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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
psychology
Semester:
1st Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Dr. Amram Dolev
Coordinator Office Hours:
Teaching Staff:
Dr. Amram Dolev
Course/Module description:
Psychology and politics and community contexts
In this course, I intertwine psychology and politics by analyzing events, persons and medicalization processes in Israel, the US and the former Soviet Union.
The Therapeutic State concept is being examined through the prism of Community Mental Health.
Student will be required to take a home exam.
Course/Module aims:
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Linking the topics of the course to the list of bibliographical sources by means of a take -home-exam at the end of the course
Attendance requirements(%):
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Course/Module Content:
1. the intertwining of psychology and politics-key concepts :medicalization - the therapeutic state
2.critique of the medical model of psychiatry
3.clinical psychology and the status quo
4.mental health and political events within the Israeli context
5.closing the circle-the politicization of community mental health
Required Reading:
Collection of papers
Additional Reading Material:
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 0 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 100 %
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Additional information:
85%- evaluating the answers to the exam`s questions .15%- evaluating the use of additional sources, relying on an interdisciplinary approach
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