Course: Pathopsychology

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Course title Pathopsychology
Course code USP/Z6PPS
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
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)
  • Plevová Irena, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Šťastná Michaela, Mgr.
Course content
- Introduction to the field of pathopsychology and psychopathology. - Definition of the standard. - Disorders of mental functions (actions, motivation and will, attention). - Disorders of mental functions (thinking, speech, emotions). - Personality disorders. - Affective disorders, anxiety and fear in children. - Psychosomatic diseases. - A child with a sensory disability in a school classroom. - A child with a somatic illness in a school classroom. - Pervasive disorders. - Specific learning and behavioral disorders. - Psychological aspects of eating disorders. - Abused, neglected and mistreated child syndrome. - Bullying in the school environment.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Analysis of a presentation, Text analysis
  • Participation in classes - 28 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 20 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 12 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
unspecified
unspecified
learning outcomes
to define psychopathology as a specialized psychological discipline
to define psychopathology as a specialized psychological discipline
to define the concept of norm
to define the concept of norm
to describe selected disorders of psychological functions
to describe selected disorders of psychological functions
to describe the connections between psychosomatic diseases and mental stress
to describe the connections between psychosomatic diseases and mental stress
to define selected socially pathogenic phenomena (CAN syndrome, bullying).
to define selected socially pathogenic phenomena (CAN syndrome, bullying).
Skills
to use different concepts of the normality of the child's personality
to use different concepts of the normality of the child's personality
to take into account the specific manifestations of children with psychological difficulties and disorders
to take into account the specific manifestations of children with psychological difficulties and disorders
to take children's psychosomatic difficulties into account in their educational activities
to take children's psychosomatic difficulties into account in their educational activities
to identify manifestations of bullying and to apply appropriate procedures when bullying is suspected among children
to identify manifestations of bullying and to apply appropriate procedures when bullying is suspected among children
to identify signs of CAN syndrome
to identify signs of CAN syndrome
teaching methods
Knowledge
Text analysis
Text analysis
Analysis of a presentation
Analysis of a presentation
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
assessment methods
Written examination
Essay
Written examination
Essay
Recommended literature
  • Mezinárodní klasifikace nemocí: V. Poruchy duševní a poruchy chování.. Olomouc: Solen, Medical education, 2016.
  • Kohoutek, Rudolf. Patopsychologie a psychopatologie pro pedagogy. 1. vyd. Brno : Masarykova univerzita, 2007. ISBN 978-80-210-4434-0.
  • Kriegelová, M. Záměrné sebepoškozování v dětství a adolescenci. Praha: Grada, 2008.
  • Orel, M. Psychopatologie: nauka o nemocech duše. Praha: Grada, 2020.
  • Pacholík, V. (Ed.), Lipnická, M., Machů, E., Leix, A., & Nedělová, M. Specifika edukace dětí se speciálními vzdělávacími potřebami v mateřských a jiných školách. Zlín, 2015.
  • Vágnerová, M. Současná patopsychologie pro pomáhající profese. Praha: Portál, 2014.
  • Vymětal, J. Úzkost a strach dětí. Praha: Portál, 2004.


Study plans that include the course
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