Course: Medical Psychology

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Course title Medical Psychology
Course code KOS/P5ZDR
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
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)
  • Schvach Hynek, RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Psychology of health, quality of life. The concept of disease and its development. Somatomental and psychosomatic relationships and theory of stress. Perception and interpretation of symptoms of a disease. Experiencing the illness over time. Psychological effects of the health care environment. Psychological issues related to pain and fear.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to give students basic information from the field of health and illness psychology and psychosomatic medicine, which are necessary for the profession of the paramedic.
The student understands the distinctiveness of the psyche during an illness, knows the effect of a health care institution on the patient as well as the health care workers and is able to eliminate its negative influence.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Fulfilling the mandatory 80% participation in classes. Completion of a written test. Oral exam.
Recommended literature
  • BAŠTECKÁ, B.; MACH, J. a kol. Klinická psychologie. 1. vyd. Praha: Portál, 2015. ISBN 978-80-262-0.
  • MAREŠ, J., VACHKOVÁ, E. a kol. Pacientovo pojetí nemoci III.. 1. vyd. Brno: MSD, 2011.
  • MAREŠ, J., VYCHKOVÁ, E. Pacientovo pojetí nemoci I.. Brno: MSD, 2009.
  • MAREŠ, J., VYCHKOVÁ, E. Pacientovo pojetí nemoci II.. Brno: MSD, 2010.
  • RAUDENSKÁ, J.; JAVŮRKOVÁ, A. Lékařská psychologie ve zdravotnictví. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2011.
  • ŠPATENKOVÁ, N. Krizová intervence pro praxi. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2011.


Study plans that include the course
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