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Lecturer(s)
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Králová Veronika, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Beláňová Eva, Mgr.
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Course content
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1. Subject of psychology of health. Conception of health and healthy personality. Somatic, psychic, spiritual and social aspects of health. Theories of health. Healthy lifestyle. Programs of psychology of health. 2. Physiology of stress, first symptoms of stress, diagnostic of stress, somatization of stress. Analysis of stesors. Theory of life events. 3. Relation between demanding life situation and techniques of coping with them in context of health. Ways of coping with life problems. 4. Emotionality and human health. Influence of negative emotions on health. Emotional injury. Neuroses, neuroticism, neurotic pupils and teachers. 5. Psychoneuroimmunology. Immunology, immune system and his function.Immunization. Dysfunction of immune system. Relation betweeen immune system and psychological phenomenons. 6. Behaviour which causes health damage (smoking, alkoholism, drug addiction, sexual promiscuity and risky sex, gambling, obesity, anorexia nervosa, accidents and injuries) 7. Burnout syndrom and coping strategies. Prevention of loss of enthusiasm. Minimize stress by using time- management. 8. Mental hygiene and her meaning in prevention of psychosomatic diseases. Term "mental hygiene". General expectations of mental balance. Mature personality. Self-education. Mental health diagnosis. Mental hygiene in school. 9. Meaning of psychosocial skills in protection of mental health. Assertiveness as a stress defence. Aggression and chicane as a social-pathological phenomenons which damage health. 10. Increase of stress resistance by changing posture, increasing self-confidenceor by social help. Theories of social support. Forgiveness and Hope. 11. Moving activity and her meaning for human psyche, her role in diseases prevention. Role of nutrition in diseases prevention. Role of active substances for physical and mental health. Food for relaxation. 12. Alpha brain activity, healthy sleep, self-regulation and relaxation techniques. Mental training. Work with subconsciousness for recovery and prevention of diseases. 13. Plan of prevention and strengthening of own health. Healthy lifestyle at the turn of millennium. Manager of own health. Healthy family, healthy school, healthy workplace.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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One-to-One tutorial, Self-study of literature, Lecture
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 40 hours per semester
- Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
- 40 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| Define individual mental phenomena. |
| Describe psychic personality structure. |
| Characterize the psychic properties of personality. |
| Describe the anatomy of the human body and explain the physiology of organisms at elementary level. |
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| Identify psychological phenomena by group. |
| To distinguish the differences between the individual psychological characteristics of the personality. |
| Determine healthy and unhealthy lifestyles. |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| Define health psychology as one of the important applied psychological disciplines. |
| Define the concept of health and healthy personality |
| Characterize a healthy lifestyle from the perspective of health psychology. |
| Characterize the core areas of psychology of health: stress, burnout syndrome, emotional injury, social support, mental hygiene. |
| Describe the patterns between psychic and functional concepts of individual organs. |
| To describe the dysfunction of the immune system from the perspective of health psychology. |
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| Assess the importance of health psychology in relation to the studied field. |
| Suggest the possibilities of mental hygiene. |
| To evaluate individual approaches and methods in the field of health psychology. |
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| teaching methods |
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| Lecture |
| Self-study of literature |
| One-to-One tutorial |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Students' portfolio |
| Competences |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| assessment methods |
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| Test |
| Seminar work |
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| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Test |
| Seminar work |
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| Test |
| Seminar work |
| Self-evaluation |
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Recommended literature
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Velká kniha relaxace : kalifornské techniky, které pomáhají zvládat nadměrný stres v životě. Vyd. 1. Praha : Pragma, 1996. ISBN 80-7205-062-1.
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Bierach, Alfred J. Varovné signály duše. Praha, Alternativa, 1995.
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Franková, A. Buď fit i v zaměstnání.. Praha, 1995.
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Jiřincová, Božena; Holeček, Václav; Miňhová, Jana. Vybrané kapitoly z psychologie zdraví. 1. vyd. Plzeň : Pedagogická fakulta Západočeské univerzity, 1996. ISBN 80-7082-308-9.
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KŘIVOHLAVÝ, J. Psychologie zdraví. Praha : Portál, 2003. ISBN 80-7178-774-4.
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Míček, Libor; Zeman, Vladimír. Učitel a stres. 2., rozš. vyd. Opava : Vade Mecum, 1997. ISBN 80-86041-25-5.
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Rheinwaldová, Eva. Dejte sbohem distresu. 1. vyd. Praha : Scarabeus, 1995. ISBN 80-85901-07-2.
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Weil, A. Cesty ke zdraví. Praha, 1991.
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