About This Course

Prerequisite: NEPS 1

The concept of norm and pathology, health and disease and borderline states in Psychology.

Various manifestations of Schizoid and Schizophrenic disorders from pathology to specific character traits;

Causes and mechanisms of pathologies, complex mental states, and character accentuations.

Etiology and symptoms of Schizophrenia, Schosotypic disorder, Schizoid personality accentuation.

◦ Neurology: work with the neurological pathway of the schizoid reaction.

 ◦ Neurochemistry: work with neurotransmitter disorders of the schizoid type.

 ◦ Gamma oscillations: work with neurons that are pacemakers of the gamma rhythm in the brain (synchronization of information, formation of a holistic image, harmonious work of mental processes…);

 ◦ Genetics: work with genes and their derivatives.

Database formats for 483 genes.

 ◦ Deep biochemistry: work with the metabolism of tryptophan along the kenurine pathway, including all metabolites that affect the course of mental processes.

 ◦ An 85-page manual that provides all the necessary information about the pathology of mental processes, about borderline constituents, and accentuations of character.
 

Symptoms of the schizoid type of stress reaction

• Detachment and general disinterest in social relationships

• Limited expression of emotions in interpersonal relationships.

• Lack of desire or pleasure in close relationships, including relationships with family members.

• Absence of close friends or confidants, with the possible exception of first-line relatives.

• Loss of interest in life

• Emotional coldness, detachment, or affective dullness.

• Little interest in sexual relations with another person, if any.

• Indifference to praise or criticism from others.

• Preference for solitary pursuits

• Desire to close and not leave the house.

• Detachment

• Few things are enjoyable

• Poor contact with reality.

• Violation of mental work.

• Incomprehensible thinking, tendency to live in illusory worlds.

• Various ways to escape from reality

• Excessive fantasy. Uncritical assessment of reality. Failure to establish causal relationships leads to magical thinking.

• Often dress strangely or unkempt (for example, wearing inappropriate or dirty clothes) and have unusual mannerisms.

• They may disregard normal social conventions (eg, not making eye contact) and, due to a misunderstanding of common social cues, may interact inappropriately or intensely with others.

• False relationship ideas (the belief that everyday events have a special meaning and are directly related to them)

• Odd thoughts and ways of speaking (eg, vague, metaphorical, overly complex, or stereotyped)

• Suspicions or paranoid thoughts

• Odd, eccentric, or unusual behavior and/or appearance.

• Excessive social anxiety associated mainly with paranoid fears.

Etiology:

 1. Genetic predisposition

 2. Violations in the development of the central nervous system in utero due to stress or inflammatory processes

 3. Violation of the work of neurotransmitters (dopamine, GAMG)

 4. Violation of the gamma-oscillatory activity of the brain

 5. Emotionally cold, neglectful, and detached caregivers during childhood may have contributed to the development of schizoid personality disorder by making the child feel that interpersonal relationships are not satisfying.

 6. Stress and difficult life circumstances

 


Pre-requisite

Watching the Course LIVE

Friday evening April 22nd through Sunday morning April 24, 2022

Two Days - 8 pm – 3 am MST*

*This Course will be taught live from Ukraine. You may watch the class live as late as you choose and catch up the next day with the recordings.

Daria Kovalchuk

Instructor Bio:

Daria Kovalchuk has a master's degree in psychology and is a lecturer in psychology at the National Pedagogic University of M.Dragomanova in Kiev. She is the head of the institute of the NK Institute Ukraine and the Baltic States, and a teacher of courses in psychology, psychosomatics, work with psychoemotional trauma in kinesiology and basic psychology for kinesiologists.

Daria Kovalchuk

Course curriculum

  • 01

    Personality Disorder Day One

    • Part One

    • Part Two

    • Part Three

    • Part Four

    • Part Five

    • Part Six

    • Part Seven

    • Part Eight

    • Part Nine

  • 02

    Personality Disorder Day Two

    • Part Ten

    • Part Eleven

    • Part Twelve

    • Part Thirteen

    • Part Fourteen

    • Part Fifteen

  • 03

    Downloadable Power Point

    • PD 1 Power Point Slides