Course: Psychology in the Care Provision Process

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Course title Psychology in the Care Provision Process
Course code UZV/O3KPL
Organizational form of instruction Tutorial + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
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)
  • Šalenová Eva, Mgr.
Course content
Seminars - Norm, health, illness - 1 hour - Biopsychosocial approach to illness - 1 hour - Demanding situations - part of life, management of demanding situations, illness as a difficult life situation - 1 hour - Reactions of patients to long-lasting and oncological illness - 1 hour - Psychology of internal, respiratory and gynaecological diseases - 1 hour - Psychological approach and basics of communication with the seriously ill and their families and the close acquaintance - 1 hour - Communication of diagnosis of a serious disease. Individual stages of illness up to dying - 1 hour - Dying and death from the psychological point of view - 1 hour - Oddities of physically and sensorically disabled individuals, demands on care for such individuals - 1 hour - Child as a patient. Demands on care for child patients - 1 hour - Psychology of pain, reactions to pain, factors that influence pain experience - 1 hour - Oddities of approach to patients with mental/personality disorders, depressive and anxiety patients - 2 hours - Problematics of domestic violence in hospital environment - 1 hour Class practice - Demanding situations - part of life, management of demanding situations, illness as a difficult life situation - 1 hour - Care for the caring, syndrome of burnout - 1 hour - Psychosomatic disorders- 1 hour - Psychosomatic problematics of patient - illness relation. Changes in behaviour and experiencing illness, reaction to illness, needs of the ill and their role - 1 hour - Approach of the medical practitioner to the ill - 1 hour - Iatropathogeny - 1 hour - Psychological aspect of care for a hospitalised ill - 1 hour

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecturing, Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book), Methods for written tasks (e.g. comprehensive exams, written tests), Demonstration, Training in motion and work skills
  • Participation in classes - 15 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 15 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for examination - 30 hours per semester
learning outcomes
Knowledge
define the basic terms of medical psychology
define the basic terms of medical psychology
orient yourself in changes in behavior and experience during a person's illness
orient yourself in changes in behavior and experience during a person's illness
communicate with individuals of different age and social groups
communicate with individuals of different age and social groups
demonstrate knowledge of the issue of chronically ill and dying patients
demonstrate knowledge of the issue of chronically ill and dying patients
apply the information obtained when observing and describing the patient
apply the information obtained when observing and describing the patient
Skills
apply knowledge about changes in behavior and experience during a person's illness
apply knowledge about changes in behavior and experience during a person's illness
communicate with patients of different age and social groups
communicate with patients of different age and social groups
apply knowledge from the issue of chronically ill and dying patients in practice
apply knowledge from the issue of chronically ill and dying patients in practice
use the information obtained when observing and describing the patient
use the information obtained when observing and describing the patient
use procedures to prevent burnout in your life
use procedures to prevent burnout in your life
teaching methods
Knowledge
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for written tasks (e.g. comprehensive exams, written tests)
Demonstration
Demonstration
Methods for written tasks (e.g. comprehensive exams, written tests)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Training in motion and work skills
Training in motion and work skills
Lecturing
Lecturing
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
assessment methods
Didactic test
Didactic test
Recommended literature
  • Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings.
  • BARTOŠÍKOVÁ, I., V. JIČÍNSKÝ, M. JOBÁNKOVÁ a J. KVAPILOVÁ. Kapitoly z psychologie pro zdravotnické pracovníky. Brno: IDV ZP, 2000.
  • BAŠTECKÁ, B. et al. Klinická psychologie v praxi. Praha: Portál, 2003.
  • BAŠTECKÝ, J., J. ŠAVLÍK a J. ŠIMEK. Psychosomatická medicína. Praha: Grada, 1992.
  • DAHLKE, R. a T. DETHLEFSEN. Nemoc jako cesta. Praha: Aquamarin, 2000.
  • HONZÁK, R. Komunikační pasti v medicíně. Praha: Galén, 1997.
  • HROZENSKÁ, M. et al. Sociálná práca so staršími l?uďmi a jej teoreticko-praktické východiská. Martin: Osveta, 2008.
  • JANÁČKOVÁ, L. Základy zdravotnické psychologie. Praha: Triton, 2008.
  • KLEVETOVÁ, D. Motivační prvky při práci se seniory. Praha: Grada, 2008.
  • KOPŘIVA, K. Lidský vztah jako součást profese. Praha: Portál, 1997.
  • KŘIVOHLAVÝ, J. Psychologie nemoci. Praha: Grada, 2002.
  • KŘIVOHLAVÝ, J. Psychologie zdraví. Praha: Grada, 2002.
  • KŘIVOHLAVÝ, J. Rozhovor lékaře s pacientem. Brno: IDV ZP, 1995.
  • STUART-HAMILTON. Psychologie stárnutí. Praha: Portál, 1999.
  • VÁGNEROVÁ, M. Psychopatologie pro pomáhající profese. Praha: Portál, 2000.
  • VÝROST, J. a I. SLAMĚNÍK. Sociální psychologie. Praha: ISV, 1997.
  • ZACHAROVÁ, E., M. HERMANOVÁ a J. ŠRÁMKOVÁ. Zdravotnická psychologie: teorie a praktická cvičení. Praha: Grada, 2007.


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