Psychology of addictive behavior - free course from Training environment, training 7 months, Date: December 1, 2023.
Miscellaneous / / December 04, 2023
The learning process includes acquiring skills in both psychotherapy and prevention of various types of addictions, selection of techniques to achieve maximum effect.
Training period: 7 months (2 semesters)
Tuition fee for the program: 80'000₽
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Psychology of addictive behavior. Introduction to Addictology
‣ Classification of dependencies
‣ Sociological, family, psychological and biological aspects of addictive behavior
‣ Clinical forms, course, main motives and psychodynamics of addictive disorders
‣ Prevention of addictive behavior
Psychotherapy for clients with alcohol addiction
‣ General issues in the study of alcohol dependence
‣ Prenosological forms of alcohol consumption
‣ Forms of drinking alcohol that precede chronic alcoholism
‣ Classification of alcoholic mental disorders
‣ Prevalence of alcoholism
‣ Main syndromes of chronic alcoholism
‣ Types of pathological craving for alcohol
‣ Alcohol withdrawal syndrome
‣ Personality changes in chronic alcoholism
‣ The main options for personality degradation in alcoholism
‣ Stage of alcoholism
‣ Main clinical signs of alcoholism
‣ Affective disorder in an alcoholism clinic
‣ Clinical diagnosis of alcoholism (diagnostic criteria)
‣ Modern methods of psychotherapy in the treatment of alcohol addiction
Drug addiction
‣ Drug addiction
‣ Social and psychological factors in the formation of drug addiction
‣ Main syndromes of drug addiction
‣ Features of acute intoxication due to substance abuse
‣ Personality changes in different forms of drug addiction
‣ Features of abuse of sedatives and psychedelics
‣ Abuse of stimulants
‣ Differentiated use of psychotherapeutic methods in narcology
‣ Assessment of the effectiveness of psychocorrection and psychotherapy in drug addiction patients
‣ Stages of pharmacotherapy for drug addiction
Eating disorders
‣ Types of eating disorders
‣ History of the issue and modern ideas about the regulation of eating behavior and body weight
‣ Psychophysical correspondence: temperament, anatomical constitution and character
‣ Psychosocial influence on eating behavior
‣ Phenomenology and classification of eating disorders
‣ Risk factors, course and prognosis for eating disorders
‣ Psychodiagnostics for eating disorders: diagnostic conversation, psychological tests
‣ Psychotherapy for eating disorders: integrative therapy, group therapy
‣ Counseling and psychotherapy for various types of clients with eating disorders
Erotic addiction, pathological attraction and overvalued hobbies
‣ Non-chemical addictions: anyism, emotional dependence (codependency). Main characteristics and stages of the course, therapy
‣ Children's sexual addictions: causes, therapy, parental support
‣ Teenage sexual addictions: causes of formation, therapy, legal aspects of sexual addictions, legal aspects of communication with children and adolescents suffering from sexual addictions
‣ Sexopathology
‣ Sexaholism
‣ Erotomania, fetishism, exhibitionism, voyeurism, sadomasochism (BDSM), nymphomania, satyriasis, promiscuity, autotophilia (narcissism), etc. forms of sexual deviation
‣ Sexual deviations in chemical addictions
‣ Sexual transference of the addict to the therapist, boundaries with the patient
‣ Criminal sexology. Development of sexual deviations in manic individuals
‣ Pathological desires and overvalued hobbies: norm and pathology
Computer and Internet addiction
Computer addiction:
‣ Formation of a computer subculture
‣ The essence and basic definitions of computer addiction
‣ Psychological mechanisms of escape into virtual reality
‣ Factors in the development of computer addiction in adolescents
‣ Clinical features of patients with computer addiction
‣ Diagnosis, prevention and correction of computer addiction
Gaming addiction:
‣ Essence, forms, criteria and stages of development of gambling addiction
‣ Typology of gaming addicts
‣ Factors and psychological mechanisms for the development of gambling addiction
‣ The role of computer games in the development of computer-dependent behavior
‣ Specifics of computer games and their psychological classification
‣ Stages of formation of psychological dependence on computer games
‣ Mechanisms of formation of psychological dependence on computer games
‣ Diagnosis, prevention and correction of gambling addiction
Internet addiction:
‣ The essence and main definitions of Internet addiction
‣ Physiological signs of Internet addiction
‣ Diagnosis, prevention and correction of Internet addiction
Psychology of codependency
‣ The phenomenon of codependency: identification of the concept
‣ Codependency scheme: determinants of occurrence and consequences
‣ Codependency or addiction? Psychological origins of codependency research
‣ Problems and diagnostic methods. Existential roots of codependency
‣ Comparative studies of codependency in men and women
‣ Comparative analysis of codependency at different ages
‣ Values and codependency
Psychological counseling and psychotherapy in working with addicted clients
‣ History of psychological assistance
‣ Concepts and methods of psychological assistance: psychoanalysis, Jungian direction, cognitive-behavioral approach, Gestalt therapy, transactional analysis, client-centered approach, psychodrama (monodrama), Adlerian direction, neurolinguistic programming, psychosynthesis, symboldrama, logotherapy
‣ Individual and group work with dependent clients
‣ Psychocorrectional methods for changing habitual thinking
‣ Methods aimed at understanding what is happening
‣ Methods of support and assistance
‣ Methods aimed at relieving tension
‣ Methods that evoke emotional experiences and feelings
‣ Behavior change methods
‣ Achieving a deep understanding of the client’s situation
‣ Emotional support for the client
‣ Achieving awareness and understanding by the client of his own problem situation
Methods of practical psychotherapy for addictive behavior
‣ History of psychological assistance
‣ Concepts and methods of psychological assistance: psychoanalysis, Jungian direction, cognitive-behavioral approach, Gestalt therapy, transactional analysis, client-centered approach, psychodrama (monodrama), Adlerian direction, neurolinguistic programming, psychosynthesis, symboldrama, logotherapy
‣ Individual and group work with dependent clients
‣ Psychocorrectional methods for changing habitual thinking
‣ Methods aimed at understanding what is happening
‣ Methods of support and assistance
‣ Methods aimed at relieving tension
‣ Methods that evoke emotional experiences and feelings
‣ Behavior change methods
‣ Achieving a deep understanding of the client’s situation
‣ Emotional support for the client
‣ Achieving awareness and understanding by the client of his own problem situation
Fundamentals of Psychiatry
‣ Theoretical and organizational foundations of psychiatry
‣ Organization of psychiatric care in the Russian Federation
‣ General psychopathology
‣ Pathology of cognitive processes and disturbances of consciousness
‣ Disorders of the emotional-volitional and motor spheres
‣ Private psychiatry
‣ Schizophrenia, schizotypal and schizoaffective disorders
‣ Affective disorders
‣ Psychogenic diseases and psychopathy
‣ Personality and behavior disorders in adults
‣ General principles of diagnosis, prevention and treatment of neuroses and psychopathy
‣ Mental disorders and substance use behaviors. Alcoholism, drug addiction and substance abuse
‣ Systematics and clinical manifestations of epilepsy
‣ Organic, including symptomatic, mental disorders
‣ General manifestations of organic disorders, degenerative diseases and mental disorders of vascular origin
‣ Exogenous, somatogenic diseases, mental disorders of infectious origin and intoxication
‣ Mental disorders due to traumatic brain injuries and intracranial tumors
Certification
‣ Interdisciplinary exam