YPSp03 Psychopathology in pre-school aged children

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. David Havelka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. et Mgr. David Havelka, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. et Mgr. David Havelka, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
YPSp03/01: Fri 17. 9. 10:00–13:50 učebna 42, Fri 19. 11. 9:00–12:50 učebna 42, D. Havelka
Prerequisites
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the basic overview of mental/behavior problems and disorders occurring in pre-school age. After completing the course, students will be able to discriminate healthy development and its pathological deviations. They will have a basic overview of psychological problems and pathological phenomena that may occur in preschool age (CAN syndrome, anxiety and depressive experience, separation-anxiety reaction, sleep problems and disorders, psychosocial deprivation, activity and attention disorder, problems and disorders behavior, autism spectrum disorders, delays in development, mental disability, sexual abuse, enuresis, encopres, sibling rivalry, etc.). They will be acquainted with basic therapeutical-educational procedures.Will get knowledge about teacherś competencies in this cases. They will get an overview of the experts with whom they will be able to cooperate in case of difficulties. The student will also be able to define and identify educational, and teaching goals leading to the rehabilitation of given difficulties and propose basic rehabilitation steps.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course, students will: - be able to describe most common deviations in psychological development, be oriented in basic psychopathological terms - have a basic overview of the possibilities of reeducation and therapy of the most common psychological problems in preschool child - be able to apply information on psychological deviations and difficulties in the individual approach to education and training of child - Know the needs related to the social and emotional development of preschool children - be able to recognize their competencies in the process of working with a child with psychological difficulties and, if necessary, have an overview of the experts that can be collaborated with and to refer to the child's family
Syllabus
  • - General aspects of mental development in preschool child (physical, motor, emotional, social development; thinking and speech; drawing and play) - Possibilities of cooperation with other professionals (clinical psychologist, counseling psychologist, child psychiatrist, pediatrician, social worker) - A child with special educational needs - Mental disability, development delay (characteristics, diagnostics, education, therapy) - psychosocial deprivation, CAN syndrome, sexual abuse (characteristics, diagnostics, education, therapy) - anxiety and depression, separation-anxiety (characteristics, diagnostics, education, therapy) - sleep problems and disorders, enuresis and encopresis (characteristics, diagnostics, education, therapy) - activity and attention disorder, behavioral problems and disorders (characteristics, diagnostics, education, therapy) - autistic spectrum disorders (characteristics, diagnostics, education, therapy) - sibling rivalry, presence of mental disorder in the family (characteristics, diagnostics, education, therapy) - School maturity
Literature
    required literature
  • BEDNÁŘOVÁ, Jiřina and Vlasta ŠMARDOVÁ. Diagnostika dítěte předškolního věku : co by dítě mělo umět ve věku od 3 do 6 let. Illustrated by Richard Šmarda. Vydání 1. Brno: Computer Press, 2007, iv, 212. ISBN 9788025118290. info
    recommended literature
  • ŘÍČAN, Pavel and Dana KREJČÍŘOVÁ. Dětská klinická psychologie. 4., přepracované a doplně. Praha: Grada, 2006, 603 stran. ISBN 8024710498. info
  • ALLEN, K. Eileen and Lynn R. MAROTZ. Přehled vývoje dítěte : od prenatálního období do 8 let. Translated by Petra Vlčková. Vydání první. Praha: Portál, 2002, 187 stran. ISBN 8071786144. info
    not specified
  • THOROVÁ, Kateřina. Vývojová psychologie : proměny lidské psychiky od početí po smrt. Vydání první. Praha: Portál, 2015, 575 stran. ISBN 9788026207146. info
  • VÁGNEROVÁ, Marie. Psychopatologie pro pomáhající profese :variabilita a patologie lidské psychiky. Vyd. 2. Praha: Portál, 2000, 444 s. ISBN 80-7178-496-6. info
Teaching methods
lectures, group discussions, reading - homework
Assessment methods
written test (65% minimum to pass)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms autumn 2020, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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