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PSICOLOGIA DELL'ALIMENTAZIONE, ALIMENTAZIONE E NUTRIZIONE UMANA

Teaching Staff

GABRIELLA TOSCANO - Module PSICOLOGIA GENERALE - M-PSI/01 - 3 CFU
GIUSEPPE GROSSO - Module SCIENZE TECNICHE E DIETETICHE APPLICATE - MED/49 - 2 CFU
FRANCESCO FRASCA - Module ENDOCRINOLOGIA - MED/13 - 2 CFU

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Learning Objectives

• PSICOLOGIA GENERALE
  

  The course of General Psychology is divided into lectures and exercises. During the lectures will be provided updated knowledge on some of the main areas of investigation of general psychology and highlighted application areas. The course aims to deepen the emotions and their expression, the role of emotions in some eating disorders.

• SCIENZE TECNICHE E DIETETICHE APPLICATE
  

  After successful completion of this course, students will be able to identify approaches used to define nutritional needs for macro- and micronutrients; recognize associations between their deficiency and risk of non-communicable disease; utilize validated tools to calculate energy expenditure and basal metabolic rate both in physiological and pathological conditions; provide practical advice on healthy and balanced diet.

Course Structure

• PSICOLOGIA GENERALE
  

  Frontal lessons

  Individual and group exercises will aim to foster critical knowledge and independent reflection on the topics covered

• SCIENZE TECNICHE E DIETETICHE APPLICATE
  

  Frontal lessons.

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Detailed Course Content

• PSICOLOGIA GENERALE
  

  Introduction to General Psychology: Historical outline The perception . Selective attention Emotions The motivation Hunger feeding and eating disorders Emotional intelligence Stress Health and Coping Human communication Social influence

• SCIENZE TECNICHE E DIETETICHE APPLICATE
  

  During the lectures the following arguments will be discussed:

  • introduction to the concepts, definitions and approaches used to define nutritional needs and recommendations;
  • definition of macro- and micronutrients, their major dietary sources and recommended dietary intake, role in human metabolic processes, risks for and consequences of their deficiency based on the scientific evidence;
  • definition and control of energy expenditure in humans, role of body size and composition, impact of changes in food intake and physical activity on energy expenditure;
  • definition of basal metabolism, characterization of the discrepancies between physiological and pathological conditions;
  • conservation of energy in the human body: mechanisms and its significance.

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Textbook Information

• PSICOLOGIA GENERALE
  

  Atkinson & Hilgard’s, Introduzione alla Psicologia, Piccin 2017: cap. 1 (pag.2-17); cap. 4 (da pag. 137 a pag.145); cap. 5 (pag. 152-169; 184-pag.189);cap.10 (fino a pag.391); cap 11; cap 12 (da pag. 444 a pag. 451; da pag. 455 a 462; da 464 a 467); cap. 14; cap. 17.

  2)E-book Ordine Psicologi Lazio "La psicologia dell’alimentazione, cosa, come e perché"

• SCIENZE TECNICHE E DIETETICHE APPLICATE
  

  Notes provided during the lectures.

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