Outline

Overview

Across the unit we examine one of the most interesting aspects of the history and philosophy of science. viz., the scientific practices and assumptions involved in making human beings an object of study. We will examine the ways in which psychologists and psychiatrists have investigated human nature, the kinds of experimental approaches they have developed to that end, the major controversies in this field, and the basic philosophical assumptions that have been made in the sciences of human nature. We investigate the developments of psychological theories and investigative methods as well as the development of psychiatric theory, treatment methods, and institutions.

Details

Academic unit	History and Philosophy of Science Academic Operations
Unit code	HPSC3023
Unit name	Psychology and Psychiatry: History and Phil
Session, year ?	Semester 1, 2022
Attendance mode	Normal day
Location	Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Credit points	6

Enrolment rules

Prohibitions ?	None
Prerequisites ?	(12 credit points of HPSC2XXX OR 12 credit points of PSYC2XXX) OR (6 credit points of HPSC2XXX AND 6 credit points of PSYC2XXX)
Corequisites ?	None
Available to study abroad and exchange students	Yes

Teaching staff and contact details

Coordinator	Hans Pols, hans.pols@sydney.edu.au
Lecturer(s)	Fiona Hibberd , fiona.hibberd@sydney.edu.au
Lecturer(s)	Hans Pols, hans.pols@sydney.edu.au
Tutor(s)	Eamon Little , eamon.little@sydney.edu.au
Tutor(s)	Gemma Smart, gemma.smart@sydney.edu.au
Administrative staff	Cynthia Kiu: hps.admin@sydney.edu.au HPS Executive Officer

Type	Description	Weight	Due	Length
Final exam (Take-home short release)	Exam Written exam (four questions)	40%	Formal exam period	2 hours
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Assignment	Tutorial Exercise Questions based on set readings. Details on Canvas.	0%	Week 02 Due date: 28 Feb 2022 at 12:55	250-400 word tutorial assessment.
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Assignment	Tutorial Exercise Questions based on set readings. Details on Canvas.	2%	Week 03 Due date: 07 Mar 2022 at 12:55	250-400 word tutorial assessment.
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Assignment	Tutorial Exercise Questions based on set readings. Details on Canvas.	2%	Week 04 Due date: 14 Mar 2022 at 12:55	250-400 word tutorial assessment.
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Assignment	Tutorial Exercise Questions based on set readings. Details on Canvas.	2%	Week 05 Due date: 21 Mar 2022 at 12:55	250-400 word tutorial assessment.
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Assignment	Tutorial Exercise Questions based on set readings. Details on Canvas.	2%	Week 06 Due date: 28 Mar 2022 at 12:05	250-400 word tutorial assessment.
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Assignment	Tutorial Exercise Questions based on set readings. Details on Canvas.	2%	Week 08 Due date: 04 Apr 2022 at 12:55	250-400 word tutorial assessment.
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Assignment	Essay Written essay	40%	Week 09 Due date: 26 Apr 2022 at 23:00	2500 words
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Assignment	Tutorial exercise Questions based on set readings. Details on Canvas.	2%	Week 09 Due date: 26 Apr 2022 at 12:55	250-400 word tutorial assessment.
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Assignment	Tutorial Exercise Questions based on set readings. Details on Canvas.	2%	Week 10 Due date: 02 May 2022 at 12:55	250-400 word tutorial assessment.
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Assignment	Tutorial Exercise Questions based on set readings. Details on Canvas.	2%	Week 11 Due date: 09 May 2022 at 12:55	250-400 word tutorial assessment.
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Assignment	Tutorial Exercise Questions based on set readings. Details on Canvas.	2%	Week 12 Due date: 16 May 2022 at 12:55	250-400 word tutorial assessment.
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Assignment	Tutorial Exercise Questions based on set readings. Details on Canvas.	2%	Week 13 Due date: 23 May 2022 at 12:55	250-400 word tutorial assessment.
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= Type D final exam ?

Essay: Students will choose one of the following two options:
A. History and Philosophy of Psychology essay
B. History of Psychiatry essay
Exam: The exam paper contains 4 sections, each with four questions. The questions for sections A and B deal with Dr. Hibberd’s part of this Unit of Study; the questions for sections C and D deal with Prof. Pols’ part of this Unit of Study. Students are required to answer one question from each section. Exam questions will cover both lecture and tutorial material.
Tutorial exercises: From week 2 to week 13, before 11.59 pm each Sunday evening (i.e., before Monday’s lecture), you will submit through Canvas/Turnitin the tutorial submission for that week. Note, there will be no opportunity to submit your summaries at a later point without Special Consideration.

Detailed information for each assessment can be found on Canvas.

Assessment criteria

The University awards common result grades, set out in the Coursework Policy 2014 (Schedule 1).

As a general guide, a high distinction indicates work of an exceptional standard, a distinction a very high standard, a credit a good standard, and a pass an acceptable standard.

Result name	Mark range	Description
High distinction	85 - 100	At HD level, a student demonstrates a flair for the subject as well as a detailed and comprehensive understanding of the unit material. A ‘High Distinction’ reflects exceptional achievement and is awarded to a student who demonstrates the ability to apply their subject knowledge and understanding to produce original solutions for novel or highly complex problems and/or comprehensive critical discussions of theoretical concepts.
Distinction	75 - 84	At DI level, a student demonstrates an aptitude for the subject and a well-developed understanding of the unit material. A ‘Distinction’ reflects excellent achievement and is awarded to a student who demonstrates an ability to apply their subject knowledge and understanding of the subject to produce good solutions for challenging problems and/or a reasonably well-developed critical analysis of theoretical concepts.
Credit	65 - 74	At CR level, a student demonstrates a good command and knowledge of the unit material. A ‘Credit’ reflects solid achievement and is awarded to a student who has a broad general understanding of the unit material and can solve routine problems and/or identify and superficially discuss theoretical concepts.
Pass	50 - 64	At PS level, a student demonstrates proficiency in the unit material. A ‘Pass’ reflects satisfactory achievement and is awarded to a student who has threshold knowledge.
Fail	0 - 49	When you don’t meet the learning outcomes of the unit to a satisfactory standard.

For more information see sydney.edu.au/students/guide-to-grades.

Late submission

In accordance with University policy, these penalties apply when written work is submitted after 11:59pm on the due date:

Deduction of 5% of the maximum mark for each calendar day after the due date.
After ten calendar days late, a mark of zero will be awarded.

Special consideration

If you experience short-term circumstances beyond your control, such as illness, injury or misadventure or if you have essential commitments which impact your preparation or performance in an assessment, you may be eligible for special consideration or special arrangements.

Academic integrity

The Current Student website provides information on academic integrity and the resources available to all students. The University expects students and staff to act ethically and honestly and will treat all allegations of academic integrity breaches seriously.

We use similarity detection software to detect potential instances of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breach. If such matches indicate evidence of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breaches, your teacher is required to report your work for further investigation.

You may only use artificial intelligence and writing assistance tools in assessment tasks if you are permitted to by your unit coordinator, and if you do use them, you must also acknowledge this in your work, either in a footnote or an acknowledgement section.

Studiosity is permitted for postgraduate units unless otherwise indicated by the unit coordinator. The use of this service must be acknowledged in your submission.

Weekly schedule

WK	Topic	Learning activity
Week 01	Psychiatry, anti-psychiatry, and rhetoric	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 01	The origin of the mental hospital	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 02	Neurasthenia and the rest cure	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 02	Hysteria, hypnosis, and Jean-Martin Charcot	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 03	Sigmund Freud and psychoanalysis	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 03	Mental hygiene and the psychiatric diagnosis of society	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 04	Somatic treatments in psychiatry	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 04	DSM, biological psychiatry, and the pharmaceutical industry	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 05	War and trauma	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 06	Deinstitutionalisation and community mental health	Lecture (1 hr)
	Mental illness and mental disorder in a global perspective	Lecture (1 hr)
	Mental health in Indonesia	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 07	Conclusion: Mental health care in crisis?	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 07	The relationship between psychology and philosophy	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 08	Logical positivism and its impact on psychology: verificationism and operationism	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 08	Logical positivism and its impact on psychology: verificationism and operationism cont.	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 09	Realism and instrumentalism in psychology	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 10	Popper’s falsificationism and psychology’s response	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 10	Is psychology still waiting for its first scientific paradigm?	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 11	Descartes, dualism, and Cogito Ergo Sum	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 11	John Locke and British empiricism	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 12	The concept of behaviour	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 12	The observability of mental processes and the concept of cognition	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 13	The observability of mental processes and the concept of cognition cont.	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 13	The concept of motivation	Lecture (1 hr)
Weekly	Tutorials relate to material from the previous week of lectures. Extra primary material may be presented in tutorials and attendance is compulsory. 80% attendance is required to pass the course. Tutorial programs are provided on Canvas.	Tutorial (2 hr)

Attendance and class requirements

Due to the exceptional circumstances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, attendance requirements for this unit of study have been amended. Where online tutorials/workshops/virtual laboratories have been scheduled, students should make every effort to attend and participate at the scheduled time. Penalties will not be applied if technical issues, etc. prevent attendance at a specific online class. In that case, students should discuss the problem with the coordinator, and attend another session, if available.

Study commitment

Typically, there is a minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point for units of study offered over a full semester. For a 6 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 120-150 hours of student effort in total.

Required readings

Please see Canvas for details of prescribed readings for this course.

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes are what students know, understand and are able to do on completion of a unit of study. They are aligned with the University’s graduate qualities and are assessed as part of the curriculum.

Outcomes
Graduate qualities

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

LO1. be familiar with interpretation of the historical process, focusing on important individuals and movements and drawing particular attention to recurrent ideas and themes
LO2. develop conceptual analysis by relating historical conceptual problems to modern problems in psychology and psychiatry, and by examining some key concepts (such as ‘mind’, ‘behaviour’, ‘consciousness’, ‘theory’, ‘explanation’, ‘mental illness,’ and so on)
LO3. present, analyse, and evaluate arguments and to engage in critical analysis of any material encountered in their reading and research in psychology and psychiatry.

Graduate qualities

The graduate qualities are the qualities and skills that all University of Sydney graduates must demonstrate on successful completion of an award course. As a future Sydney graduate, the set of qualities have been designed to equip you for the contemporary world.

GQ1	Depth of disciplinary expertise Deep disciplinary expertise is the ability to integrate and rigorously apply knowledge, understanding and skills of a recognised discipline defined by scholarly activity, as well as familiarity with evolving practice of the discipline.
GQ2	Critical thinking and problem solving Critical thinking and problem solving are the questioning of ideas, evidence and assumptions in order to propose and evaluate hypotheses or alternative arguments before formulating a conclusion or a solution to an identified problem.
GQ3	Oral and written communication Effective communication, in both oral and written form, is the clear exchange of meaning in a manner that is appropriate to audience and context.
GQ4	Information and digital literacy Information and digital literacy is the ability to locate, interpret, evaluate, manage, adapt, integrate, create and convey information using appropriate resources, tools and strategies.
GQ5	Inventiveness Generating novel ideas and solutions.
GQ6	Cultural competence Cultural Competence is the ability to actively, ethically, respectfully, and successfully engage across and between cultures. In the Australian context, this includes and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge systems, and a mature understanding of contemporary issues.
GQ7	Interdisciplinary effectiveness Interdisciplinary effectiveness is the integration and synthesis of multiple viewpoints and practices, working effectively across disciplinary boundaries.
GQ8	Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity An integrated professional, ethical and personal identity is understanding the interaction between one’s personal and professional selves in an ethical context.
GQ9	Influence Engaging others in a process, idea or vision.

Outcome map

Learning outcomes	Graduate qualities
Learning outcomes

Closing the loop

Flexible delivery options are now available for tutorials, for students identified by Disability Services as requiring such options.

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HPSC3023: Psychology and Psychiatry: History and Phil

Overview

Details

Enrolment rules

Teaching staff and contact details

Assessment

Assessment criteria

Late submission

Special consideration

Academic integrity

Weekly schedule

Attendance and class requirements

Study commitment

Required readings

Learning outcomes

Graduate qualities

Outcome map

Closing the loop

Additional information

Work, health and safety

Disclaimer

On this page

Useful links

Media

Student links

About us

Connect