OP3MK_PSYA Psychohygiena

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
0/0/.7. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Evžen Řehulka, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Evžen Řehulka, CSc.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: PaedDr. Pavel Konupčík
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Education
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 main goals of the psycho-hygiene course are understanding basic terms and concepts of health psychology and psycho-hygiene. The course also includes issues of a healthy lifestyle and knowledge and skills in the area concerning coping with stress, effective rest and maintaining the optimum performance. Both in theory and practice an emphasis is given on primary prevention and on health education. After finishing the course, the student can manage education and self-education for health in somatic, psychic and social areas.
Syllabus
  • Specification and the subject of psychology. Basic concepts of psycho-hygiene. Health psychology, its specification and tasks. World Health Organisation (WHO), its goals and program. HEALTH FOR 21ST CENTURY. Definition of health categories. Prevention. Performance, work ability and fatigue. Psycho-hygiene of rest. Relaxation and recreation. The course of performance. Biorhythm. The curves of performance. School-timetable optimization. Psycho-hygiene of free time. Game and relaxation. Psycho-hygiene of sleep. Imagination and relaxation. Stress phenomenon. The theory of stress development in medicine and in psychology. Conception of stress and its theory. Theory of Selye and Lazarus. Eustress and distress. Demanding life situations and coping with them. Coping process. Phenomenon of indomitability. The issue of burnout syndrome and the process of it. Neurotic disorders. Specification and evolution of the concept. Neurosis prevention. Psychology of health, psycho-hygiene and psychotherapy. Psychotherapy and education. Psycho-hygiene of teaching. Overloading in schools. Stage-fright. The role of physical environmental conditions. Self-learning. Self-education. Self-management. Quality of life and lifestyle. Psychic mechanism of addiction. Toxic-man personality. Socially-psychological issues of psycho-hygiene. Optimum communication. Social buttress. Relaxation techniques and anti-stress programs, their principles, classifications and theoretical bases. Personality development , personality growth. Flow. Well-being. Fitness. Wellness. Optimism. Self-cognition and self-esteem. Health and spirituality. Personality maturing. Perspectives of health psychology and psycho-hygiene. School and health support. Difficulties of psycho-hygiene.
Literature
  • KŘIVOHLAVÝ, Jaro. Pozitivní psychologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2004, 195 s. ISBN 80-7178-835-X. info
  • KŘIVOHLAVÝ, Jaro. Psychologie zdraví. Vydání druhé. Praha: Portál, 2003, 279 stran. ISBN 8071787744. info
  • Psychologie zdraví. Edited by Jaro Křivohlavý. 1. vyd. Praha: Portál, 2001, 279 s. ISBN 80-7178-551-2. info
  • BEDRNOVÁ, Eva. Duševní hygiena a sebeřízení : pro vysokoškoláky a mladé manažery. 1. vyd. Praha: Fortuna, 1999, 157 s. 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
  • BEDRNOVÁ, Eva. Duševní hygiena a sebeřízení. 1. vyd. Praha: Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 1996, 190 s. ISBN 8070790199. info
  • KŘIVOHLAVÝ, Jaro. Jak zvládat stres. Praha: Grada, Avicenum, 1994, 190 s. ISBN 8071691216. info
  • MÍČEK, Libor. Sebevýchova a duševní zdraví. 4. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1986, 222 s. URL info
  • MÍČEK, Libor. Duševní hygiena. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1984, 207 s. URL info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
written tests, 70% of correct answers
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 8.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2013.
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