Free online course on the anatomy of the brain as well as various methods of carrying out mental state examination. The free online introduction to psychiatry course will teach you about the anatomy of the brain and how emotions, thoughts and behaviour arise from it, as well as the nervous system and sources of EEG and MEG. You will also learn about the questionnaire developed by NIMHANS for carrying out mental state examination, and also take a look at mental health disorders as well as the neurological and metabolic investigations of mental health.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 196016 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 10-15 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | What You Will Learn In This Free Course • Discuss the anatomy of the brain and how it operates • Identify the roles of psychology and psychoanalysis • Discuss mental state examination for a patient • Identify general characteristics used to determine the mental state of a patient • Discuss the concept of pathology and multiaxial systems • Identify neurological and metabolic investigations to mental health disorders • Explain how emotion, thought and behaviour are formed • Summarize how neurons have been used to shape our world and study the nervous system • Evaluate the questionnaire developed by the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) |
| Course Code | 2181 |
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