Università Roma Tre

OBJECTIVES
1. Knowledge of the fundamental basis of Clinical Psychology and Stress Management in organisational and educational contexts.
2. Understanding and elaboration of mental disorders’ diagnostic criteria and informed application of those notions in order to detect the nosographic classification of the main psychopathologies, starting from descriptions of psychological profiles.
3. Understanding and critical analysis of an integrated explanatory model of etiopathology and of the diathesis-stress paradigm.
4. In-depth analysis of chronic stress and its negative impact on psycho-physical health and on productivity and wellbeing in the workplace.
5. Knowledge of the key-concepts of mindfulness and of the MBSR protocol (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction) by Jon Kabat-Zinn.
6. Experiential training in the classroom of the mindful breathing practice and communication/sharing of one’s experience with the classmates.
7. Understanding of the key-concepts of effective time-management. Application of the acquired knowledge in order to overcome procrastination issues.
8. Critical evaluation of one’s solving problems’ strategies in time management and implementation of the acquired knowledge in order to improve one’s skills in problem solving and in pursuing goals.