Course: General, developmental and medical psychology

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Course title General, developmental and medical psychology
Course code KOS/P3PSK
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Štveráková Sabina, PhDr.
  • Jelínková Linda, Mgr.
Course content
Adolescence. Adulthood - differences in mental lives of men and women. Old age. Fear, anxiety. Practice of empathy. Productive and unproductive approach towards patients. Psychological approach towards disabled persons. Burnout syndrome. Motivation towards personal growth.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to give students basic information from the area of general, social and developmental psychology, to acquaint them with the essence of the personality while emphasizing the patient's personality.
The student is able to explain the status of psychology as a science in the system of social sciences and can analyze mental activities, processes, and states and their disorders. Through understanding of their personality, students understand other people better. Students understand the diversity of the human mind in individual development periods. They are able to use basic strategies for managing stressful situations.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Completion of compulsory 50% attendance at the lectures. Completion of an oral examination or a written test according according to the decision of the guarantor. The fulfillment of compulsory 80% of active participation in exercises. Fulfillment of the seminar work.
Recommended literature
  • ČÍŽKOVÁ, J. Poznání duševního života člověka. 4. vyd. Olomouc: Vydavatelství UP, 106 s., 2012.
  • KŘIVOHLAVÝ, J. Psychologie zdraví. 3. vyd. Praha : Portál, 279 s., 2009.
  • ŘÍČAN, P. Psychologie osobnosti. 6. vyd. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2010. 208 s., 2010.
  • ŘÍČAN, P. Psychologie. 3. vyd. Praha: Portál, 300 s., 2009.
  • VÁGNEROVÁ, M. Psychopatologie pro pomáhající profese. 1. vyd. Praha : Portál, str. 73 - 262, 2012.
  • VÁGNEROVÁ, M. Vývojová psychologie. 2. vyd. Praha: Portál, 2012. 536 s., 2012.
  • ZACHAROVÁ, E., ŠIMÍČKOVÁ - ČÍŽKOVÁ, J. Základy psychologie pro zdravotnické obory. 1. Vyd. Praha : Grada publishing, 288 s., 2011.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Health Studies Study plan (Version): Paramedicine (2013) Category: Health service 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter