INTENTIONAL UNDERSTANDING, EMPATHY AND AUTISM
cod. 1008684

Academic year 2019/20
1° year of course - First semester
Professor
- Vittorio GALLESE
Academic discipline
Psicobiologia e psicologia fisiologica (M-PSI/02)
Field
A scelta dello studente
Type of training activity
Student's choice
7 hours
of face-to-face activities
1 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
in ITALIAN

Learning objectives

The course will allow students to acquire updated and critical notions of:
-the origin of the notion of empathy
-the role of empathy in interpersonal relations;
-the psycho-neurobiological bases of empathy;
The relationship between autism and empathy.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge on the psychological bases of interpersonal relations.

Course unit content

The course will address the topic of empathy and ita psycho-neurobiological bases in relation to the autistic spectrum disorder.

Full programme

-Interpersonal relations and their theories;
-History of the notion of empathy;
-Psycho-neurobiological baes of empathy;
The Autistic Spectrum Disorder;
-Relation between empathy and Autism.

Bibliography

Slides made available to students

Teaching methods

Frontal lectures with audio-visual material.

Assessment methods and criteria

At the end of the course there will be a short written examination determining a final judgment of idoneity.

Other information

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