Course: Medical Psychology 1

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Course title Medical Psychology 1
Course code PSY/VAA13
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 0
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Látalová Klára, prof. MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Nesnídal Vlastimil, MUDr.
  • Vaněk Jakub, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Višňovský Jozef, MUDr.
Course content
The programme is aimed to the development basic skills of the students to understand psychological aspects of patients reaction to the illness and basic psychological care about the patient. It consist of lectures about defend mechanisms and reactions to the illness and of practice and workshops about psychological leading of the patients.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Observation, Demonstration, Training in job and motor Skils
Learning outcomes
Established succesfull contact between patient and physician like important komplement of treatment.
Students will be able evaluace history from the view of psychiatric knowledges on the based of psychiatric interview nad provide evaluating disorder and give therapeutic approach.
Prerequisites
Sufficient level of personal maturity, friendliness, empathy, basic communication skills
NAN/VAB13 and LBF/VAB11 and CJA/VAB41 and BIO/VAB11 and CJA/VA031 and LCH/VAA11 and LCH/VAB20 and KAR/VAB11 and HIE/VAB11 and NAN/VAA13 and PVL/VAB71

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

Application and integration, implementation of knowledge gained in the diagnostic and therapeutic process.
Recommended literature
  • Čaplová, T. et al. (1995). Clinical Problems of Medical Psychology. Bratislava: Univerzita Komenského.
  • Huffman, K., Vernoy, M., Vernoy, J. (1996). Psychology in Action. John Wiley and Sons.
  • Serafino, E. P. (1994). Health Psychology: Biopsychosocial interaction. John Wiley and Sons.
  • Žucha, I. et al. (1994). Medical Psychology. Bratislava: Univerzita Komenského.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): General Medicine (2021) Category: Medical sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): General Medicine (2018) Category: Medical sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): General Medicine (2021) Category: Medical sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): General Medicine (2021) Category: Medical sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): General Medicine (2019) Category: Medical sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter