MPPH081s Psychology of health - seminary

Faculty of Medicine
Spring 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 1 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: z (credit). Other types of completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Kateřina Koros Bartošová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Mgr. Leona Mužíková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. et Mgr. Jan Mareš, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jitka Sekaninová
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Education
Timetable
Tue 16:40–18:20 učebna 35
Prerequisites
MPPO071 Psychology of Personality
MPPO071
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
Students will learn the basics of psychohygiene as an interdisciplinary field at the border of psychology, pedagogy and medicine. Contemporary psychohygiene opens into many of its concepts into modern psychology of health, which focuses on designing health as a state of "full physical, psychological and social well-being" from a psychological aspect. The knowledge is presented in particular with regard to the previous knowledge of students in psychology and pedagogy and, in addition to the theoretical knowledge, they should also provide the student with practical skills in coping with difficult living situations and personality development.
Learning outcomes
Students will learn the basics of psychohygiene as an interdisciplinary field at the border of psychology, pedagogy and medicine. Contemporary psychohygiene opens into many of its concepts into modern psychology of health, which focuses on designing health as a state of "full physical, psychological and social well-being" from a psychological aspect. The knowledge is presented in particular with regard to the previous knowledge of students in psychology and pedagogy and, in addition to the theoretical knowledge, they should also provide the student with practical skills in coping with difficult living situations and personality development.
Syllabus
  • Definition and subject of psychohygiene. Basic concepts of psychohygiene. Psychology of health, its definition and tasks. World Health Organization (WHO), its tasks and programs. HEALTH FOR THE 21ST CENTURY. Defining health categories. Prevention. Performance, ability to work and fatigue. Psychohygiene of rest. Relaxation and recreation. Performance progress. Biorhythmia. Performance curves. Optimizing the school timetable. Psychohygiene of leisure time. Play and relax. Psychohygiene of sleep. Imagination and relaxation. Stress phenomenon. Development of stress theory in medicine and psychology. Concept of stress and its theory. Theory of Selye and Lazarus. Eustres distracted. Challenging life situations and their coping. Coping-process. The phenomenon of indolence. The issue of so-called burnout syndrome and its course. Neurotic disorders. Definition, development of the concept. Prevention of neuroses. Psychology of health, psychohygiene and psychotherapy. Psychotherapy and education. Psychagogy. Psychohygiene of learning. Overloading at school. Stress. The role of physical environmental conditions. Bilingualism. Seelf education. Self-management. Quality of life and lifestyle. Psychological mechanisms of addiction. Personality of the toxicologist. Socio-psychological issues of psychohygiene. Optimal communication. Social support. Relaxation techniques and anti-stress programs, their principles, classification and theoretical basis. Personality development, personality growth. Flow. Well-being. Fitness. Wellness. Optimism. Self-esteem and self-esteem. Health and spirituality. Personality maturation. Perspectives of psychology of health and psychohygiene. School and health promotion. Pitfalls of psychohygiene.
Literature
  • BLAHUTKOVÁ, Marie, Eva MATĚJKOVÁ and Lucie BRŮŽKOVÁ. Psychologie zdraví pro studenty bakalářských a magisterských oborů (Health Psychology for students of bachelor's and master's programs). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2010, 128 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-5417-2. info
  • BEDRNOVÁ, Eva. Management osobního rozvoje : duševní hygiena, sebeřízení a efektivní životní styl. Vyd. 1. Praha: Management Press, 2009, 359 s. ISBN 9788072611980. info
  • KŘIVOHLAVÝ, Jaro. Psychologie zdraví. Vydání druhé. Praha: Portál, 2003, 279 stran. ISBN 8071787744. info
  • KŘIVOHLAVÝ, Jaro. Psychologie nemoci. Vydání 1. Praha: Grada, 2002, 198 stran. ISBN 8024701790. info
  • SCHREIBER, Vratislav. Lidský stres. Illustrated by Jaroslav Plesl. 2., upr. vyd. Praha: Academia, 2000, 106 s. ISBN 8020002405. info
  • MÍČEK, Libor and Vladimir ZEMAN. Ucitel a stres - II. rizsirene vydani (The Teacher and Stress - Second Expanded Edition.). In Ucitel a stres. Opava: Vademecum, 1997. ISBN 80-86041-25-5. info
  • KŘIVOHLAVÝ, Jaro. Jak zvládat stres. Praha: Grada, Avicenum, 1994, 190 s. ISBN 8071691216. info
  • MÍČEK, Libor. Duševní hygiena. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1984, 207 s. URL info
Teaching methods
seminar
Assessment methods
credit
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 15.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, spring 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2018, recent)
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