Course: Abnormal psychology

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Course title Abnormal psychology
Course code USS/XGPPP
Organizational form of instruction no contact
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 7
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Langer Jiří, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Plevová Irena, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Learning outcomes
The discipline presents general perspectives of human normality and deviations from this (psychological) category. The specialized part of the discipline provides an overview of the specifics of mental conditions, processes and qualities in the most common types of impairment, primarily in children and adolescents. It also presents the area of mental development and psychological aspects of educating children with various types of impairment or children under threatening conditions. The students will be knowledgeable about the main theoretical issues in the area of abnormal psychology with regard to intersections with the issues of developmental and social psychology, and will be able to use this knowledge in teaching in various types and levels of schools, and in their scientific work. List of recommended literature and materials: BAER, R. A. (ed.) (2015) Mindfulness-based treatment approaches: Clinician's guide to evidence base and applications. Elsevier. COMER, R. J. (2004) Abnormal psychology.New York: Worth Publishers. KERIG, P. K. et al. (2012) Developmental psychopathology: from infancy through adolescence. Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 9780077131210 LEVY, K. N., KELLY, K. M., RAY, W. J. (2017) Case Studies in Abnormal Psychology. SAGE Publications. MASH, E. J., BARKLEY, R. A. (ed.). (2014). Child psychopathology. Guilford Publications. MASH, E., WOLFE, D. (2012) Abnormal child psychology. Cengage Learning. MCDOUGALL, W. (2015) An outline of abnormal psychology. Routledge. MESH, E., VOL'F, D. (2010) Detskaya patopsikhologiya. M.: Praym-Evroznak. NOLEN-HOEKSEMA, S., RECTOR, N. A. (2015) Abnormal psychology. Boston: McGraw-Hill. OLTMANNS, T. F., EMERY, R. E. (2004) Abnormal psychology. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice-Hall. SARASON, I. G., SARASON, B. R. (1989) Abnormal psychology: the problem of maladaptive behavior. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall. SUE, D. et al. 2015. Understanding abnormal behavior. Cengage Learning. WEIS, R. (2017) Introduction to abnormal child and adolescent psychology. Sage Publications.

Prerequisites
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Recommended literature


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