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Course: Psychological Aspecst of Palliative Care

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Course title Psychological Aspecst of Palliative Care
Course code PCH/DPAPP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
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)
  • Kupka Martin, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Terminal illness. Paliative care. Death and dying. Hospice care. Mourning. Infaust prognosis. Wait on deathwards and care about surviving relatives. Phenomenon NDE - Near death experience.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Observation, Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
  • Homework for Teaching - 12 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 13 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 25 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 25 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The purpose of this training is introduce the students to the basic conceptions of Terminal illness. Paliative care. Death and dying. Hospice care. Mourning. Infaust prognosis. Wait on deathwards and care about surviving relatives. Phenomenon NDE - Near death experience.
The purpose of this training is introduce the students to basic conception study of Terminal illness. Paliative care. Death and dying. Hospice care, Mourning. Infaust prognosis. Wait on deathwards and care about surviving relatives. Phenomenon NDE - Near death experience.
Prerequisites
Participation in lectures and seminars of Clinical psychology 1, 2, 3. Participation in lectures of Psychopathology. Students from other department - necessary tuition.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Student performance, Systematic Observation of Student

Participation in lectures and seminars. Encompassment of credit test and final examination.
Recommended literature
  • HAŠKOVCOVÁ, H. (2000). Thanalogie. Praha.
  • Heidegger, Martin. (2002). Bytí a čas. Praha.
  • Munzarová, M. (2005). Eutanázie nebo paliativní péče. Praha.
  • Svatošová, M. (1995). Hospice a umění doprovázet.. Praha.
  • Svatošová, M. (1996). Hospicová péče. Červený Kostelec: Hospic Anežky České.
  • Svatošová, M., Jirmanová, M. (1998). Hospic slovem a obrazem. Praha: Ecce homo.
  • Yalom, D., I. Existenciální psychoterapie.
  • Yalom, D., I. (1999). Teorie a praxe skupinové psychoterapie. Konfrontace - Hradec Králové.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 30.04.2025 23:58. Data created for academic year 2024/2025