Course: Psychology 3

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Course title Psychology 3
Course code KPS/PSYS3
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Bursová Michaela, Mgr.
  • Markvartová Jitka, doc. PhDr. CSc.
Course content
1. Role of psychology in health service. 2. Integral concept of a disease. 3. The image of psyche affected by disease. 4. Being ill and illness; auto-plastic image of the disease. 5. Coping with illness and suffering. 6. Adaptations to hospitalization, hospitalism. 7. Chronically ill patient. 8. Patient's fear and anxiety. 9. Psychology of pain. 10. Productive and non-productive behavior of a nurse. 11. Psychological guidance of the patient prior to, and after a surgery or asignificant therapy. 12. Forms of communication with ill child at a medical facility.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Interactive lecture, One-to-One tutorial, Self-study of literature, Seminar
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 30 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 22 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Knowledge of terminology from General Psychology and Social Psychology within the scope of PSYS1, and PSYS2.
learning outcomes
Students are able to: - comprehend the basic problems relating to the psychology of illness and pain, - recognize initial symptoms of patients? behavioral changes leading to deviations from standard norms of conduct and experience. - accomplish basic steps leading to behavioral stabilization and avoidance of pathological varieties.
teaching methods
Interactive lecture
Seminar
Self-study of literature
One-to-One tutorial
assessment methods
Test
Recommended literature
  • BERAN, J. , TUMPACHOVÁ, N., CHALOUPKOVÁ, L. Základy lékařské psychologie pro lékařské studium ve zdravotnictví. Praha: Karolinum, 2002.
  • KŘIVOHLAVÝ, J. Psychologie nemoci. Praha : Grada, 2002. ISBN 80-247-0179-0.
  • VÁGNEROVÁ, M. Psychopatologie pro pomáhající profese. Praha: Portál, 2004.


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