Selectives Type:
Medical Humanities |
Selective
Title
Freud and Psychoanalysis |
Course Number
IMHU 4032 |
Prerequisites:
Successful completion of all Year 3 requirements; Completed C-form with faculty signature required for enrollment. |
Responsible Faculty Director:
William J. Winslade, JD, PhD
Other Faculty:
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Contact
Information
wwinslad@utmb.edu |
Periods
Offered
4,5,9,10 excluding holiday period 8 |
Maximum
Enrollment
8 |
Learning Objectives |
1. Familiarity with Freud's original writings, especially his clinical case histories.
2. Familiarity with key concepts of psychoanalysis and their application to clinical work.
3. Awareness of historical, cultural, and ethical aspects of Freud's thought. |
Describe the qualifications
background and career goals or interests of students who would benefit
from the course: |
All students would likely benefit, especially those interested in Psychiatry, Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, or Pediatrics. |
Description of course
activities |
Students will read Freud's clinical case histories, related theoretical writings, and selected secondary literature, and they will meet regularly for discussion with faculty. At the conclusion of the course students will write an essay on a topic selected in consultation with the faculty. |
Proposed time
requirement (%) for the student activities per 40-hour week: |
Activity |
Percent of Activity |
Faculty
contact time |
8 hrs |
Self-directed study |
24 hrs |
Data
collection/analysis |
8 hrs |
Other
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Method of student evaluation
Check all that apply - complete appropriate section(s) only:
1. Grading |
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A. |
Please specify your grading criteria for outstanding performance: |
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Students present to faculty, ongoing dialogue at all student/faculty tutorial meetings, case analysis and discussion of psychoanalytic theories relevant to the case |
2. Written Assignment (Homework,
projects, notes, papers, abstracts, etc.) |
A. |
Frequency of written assignment(s) |
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Assigned as needed to understand the clinical cases. The final written product should be at least 10 pages in length, not including references or figures. |
B. |
Type of written assignment |
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Seminars or tutorials culminating in a research
paper. |
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Basic science research plus documented written
report. |
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Humanities, social sciences, biostatistical or
epidemiological research culminating in a scholarly paper or written
report. |
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Clinically-based written reports focusing on a basic
science or humanities problem. |
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Journal club written reports |
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Grant proposals |
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Literature review |
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Oral presentation plus written report. |
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Other modality with a self-directed, scholarly
research component culminating in a written report. |
C. |
Format of written assignment |
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10 page paper unless otherwise specified by Dr. Winslade |
D. |
Method of content selection (student-selected,
assigned, relate to cases, etc.) |
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Based on Freud's writing |
3. Oral Presentation |
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A. |
Frequency / duration of presentation(s)? |
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weekly as a dialogue with faculty |
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B. |
Type and format of presentation |
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written and oral |
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D. |
Assessment - Who assesses the student's
presentation performance? |
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Self-assessment
Peer
assessment
Faculty
assessment |
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E. |
Method of content selection |
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Student-selected
topic
Assigned
topic |
4. Professionalism |
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What expectations do you have for the
student to demonstrate participation in the elective (e.g. small group
activities, seminars, thoughtful questions, providing resources, journal
club, resident lecture attendance)?
The instructor will discuss principles of appropriate attribution and
the referencing of literature with the student. The student is expected
to understand and to adhere to the principle that all presented work
must be solely the student’s own. |
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Professionalism will be emphasized in many ways during this course. |
5. Other Modes of Evaluation |
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Please explain below. |
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