Course: Health Care Psychology

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Course title Health Care Psychology
Course code HUM/ZTK22
Organizational form of instruction Lesson + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester 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)
  • Sobotková Hana, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Dobešová Cakirpaloglu Simona, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Vaculčíková Sedláčková Zuzana, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Subject of medical psychology Health and disease Biopsychosociospiritual model Autoplastic image of the disease Telling the diagnosis Relationship of medical worker-patient Compliance Iatropathogenesis Thanatology Hospice care Pharmacotherapy Psychotherapy Placebo Stress Psychosomatic Selected civilization diseases Mental hygiene, burnout syndrome

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
The subject is conceived as both theoretical and practical. It focuses on the psychology of patients. It aims to better knowing of the patient, understanding his or her needs and the problems caused by the illness. It develops knowledge of mental hygiene, prevention of burnout syndrome, coping strategies, telling the diagnosis, iatropathogenesis, etc.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

- participation in lessons, active engagement in lessons, oral presentation of selected topic in the field of health psychology in the range of 20 minutes
Recommended literature
  • Andršová, A. (2012). Psychologie a komunikace pro záchranáře. Praha.
  • Ayers S.,Visser R. (2015). Psychologie v medicíně. Praha.
  • Brannon, Linda. (2017). Health psychology: an introduction to behavior and health. SanFrancisco, CA.
  • Kutnohorská, J., Cichá, M., & Goldmann, R. (2011). Etika pro zdravotně sociální pracovníky. Praha.
  • Linhartová, V. (2007). Praktická komunikace v medicíně: pro mediky, lékaře a ošetřující personál. Praha.
  • Vodáčková, D. (2007). Krizová intervence. Praha.


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