MDCS40470 Psychosis

Academic Year 2023/2024

This module concentrates on two of Freud's case studies as reference points for a psychoanalytic understanding of psychosis, 1) his analysis of Judge Schreber's autobiographical account of his psychotic illness and 2) his treatment of the Russian emigre, eponymously referred to as the 'Wolf Man'. Building on Freud's case histories ithe module draws from Lacan's Seminar Book III on the psychoses and presents how the psychoanalytic field provides a different account of psychotic illness which can provide a basis for listening for clinicians today. Attention will be paid to the potential for effective use of psychoanalysis in the treatment of psychosis today.

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Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module, students should be able to:1) Demonstrate an understanding of the cause of psychosis as indicated in the work of Freud and Lacan. 2) Demonstrate an understanding of the implications for practice and treatment of the formulations on psychosis by Freud and Lacan 3) Evaluate the rationale for psychoanalytic intervention in the treatment of psychosis 4) Show how Freud and Lacan used the Schreber and Wolf Man cases to throw further light on the theories of infantile sexuality, perversion, sexual identity, transference and obsessional neurosis

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

35
Specified Learning Activities

10
Autonomous Student Learning

60
Total

105
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
peer and group work; lectures; critical writing; reflective learning; in-class discussion; case-based learning; student presentations 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Assignment: Essay + non-graded mandatory class presentation followed by submission of written report Varies over the Trimester n/a Graded No

100

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Students are invited to contact Programme Leader for feedback having completed the assignment and received their grade

Name Role
Ms Terry Ball Tutor
Dr Grainne Donohue Tutor
Ms Miriam Kavanagh Tutor
Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 

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