Course: Psychodynamic Theories

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Course title Psychodynamic Theories
Course code PCH/MPDT
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Machů Klára, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The life and work of Sigmund Freud. Basic principles of psychoanalysis. Affect-trauma stage. Trauma, repression and conversion. An early theory of the origin of neuroses. A topographical model of the human psyche. Primary and secondary process, dream interpretation. Freud's concept of psychosexual development. Oedipus complex. Perversion. Division of perversions, models of their emergence. Freud's concept of narcissism. A structural model of the human psyche. Superego Freud's theories of anxiety. Freud's close collaborators. Karl Abraham, Sandor Ferenczi. Psychology of the Self - Anna Freudová, Heinz Hartmann, Ernst Kris, Erik Erikson. British School of Object Relations - Melanie Klein, Wilfred Bion, Independent. American School of Object Relations - Edith Jacobson, Margaret Mahler, Otto Kernberg. The psychology of the self by Heinz Kohut.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
  • Attendace - 25 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 25 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 25 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Presentation of classic Freudian psychoanalysis, which significantly influenced the further development of general, developmental psychology and psychotherapy and following psychodynamic schools.
More extensive critical insight into the psychodynamic and psychoanalytic thinking.
Prerequisites
The recommended precondition is the achieved bachelor's degree in Psychology.

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Oral exam, Essay

Attendance, disscusion, review of a publication written by S. Freud or one of his close collaborators and successful completion of the final test.
Recommended literature


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Psychology (2019) Category: Psychology courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter