Course description
In this course, you will learn about the anatomy of the brain and how emotion, thought and behaviour are formed, and also the roles of psychology and psychoanalysis. The pryamidal cell and the sources of EEG and MEG will also be covered in the course. Then, the course will teach you about the process of mental state examination, NIMHANS, as well as some metabolic investigations into mental health and mental health disorders.
The course will also teach you about some mental health disorders with cognitive disturbances, schizophrenic disorders and also the epidemiology of bipolar disorders. An explanation of anxiety disorders as well as obsessive-compulsive disorders will also be covered in the course. Lastly, the course will teach you about the mental health of adolescence, the autism spectrum disorder, which affect the learning ability of children, as well as personality disorders and the otogeny of sleep.
This course is helpful for learners who want to understand how the mental health of a person can be affected by certain factors and the mental disorders people have to live with. Start this course now to understand how 'the human body works and the processes that can be used to detect the presence of any mental health disorder.
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Training content
Brain Behaviour: Approaches
Description: In this module, you will be introduced to the anatomy of the brain and how emotion, thought and behaviour arises from it, as well as studying the nervous system. You will also be introduced to the pyramidal cell, sources of EEG and MEG, the roles of psychology and also, generics and psychoanalysis.
- Learning Outcomes
- Neuroanatomy
- Neurophysiology
- Imaging
- Electrophysiology
- Psychology
- Lesson Summary
Diagnostic Process in Psychiatry
Description: In this module, you will be introduced to the process of the mental state examination, NIMHANS, mood versus effect, and also, mental health and disorders. You will also be introduced to what is abnormal in mental health, as well as neurological and metabolic investigations of mental health.
- Learning Outcomes
- Mental Status Examination
- Classificatory Systems
- Investigation and Psychological Testing
- Lesson Summary
Diploma in Psychiatry: An Overview - First Assessment
Description: You need to score 80% or more to pass.
- Assessment: Diploma in Psychiatry: An Overview - First assessment
Psychiatric Disorders and Their Treatment I
Description: In this module, you will be introduced to mental disorders with cognitive disturbance, and also schizophrenic disorders. You will also be introduced to the epidemiology of bipolar disorders, anxiety disorders, as well as obsessive-compulsive disorders.
- Learning Outcomes
- Organic Syndromes
- Schizophrenia
- Mood Disorders
- Anxiety Disorders
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Lesson Summary
Psychiatric Disorders and Their Treatment II
Description: In this module, you will be introduced to the mental health of adolescence, the autism spectrum disorder as well as the learning process of children with learning disabilities. You will also be introduced to personality disorders, and also the ontogeny of sleep.
- Learning Outcomes
- Childhood Disorder - Introduction
- Adolescence
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Learning Disability
- Personality Disorder
- Sleep Disorder I
- Sleep Disorder II
- Lesson Summary
Diploma in Psychiatry: An Overview - Second Assessment
Description: You need to score 80% or more to pass.
- Assessment: Diploma in Psychiatry: An Overview - Second assessment
Course assessment
- Assessment: Diploma in Psychiatry: An Overview - Course Assessment
Certification / Credits
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- State how emotion, thought and behaviour are formed
- Discuss the anatomy of the brain and how it operates
- Recall how neurons have been used to shape our world and study the nervous system
- Identify the roles of psychology and psychoanalysis
- Analyze the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) questionnaire
- Identify neurological and metabolic investigations to mental health disorders
- Identify mental disorders with cognitive disturbances
- Explain the mental health and development of an adolescent
- Discuss the process of learning and factors that cause learning difficulty
- Identify the different classifications of personality disorders
- Discuss the importance and proof of sleep in children, teenagers and adults
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