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This Professional master’s degree is designed to help psychology professionals update their knowledge in the intervention of patients who suffer from anxiety, depressive disorders or personality disorders, as well as in the recent studies that allow us to establish the most appropriate strategy when caring for these types of people. In addition to providing an in-depth study of the classical movements and their techniques, this program opens up a whole range of new fields of exciting intervention.

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The syllabus of this program perfectly fulfills the objective of updating the professional’s knowledge through an intensive study method. Thus, in this 100% online program, students will find a syllabus divided into 10 modules, throughout which they will delve into the historical evolution of psychology, psychological disorders or the approach to them with cognitive-behavioral therapy. All of this with the most innovative multimedia content currently available (video summaries of each topic, detailed videos, specialized lectures, simulations of real clinical cases).

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Module 1. Historical Evolution of Cognitive-Behavioral Psychology

1.1. Psychology as a Scientific Discipline

1.1.1. Psychology Origins and Beginnings
1.1.2. Philosophy as a Base
1.1.3. A New Discipline
1.1.4. Psychology Intervention

1.2. Classical and Operant Conditioning

1.2.1. The Beginnings of Conditioning
1.2.2. Classical conditioning
1.2.3. Operant Conditioning

1.3. Behavior Therapies

1.3.1. The Beginnings of Behavior Therapies
1.3.2. Most Relevant Authors and Theories

1.4. Development and Characteristics of the Cognitive-Behavioral Model

1.4.1. Bases of the Cognitive-Behavioral Model
1.4.2. Characteristics and Advantages of the Model

1.5. Main Authors and Models within the Cognitive-Behavioral Paradigm

1.5.1. Driving Authors of the Movement
1.5.2. Main Theories and Models

1.6. The Therapist’s Role

1.6.1. Importance of the Therapist
1.6.2. Their Position Within Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

1.7. What Is Rapport?

1.7.1. Introduction to the Concept of Rapport
1.7.2. Relevance in Psychology
1.7.3. Main Authors who Support the Concept

1.8. Formation of Emotional Schemes and Limiting Beliefs

1.8.1. What are the Emotional Patterns?
1.8.2. Types of Patterns
1.8.3. Definition of Beliefs
1.8.4. Limiting Beliefs

1.9. Cognitive Psychology in Current Times

1.9.1. Current Cognitive Psychology
1.9.2. Most Relevant Authors and Theories
1.9.3. Tendencies and Evolution

1.10. Normality and Pathology

1.10.1. The Concept of Normality
1.10.2. Normality vs. Pathology

Module 2. Clinical Evaluation and Therapeutic Treatment

2.1. The Basic Elements of Clinical Evaluation

2.1.1. Basis and Fundamentals of Clinical Evaluation
2.1.2. Phases and Instruments
2.1.3. The Interview

2.2. Psychosocial Examination

2.2.1. Basis and Fundamentals of Evaluation
2.2.2. Phases and Instruments
2.2.3. Differences in Comparison to Clinical Evaluation

2.3. The Therapeutic Relationship

2.3.1. Introduction to the Therapeutic Relationship
2.3.2. Rapport
2.3.3. Factors to Consider

2.4. The Biopsychosocial Model

2.4.1. The Need for an Explanatory Model
2.4.2. Theoretical Foundation of the Model

2.5. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

2.5.1. Theoretical Bases Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
2.5.2. Current Application

2.6. Third Generation Therapies

2.6.1. What Are Third Generation Therapies?
2.6.2. Emergence

2.7. Mindfulness

2.7.1. The Beginnings of Mindfulness
2.7.2. Use in Clinical Psychology

2.8. Drug Therapy

2.8.1. Fundamentals and Importance of Drug Therapies
2.8.2. Combining Therapies

Module 3. Anxiety Disorders

3.1. What is Anxiety? What is Stress?

3.1.1. Introduction and Definition of the Concepts of Anxiety and Stress
3.1.2. Theories on Stress

3.2. Neuroanatomy of Anxiety Disorders

3.2.1. Biological Principles of Anxiety
3.2.2. Neuroanatomy of Anxiety

3.3. Factors that Predispose a Person to Stress

3.3.1. Risk Factors
3.3.2. Genetic Factors.
3.3.3. Stressful Situations

3.4. Coping Styles

3.4.1. Different Coping Styles
3.4.2. Assessment Tools

3.5. Endogenous and Exogenous Anxiety 

3.5.1. Basis of Endogenous and Exogenous Anxiety
3.5.2. Evaluation and Treatment of Anxiety

3.6. Cognitive-Behavioural Intervention

3.6.1. Basis of Cognitive-Behavioural Intervention 
3.6.2. Cognitive-Behavioral Techniques for Anxiety Treatment

3.7. Pharmacological Intervention

3.7.1. Psycho-pharmacology Therapy for Anxiety Treatment
3.7.2. Types of Drugs

Module 4. Depressive Disorders

4.1. What are Depressive Disorders?

4.1.1. Introduction to Depressive Disorders
4.1.2. Main Features

4.2. Causal Factors of Depressive Disorders

4.2.1. Risk Factors
4.2.2. Origin of Disorders

4.3. Depressive Disorders I

4.3.1. Contextualization of Disorders
4.3.2. Assessment and Diagnosis

4.4. Depressive Disorders II

4.4.1. Contextualization of Disorders
4.4.2. Assessment and Diagnosis

4.5. Psychological Treatment

4.5.1. Treatment of Depressive Disorders
4.5.2. Weaknesses of Treatment

4.6. Pharmacological Treatment

4.6.1. Most-Used Drugs
4.6.2. Combining Psychotherapy and Psycho-Pharmacology

4.7. Suicide and Risk of Self-Harm

4.7.1. Suicide as a Real Risk
4.7.2. Self-Harm
4.7.3. Prevention and Action

Module 5. Personality Disorders

5.1. History of the Study of Personality and its Disorders

5.1.1. The First Studies on Personality
5.1.2. First Authors

5.2. Definition and Delimitation of Personality Disorders

5.2.1. Features and Delimitation of Personality Disorders

5.3. Diagnoses and Comorbidity

5.3.1. Basis of Personality Disorders Diagnosis
5.3.2. Evaluation of Personality Disorders

5.4. Classification of Personality Disorders

5.4.1. Classification Models
5.4.2. Types and Classification According to the DSM

5.5. Development of Personality Disorders

5.5.1. Origin and Development of Personality Disorders
5.5.2. Personality in the Different Stages of Development

5.6. Treatment of Personality Disorders

5.6.1. Treatment and Intervention
5.6.2. Psychotherapeutic Techniques

5.7. Borderline Personality Disorder

5.7.1. Difficulties and Approach to Patients with a Borderline Personality Disorder
5.7.2. Treatment Programs

5.8. Future Studies and Third Generation Therapies in Personality Disorders

5.8.1. Analysis of Current Treatments
5.8.2. Third Generation Techniques
5.8.3. Future Lines of Research

Module 6. Pain as a Core Problem in Psychophysiological Disorders

6.1. Chronic Pain

6.1.1. Basis and Fundamentals of Chronic Pain
6.1.2. How Does Chronic Pain Affect a Person?

6.2. Evaluating Patients Suffering from Pain. Medical History

6.2.1. Evaluation Phase
6.2.2. Medical History

6.3. The Role of Psychological Variables in Pain Perception

6.3.1. Basis of Pain Perception
6.3.2. Modulating Variables

6.4. Fibromyalgia

6.4.1. Introduction and History of Fibromyalgia
6.4.2. Characteristics and Conceptualization of the Disease

6.5. Headaches

6.5.1. Characteristics and Conceptualization of the Disease
6.5.2. Evaluation and Treatment

6.6. Pharmacological Treatment for Chronic Pain

6.6.1. Basis of Radiotherapy Treatment
6.6.2. Treatment Results
6.6.3. Risks of Long-Term Treatment

6.7. Psychological Treatment for Chronic Pain

6.7.1. Psychological Techniques in Chronic Pain Treatment
6.7.2. Third Generation Therapies and New Treatments

Module 7. Cognitive-Behavioral Model Applied in Health Psychology Intervention

7.1. Psychological Intervention in Cardiovascular Diseases

7.1.1. Introduction to Cardiovascular Diseases
7.1.2. Risk Factors
7.1.3. Health Promotion in Cardiovascular Diseases

7.2. Types of Personality

7.2.1. Types of Personality and their Relation to Health
7.2.2. How to Modify Them
7.2.3. Studies of Interest

7.3. Psychological Intervention in Cancer Patients

7.3.1. Cancer and its Types
7.3.2. Coping With the Disease
7.3.3. Psychological Intervention for Patients and Their Family

7.4. Chronic Diseases

7.4.1. Features of Chronic Diseases
7.4.2. Most Common Diseases
7.4.3. Profile and Treatment

7.5. Trauma: Factors to Consider

7.5.1. Emergence of the Concept of Trauma
7.5.2. Influence of Trauma

7.6. Confronting Death

7.6.1. Vision of Death
7.6.2. Coping Strategies
7.6.3. Closure and Saying Goodbye

7.7. Grief

7.7.1. Grief and Its Phases
7.7.2. Family Accompaniment

7.8. Psychological Intervention in Bronchial Asthma

7.8.1. Characteristics of the Disorder
7.8.2. Psychological Factors in Asthma (Cognitive, Emotional and Behavioral)
7.8.3. Treatment of the Psychological Factors That Contribute to Asthma

7.9. Diabetes and Psychological Evaluation

7.9.1. Characteristics of the Disorder and Types
7.9.2. Associated Psychosocial Factors
7.9.3. Psychological Intervention in Diabetes

7.10. The Placebo Effect

7.10.1. Conceptualization and History
7.10.2. Modulating Variables
7.10.3. Psychology and the Placebo Effect (Explicative Mechanisms)

Module 8. Psychotic Psychopathology

8.1. Introduction to Psychotic Disorders

8.1.1. Origin and First Studies on Psychotic Disorders
8.1.2. First Treatments of Psychotic Disorders

8.2. Etiology of Schizophrenia

8.2.1. Risk Factors
8.2.2. Models (Biological Models and Stress-Vulnerability Models)

8.3. Schizophrenia as a Illness

8.3.1. Characteristics of Schizophrenia
8.3.2. Patient Profile

8.4. Assessment and Diagnosis

8.4.1. Basis of Evaluation
8.4.2. Most-Used Instruments
8.4.3. Differential Diagnosis
8.4.4. Comorbidity

8.5. Psychological Treatment

8.5.1. Psychological Techniques for Treatment
8.5.2. Treatment Results

8.6. Pharmacological Treatment

8.6.1. Basis of Radiotherapy Treatment
8.6.2. Risks and Difficulties
8.6.3. Working Together

8.7. Spectrum Disorders

8.7.1. Other Spectrum Disorders
8.7.2. Definition and Classification
8.7.3. Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis

8.8. Myths and Stigmas 

8.8.1. Myths Within the Disorders
8.8.2. Patient Stigmas

8.9. Where Are We Heading?

8.9.1. Most Recent Treatments
8.9.2. Future Lines of Research

Module 9. Strategies and Psychological Intervention for Health Promotion

9.1. Emergence of Health Psychology

9.1.1. Contextualization of the Birth of Health Psychology
9.1.2. First Works and Most Relevant Authors

9.2. Protective Factors

9.2.1. Introduction to Protective Factors
9.2.2. Classification and Definition

9.3. Risk Factors

9.3.1. Introduction to Risk Factors
9.3.2. Classification and Definition

9.4. Stress as a Differential Factor

9.4.1. Definition of Stress
9.4.2. Lazarus’ Research

9.5. Eustress

9.5.1. Definition and Concept of Stress
9.5.2. Biological Bases
9.5.3. Relevant Works and Authors

9.6. Threshold Theory

9.6.1. Theoretical Foundation of the Threshold Theory
9.6.2. Most Relevant Authors

9.7. Psycho-Immunology

9.7.1. Theoretical Foundation of Psycho-Immunology
9.7.2. Most Relevant Authors
9.7.3. Current Importance

9.8. Explanatory Models

9.8.1. Most Relevant Models Within Health Psychology
9.8.2. Current and Future Studies

9.9. Theoretical Foundation and Application of Physical Health Promotion

9.9.1. Conceptualization
9.9.2. Focus (Individual, Interpersonal and Community)

9.10. Theoretical Foundation and Application of Psychological Well-Being Promotion

9.10.1. Conceptualization of Well-Being
9.10.2. Well-Being-Health Relationship
9.10.3. Well-Being Promotion (Foundations and Strategies)

Module 10. Autism Spectrum Disorder

10.1. Myths About the Autism Spectrum Disorder

10.1.1. Introduction to the Autism Spectrum
10.1.2. Myths and Stereotypes on ASD
10.1.3. The Truth About ASD

10.2. Autism Spectrum Disorders as a General Diagnostic Category

10.2.1. ASD in the DSM-5-TR
10.2.2. Categorization of ASD According to the DSM-5
10.2.3. Positions on DSM-V Categorization

10.3. Clinical Etiology of Autism Spectrum Disorders

10.3.1. Introduction to Etiology of ASD
10.3.2. Main Theories on the Origin of ASD

10.4. Family Atmosphere in the Psychopathology of the Autism Spectrum: Consequences, Family Adaptation

10.4.1. Introduction to the Role of the Family in the Development of Children with ASD
10.4.2. Protective and Risk Factors in the Family
10.4.3. Consequences in the Family When a Member Has ASD

10.5. Evaluation Instruments for Diagnosis in Autism Spectrum Disorders

10.5.1. Introduction to Assessment and Diagnosis of ASD
10.5.2. Main Evaluation Instruments for the Diagnosis of ASD
10.5.3. New Lines of Research

10.6. Comorbidity and Differential Diagnosis

10.6.1. Introduction
10.6.2. ASD Comorbidity
10.6.3. ASD Differential Diagnosis

10.7. Intervention Method in Clinical Cases in Children and Adolescents With ASD

10.7.1. Introduction to Intervention in ASD
10.7.2. Main Intervention Methodologies

10.8. The Role of Early Care as a Tool of Clinical Psychology

10.8.1. What is Early Care?
10.8.2. Early Care in ASD
10.8.3. The Current Importance of Early Care 

10.9. Intellectual Deficit and Autism Spectrum Disorders

10.9.1. Introduction to the Concept of Intellectual Deficit
10.9.2. Relationship Between ASD and Intellectual Deficit
10.9.3. Clinical Psychology in the Treatment of Intellectual Deficit and ASD 

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