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Course: Health Care Psychology

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Course title Health Care Psychology
Course code HUM/FTB01
Organizational form of instruction Exercise + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Dobešová Cakirpaloglu Simona, Mgr. Ph.D.
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), Demonstration
Learning outcomes
To improve social skills used in communication with patients, to extend and deepen knowledge needed for understanding various patients reactions.
Ability of orientation in basic demanding situations maintenance interview and partly correct behaviour of patients or their relates.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Student performance

Active involvement, case interpretation.
Recommended literature
  • Andršová, A. (2012). Psychologie a komunikace pro záchranáře. Praha: Grada.
  • Brannon, Linda. (2017). Health psychology: an introduction to behavior and health. SanFrancisco, CA: Cengage Learning.
  • Burda, P. (2014). Krizová komunikace s agresivním a hostilním pacientem. Brno: NCONZO.
  • BUTLER, G., MCMANUS, M. (2014). Psychology: a very short introduction. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
  • ČECHOVÁ, V., ROZSYPALOVÁ, M. (2012). Obecná psychologie. Brno: NCO NZO.
  • Evangelu, J.E. (2013). Krizová komunikace: efektivní zvládání krizových a zátěžových situací. Ostrava: Key Publishing.
  • Kutnohorská, J., Cichá, M., & Goldmann, R. (2011). Etika pro zdravotně sociální pracovníky. Praha: Grada Publishing.
  • Linhartová, V. (2007). Praktická komunikace v medicíně: pro mediky, lékaře a ošetřující personál. Praha: Grada.
  • MELLANOVÁ, A., ČECHOVÁ, V., ROZSYPALOVÁ, M. (2014). Speciální psychologie. Brno.
  • Musil, J. (2010). Sociální a mediální komunikace. Praha: Univerzita J. A. Komenského.
  • Plevová, I., Slowik, R. (2010). Komunikace s dětským pacientem. Praha: Grada.
  • Pokorná, A. (2010). Komunikace se seniory. Praha: Grada Publishing.
  • Vévodová, Š. (2014). Základy zdravotnické psychologie. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého.
  • Vodáčková, D. (2007). Krizová intervence. Praha: Portál.
  • Zacharová E. (2016). Komunikace v ošetřovatelské praxi. Grada, Praha.
  • Zacharová, E. (2013). Základy zdravotnické psychologie. Ostrava, Ostravská univerzita.
  • Zacharová, E. (2017). Zdravotnická psychologie, teorie a praktická cvičení. Praha: Grada.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences Study plan (Version): Physiotherapy (2019) Category: Health service 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 01.05.2025 23:59. Data created for academic year 2024/2025