PSYn4060 Psychotherapy

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jana Kostínková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Zbyněk Vybíral, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Zbyněk Vybíral, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: prof. PhDr. Zbyněk Vybíral, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Thu 12. 10. 14:00–15:40 exP52, Thu 26. 10. 14:00–15:40 exP52, Thu 9. 11. 14:00–15:40 exP52, Thu 23. 11. 14:00–15:40 exP52, Thu 7. 12. 14:00–15:40 exP52
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! PSY406 Psychotherapy
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the and of the course, students should be able identify the main therapeutic factors, both common and specific, as a substantial part of a treatment in psychotherapy. Main objectives can be summarized as follows: to learn the history of development within psychotherapy as a field until the end of 20th century; to delineate the main differences between psychoanalysis, cognitive behavioral therapy, humanistic - existential approaches and systemic / family approaches; to learn the contributions of some dozens representative figures of psychotherapy in the course of the past century.
Learning outcomes
Student would be able to give a sofisticated historical overview of psychotherapy during the course of last century. Student knows very well the main modalities in psychotherapy and knows all basic curative factors in treatment. He/she is able to delineate psychotherapy and allied callings.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction: Therapeutic factors, that works. What does the change in psychotherapy? Theory of the common and specific factors.
  • 2. Psychotherapy process and the theory of precontemplation, contemplation, action and maintenance.
  • 3. The main aim of therapist in the diverse approaches. The differences between explanation and mastery training.
  • 4. Self-care of the psychotherapists. Supervision. Training and further education. Etics and related issues. Literature, journals.
  • 5. The main schools in psychotherapy in the course of 20th centrury. The basic concepts. Similarities and differences.
  • 6. Psychoanalysis.
  • 7. The selected cirriculums of some of the representative, or significant figures, e.g. Ellis, Laing, May, Wolpe, Marmor, Yalom.
  • 8. Future of the psychotherapy. Deplph method. Psychotherapy in the 2010.
  • 9.Approachment and integration of some approaches. Integrative and eclectic psychotherapy. Sola Garfield, Johna Norcross.
  • 10. Psychotherapy research of the outcomes and process. History of the research. Eysenck, Temple study. Smith and Glass (1977). NIMH (Elkin), Grawe, Timuĺák.
  • 11. Psychotherapy during the years of 1955-1970 in USA. The period of the new developments.
  • 12. Systems of psychotherapy according to Norcross and Prochaska.
Literature
  • Teorie a praxe skupinové psychoterapie (Variant.) : Teorie & praxe skupinové psychoterapie. info
  • MOŽNÝ, Petr and Ján PRAŠKO. Kognitivně-behaviorální terapie : úvod do teorie a praxe. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Triton, 1999, 304 s. ISBN 8072540386. info
  • PROCHASKA, James O. and John C. NORCROSS. Psychoterapeutické systémy : průřez teoriemi. Praha: Grada, 1999, 479 s. ISBN 8071697664. info
  • VYMĚTAL, Jan. Obecná psychoterapie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Psychoanalytické nakladatelství J. Kocourek, 1997, 295 s. ISBN 80-86123-02-2. info
  • KRATOCHVÍL, Stanislav. Skupinová psychoterapie v praxi. 1. vyd. Praha: Galén, 1995, 329 s. ISBN 8085824205. info
  • KNOBLOCH, Ferdinand and Jiřina KNOBLOCHOVÁ. Integrovaná psychoterapie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, Avicenum, 1993, 376 s. ISBN 8071690279. info
  • LANGMEIER, Josef, Karel BALCAR and Jan ŠPITZ. Dětská psychoterapie. Praha: Avicenum, zdravotnické nakladatelství, 1989, 293 s. info
  • KONDÁŠ, Ondrej. Psychoterapia a reedukácia : učebnica pre filozofické fakulty. Vyd. 1. Martin: Osveta, 1985, 291 s. info
  • KRATOCHVÍL, Stanislav. Psychoterapie. Vydání druhé. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1967, 137 stran. info
Teaching methods
Theory teaching. Presentations by selected students.
Assessment methods
1. Presentation in Power Point (personality, or school, or technique in psychotherapy). 2. Essay, or book review, or translation of selected article.
The final written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
http://www.fss.muni.cz/psych/studium.html
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
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