Construction of educational software about personality disorders

The study describes the experience of building educational software in the area of mental health. The software was developed to enable the nursing student identify personality disorders. In this process, we applied the pedagogical framework of Vygotsky and the theoretical framework of the diagnostic...

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Published in:Revista brasileira de enfermagem Vol. 64; no. 6; p. 1161
Main Authors: Botti, Nadja Cristiane Lappann, Carneiro, Ana Luíza Marques, Almeida, Camila Souza, Pereira, Cíntia Braga Silva
Format: Journal Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Brazil 01-11-2011
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Summary:The study describes the experience of building educational software in the area of mental health. The software was developed to enable the nursing student identify personality disorders. In this process, we applied the pedagogical framework of Vygotsky and the theoretical framework of the diagnostic criteria defined by DSM-IV. From these references were identified personality disorders characters in stories and / or children's movies. The software development bank was built with multimedia graphics data, sound and explanatory. The software developed like educational game like questions with increasing levels of difficulty. The software was developed with Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007. It is believed in the validity of this strategy for teaching-learning to the area of mental health nursing.
ISSN:0034-7167
DOI:10.1590/S0034-71672011000600026