PHPCHE Psychology for Economists

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Božena Šmajsová Buchtová, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Ing. Viktor Kulhavý, Ph.D., MSLS (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Mojmír Snopek (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Eva Polášková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Ing. Mgr. Jakub Procházka, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Jan Šerek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Božena Šmajsová Buchtová, CSc.
Department of Business Management – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Vlasta Radová
Timetable
Mon 12:50–14:30 P101
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
PHPCHE/3: Mon 8:30–10:05 S401, J. Šerek
PHPCHE/13: Mon 10:15–11:50 S401, J. Šerek
PHPCHE/1: Mon 9:20–11:00 S301, E. Polášková
PHPCHE/2: Mon 11:05–12:45 S301, E. Polášková
PHPCHE/12: Mon 16:20–17:55 S301, M. Snopek
PHPCHE/4: Tue 12:00–13:35 S311, J. Procházka
PHPCHE/5: Tue 13:45–15:20 S311, J. Procházka
PHPCHE/6: Tue 15:30–17:05 S301, V. Kulhavý
PHPCHE/7: Wed 11:05–12:45 S301, M. Snopek
PHPCHE/8: Wed 12:50–14:30 S301, M. Snopek
PHPCHE/10: Thu 13:45–15:20 S306, M. Snopek
PHPCHE/11: Thu 15:30–17:05 S301, V. Kulhavý
PHPCHE/9: Thu 17:10–18:45 S301, V. Kulhavý
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 260 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/260, only registered: 0/260, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/260
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The introduction to the course of psychology starts with explanation of the humanist approach to the man as a person, entity and as an agent of social relationships. It takes into account the biological determination of a human within the micro-, middle, exernal and macrosystems of the environment with respect to the lifelong process of human development. The opening part of the course deals with phylogenetics and ontogenesis of humans, thus presenting an introduction to a psychosomatic describtion of selected issues of human personality. Starting with the description of a man as a natural and social being the lecture moves on to the interpretation of internal and external image of personality, human perception and behaviour. The complexity of complicated human internal world is analyzed with respect to behavioural motivation, personality dynamics, biological balance of power and human possibilities. In the choice of topics selected to stress personality we proceed towards personality development, methods of understanding psychology and the question of categorization and recognition of mental disorders. At the end the ambiguous issue of keeping mental activity and physical health is raised. Philosophical, cultural, anthropological, medical and environmental insights complement the interpretatin of the psychological nature of human beings.

At the end of this course, students should be able to:
- understand the experiential world around them and others
- acquire skills leading to analysis and understanding of human activity
- understand human motives of behaviour
- manage stress situations
Syllabus
  • Thematic plan and content of the course (according to weeks of semester):
  • 1) Introduction to the fundaments of personality psychology. Traditional approach. Current knowledge of interdisciplinary approaches of eco-philosophy, sociology, anthropology and ecology.
  • 2) Phylogenetics and ontogenesis of humans. Human beings and their biological determination. Biological fundaments of psyche. Factors forming personality. Inheritance and environment. Processes of personality formation. Influence of socialization. Human and nature. Human and culture.
  • 3) Internal image of personality. How do we perceive the world and ourselves? Me - integrating factor of mental life. Genesis of the sense of I. Self-reflection - image of myself. Aspiration and levels of aspiration, self-evaluation.
  • 4) External image of personality. Behaviour - the key to the external image of human. Behavioural manners. Fundaments of behaviour. External image of a human. Corporeal appearance. Means of expressions.
  • 5) Motivation of human behaviour. Factors of motivation. Motives in the context of labour-relations. Motivation sources. Motives for work satisfaction. Personalization needs. Theoretical conception of motivation. Barriers to optimal work motivation.
  • 6) Biological dynamism of personality Temperament. Temperament conception. Temperament and emotion. Types of temperament. Biorhythms and personality. Organism chemistry and psyche. Psychological model of temperament.
  • 7) Human dynamic balance. Process of psychical adaptation. Adaptation dynamism. Dynamism of learned powerlessness. Dynamism of locator activity. Frustration. Methods of reaction to frustration. Emotion as an adaptation factor. Volition and adaptation of personal maturity.
  • 8) Human performance possibilities. Personal presumption of performance. Intelligence. Human brain and its performance. Brain function and artificial intelligence. Creativity. Changes in work productivity and creativity. Changes of working skills in the process of ageing.
  • 9) Humans and their orientation in the world. Human as an opened cognitive system. Human as a knowing subject - the part of different ecosystems and cultures. Cognition manners and interactive functions in the human structure.
  • 10) Ontogenesis of human psyche. Phylogenetics, ontogenesis and current genesis. Ontogenesis of human psyche. Psyche as the evolutionary process. Periods of life. Sensitive evolutionary periods.
  • 11) Methods of human recognition. Observation. Interview. Anamnesis. Psychological tests - tests of performance and personality tests. Study of a human at work.
  • 12) Pathology of mental life. Sources of mental disturbance. Classification of mental disturbances. Disturbances of experiences. Disturbances of behaviour. Disturbances of intellect. Drug, alcohol and gambling addictions.
  • 13) Sources of human health. The sense of the right-life corrections. Human as a psychosomatic unit. The sense of positive thinking. Human adaptation in challenging situations. Stress and its influence on human performance. Psychosomatic reaction to stress. Zones of Reich. Locomotive and respiratory correction of stress. Personal anti-stress management.
Literature
  • ŠMAJSOVÁ BUCHTOVÁ, Božena. Psychologie pro ekonomy (Psychology for ecomists). Brno: ESF MU, 2004, 202 pp. ISBN 80-210-3396-7. info
Assessment methods
Students work out one seminar work during semester.
The Final written test consists of free answers to three questions in the time limit of half an hour. The test is assessed on the point scale; the final classification ranges from A to F. To succeed, none of the questions can be marked F.
If a student commits a prohibited act, such as using various forbidden tools (e.g. cheat sheets), cribbing, taking out any part of the credit test or any other form of cheating, the teacher is allowed to interrupt the test and to grade the student with F, FF or even FFF, according to the seriousness of the offence. The described procedure applies to all the activities that are included in the final evaluation of the course (seminar work).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: 10 pouze přednáška
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008.
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