Kenyon in Rome

KENYON IN ROME

Would you like to study Psychology in Rome during Fall 2012?

For the first time since its inception in 2005, the Kenyon in Rome Program will present new course offerings in Psychology to Kenyon College students who participate in the Kenyon in Rome Program.

THIS PROGRAM IS OPEN TO STUDENTS IN ALL MAJORS.

Curriculum in Italy

• Kenyon seminar: "Cross Cultural Psychology"--required of all students on the Kenyon in Rome program. This course counts towards the Anthropology major only when taken in the Rome program.

• Kenyon seminar: "Abnormality and Mental Health in Italy"--open to both Kenyon and University of Minnesota students.

• Courses in other subjects will also be available in Rome with local faculty. You can check out courses offered through the University of Minnesota .

Program Facilities

• Instructional facilities in Rome are located just off the historic center, near some of Rome's most famous monuments, including the Pantheon, the Piazza di Spagna with its gorgeous Spanish Steps, the Fontana di Trevi, and the Campo de' Fiori.

• Residential facilities: Students will be housed in city apartments or homestays.

Applying to the Program
(dates not specifically set--period from the end of August 2012-mid-December 2012; will be updated when assigned).

Kenyon in Rome students pay Kenyon tuition and room charges, and receive a meal stipend. Students are responsible for their own airfare.

Requirements: Junior status by the semester abroad, with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75. It is strongly recommended that students have at least one semester of Italian language instruction before arriving in Rome. At least one section of introductory psychology is preferred.

Application Process: Approval must be obtained from the Kenyon Center for Global Engagement through the regular Off-Campus Study process.

Kenyon Director for Fall 2012: Dr. Irene López, Assistant Professor of Psychology

For additional information, please contact Professor López (Psychology, SMA, pbx 5373 or lopezi@kenyon.edu ), or The Center for Global Engagement (Kim Smith, pbx 5637 or smithks@kenyon.edu .

KENYON COURSE OFFERINGS
for Fall 2012

Cross Cultural Psychology (required)

There are close to 7 billion in the world and yet there are large parts of the world that we know very little about. In this course, we will try to broaden our understanding by examining behavior in different cultural contexts, with particular attention paid to psychology in Italy. In particular, we will examine the impact of culture on various facets of human behavior, and consider such topics as the role of culture on development and the self, the cultural influences on social behavior and gender, and the experience of cross-cultural psychopathology, especially as it pertains to immigrant groups in Italy.

This Kenyon seminar is required for all Kenyon students. This course counts towards the Anthropology major only when taken in the Rome program.

Required Texts:

• Matsumoto, D. & Juang. L. (2008). Culture and Psychology. 4^th ed. California: Thomson.

• Goldstein, S. (2008). Cross Cultural Explorations. Pearson Education.

Additional Readings:

• Kremer-Sadlik, T., Fatigante, M., & Fasulo, A. (2008). Discourses on family time: The cultural interpretation of family togetherness in Los Angeles and Rome. Ethos, 36, 3, 283-309.

• Mucchi-Faina, A., Pacilli, M.G. & Verma, Jyoti. (2010). The two faces of familism: A cross-cultural research in India and Italy. Psychological Studies, 55, 4, 365-373.

• Montirosso, Rosario, et al. (2011). Studying cross-cultural differences in temperament in the first year of life: United States and Italy. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 35, 1, 27-37.

• Woodcock, S. (2010). Gender as catalyst for violence against Roma in contemporary Italy. Patterns of Prejudice, 44, 5, 469-488.

Abnormality and Mental Health in Italy

What is the state of mental health in Italy? In this course we will explore how Italians have understood the concept of abnormality and how this view has affected their mental health system. First, we will review the various historical models that have been put forth to understand abnormality and discuss the how the beginnings of the moral mental health movement began in Italy. Next, we will examine in detail the how in 1978 Italy passed the most radical mental health reform in all of Europe and the developed world which effectively banned all asylums and compulsory mental health admissions. We will assess the success of Legge 180, (Law 180) and compare the Italian mental health system to our very own and try to answer the question of: Do the mentally ill need to be institutionalized? Finally, we will conclude with an overview of current mental health issues that are prominent in Italy, such as the problems associated with the increase in immigration and issues surrounding the Romaniese.

This Kenyon course is open to both Kenyon and University of Minnesota students.

Required Texts:

Mental Health in Italy

• Donnelly, M. (1992/2005). Politics of Mental Health in Italy, Routledge Press.

• Lora, A. (2009). An overview of the mental health system in Italy. Ann Ist Super Sanità, 45, 1, 5-16.

• Gigantesco, A., et al. (2003). Job satisfaction among mental health professionals in Rome, Italy. Community Mental Health Journal, 39, 4, 349-355.

• Gigantesco, A., et al., (2002). Patients' and relatives' satisfaction with psychiatric services in a large catchment area in Rome. European Psychiatry, 17, 3, 139-147.

• Gigantesco, A., & Morosini, P. (2010). Mental health services accreditation in Italy. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 16, 6, 1157-1163.

Current Mental Health Issues

• Raja, Michele et al. (2008). Post-traumatic stress disorder among people exposed to the Ventotene street disaster in Rome. Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health, v. 4.

• Gaddini, A., Franco, F., Biscaglia, L., Di Lallo, D. (2008). An urban Italian study on emergency room utilisation by immigrants suffering from mental disorders in Rome, 2000-2004. European Psychiatry, 23, 2, 118-124.

• McKee, G.R. & Bramante, A. (2010). Maternal filicide and mental illness in Italy: A comparative study. Journal of Psychiatry & Law, 38, 3, 271-282.

Mental Health and Immigration

• Aragona, M. (2005). Somatization in primary care: A comparative survey of immigrants from various ethnic groups in Rome, Italy. International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, 35, 3, 2005, 241-248.