module Leader:
elaine.m.rogers@ul.ie