SC4BK_PaPs Pathopsychology

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
0/0/1. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Denisa Denglerová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Denisa Denglerová, Ph.D.
Department of Social Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Štěpařová
Prerequisites
The subject is suitable for students who have already gained basic knowledge in the psychology. It is recommended that the students have finished the courses in general and developmental psychology.
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
The subject focuses on the theoretical background in the field of pathopsychology seen from the point of view of variability and pathology of the human mind. Students will be guided to understand and remember - in a logical way - the basic topics and understand the linkages between different fields of the subject; they should be able to analyze the basic principles and use them is a real life situations; they should understand the links between pathopsychology and further supportive fields (special pedagogy, psychopathology, social pathology, developmental psychology, etc.). At the end of the course, the students should be able to understand the discrepancies of the mental functions create a mock diagnosis (syndrome) and interpret the behaviour of a client.
Syllabus
  • 1) Definition of the subject of psychopathology, its position in the range of psychology.
  • 2) Reasons for mental disorders, heritability of the psychic characteristics and the society influence, the question of being “standard”, pathic x non pathic disorders, syndrome x symptom.
  • 3) History of psychopathology and psychiatry in the Czech Republic and in the world.
  • 4) Psychical functions disorders
  • a) perception disorders
  • b) attention disorders
  • c) memory disorders
  • d) mental disorders
  • e) speech disorders
  • f) intelligence disorders
  • g) instinct disorders
  • h) emotion disorders
  • i) will disorders
  • j) acts disorders
  • k) consciousness disorders
  • l) characteristics disorders
  • 5) Selected mental and behaviour disorders
  • a) Organic mental disorders
  • b) Psychoactive substances disorders
  • c) Schizophrenia
  • d) Mood disorders
  • e) Neurotic disorders
  • f) Behavioural syndromes and physiological disorders
  • g) Characteristics disorders
Literature
  • SVOBODA, Mojmír, Eva ČEŠKOVÁ and Hana KUČEROVÁ. Psychopatologie a psychiatrie pro psychology (Psychopathology and psychiatry for psychologists). první. Praha: Portál, 2006, 320 pp. prvni vydani. ISBN 80-7367-154-9. info
  • VÁGNEROVÁ, Marie. Psychopatologie pro pomáhající profese. Vyd. 3., rozš. a přeprac. Praha: Portál, 2004, 870 s. ISBN 8071788023. info
  • ZVOLSKÝ, Petr. Speciální psychiatrie. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2003, 206 stran. ISBN 8071842036. info
  • ZVOLSKÝ, Petr. Obecná psychiatrie. 2. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 1997, 192 stran. ISBN 8071844942. info
  • HANUŠ, Herbert. Obecná psychiatrie. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 1997, 182 s. ISBN 8071843822. info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
lectures, class discussion about psychopathology of everyday life written exam of psychopathology knowledge and exam of abilities to aplicate theoretical knowledge
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 15 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
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