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Neuropsychology of Aging

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Course ID:	2500-EN-PS-CSN5-04
Erasmus code / ISCED:	14.4 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0313) Psychology The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Neuropsychology of Aging
Name in Polish:	Neuropsychology of Aging
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Psychology
Course groups:	(in Polish) Neuropsychology and Neuroscience specialization WISP specialization courses for 4 year
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	3.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.
Language:	English
Type of course:	elective courses
Short description:	This course will provide training in biopsychosocial aspects of old age with a particular attention given to neurocognitive aging.
Learning outcomes:	By the end of this course, students will be able to: − critically appraise theory and research of the biopsychosocial aspects of aging; − identify and describe the influence of aging on physical, cognitive and mental health; measure clinical components of aging with relevant equipment and standardized assessments; − discuss intervention strategies to mitigate psychological aging.

Classes in period "Summer semester 2023/24" (in progress)

Time span:	2024-02-19 - 2024-06-16	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO TU SEM W TH FR
Type of class:	Seminar, 30 hours more information
Coordinators:	(unknown)
Group instructors:	Bernice Marcopulos
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Grading Seminar - Grading
Full description:	This course will provide a graduate-level training in biopsychosocial aspects of old age with a focus on neurocognitive aging. We will cover global trends in population aging, theory of the psychology of aging and research methods to study aging. This course will also give an overview of the biological and physical aspects of aging and their relationship to cognitive and brain health in older adults. We will cover cognitive disorders in older adults and understand the psychosocial and emotional components of aging. We will also explore cognitive resilience vs. reserve and current intervention strategies to mitigate cognitive decline in aging.

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