PSA_042 Psychopathology

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Mojmír Svoboda, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Zdenka Stránská, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jarmila Valchářová
Timetable
Mon 11:40–13:15 zruseno C21
Prerequisites
PSA_040 Neuroscience
The course follows up and complements the courses of General Psychology and Psychology of Personality. The lectures are followed up by seminars at Mental Hospital Brno-Cernovice next winter semester. That seminar is further followed up by two-hours lecture with a seminar of Special Psychiatry at Psychiatric Clinic in Brno-Bohunice in next (summer) semester.
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 aim of this course is to inform students about the basic psychological functioning disorders, about the systematic classification of this disorders, and about their continuity with the non-pathological parts of the mind.
Syllabus
  • Issues and topics: The definition of the field, its classification within the system of science, Systematic classification of human mental disorders, Aetiology of mental disorders, Disorders of perception, Attention disorders, Memory disorders, Thought disorders, Speech disorders, Disorders of intellectual ability, Disorders of emotions, Behavioural disorders, Disorders of consciousness, Personality disorders, Incidence and epidemiology of mental disorders, Types of therapy (brief overview).
Literature
  • Svoboda,M. /ed./, Češková, E., Kučerová, H. ( 2006): Psychopatologie a psychiatrie pro psychology. Praha, Portál. ISBN 80-7367-154-9. 320 stran.
  • Höschl, C., Libiger, J., Švestka, J. (2002). Psychiatrie. Praha: Tigis.
  • Raboch, J., Zvolský, P. et al. (2001). Psychiatrie. Praha, Galén.
  • Dörner, K., Plog, U. (1999). Bláznit je lidské. Praha: Grada.
  • Hanzlíček, L. (1977 – 1984). Psychiatrická encyklopedie. Část jmenná a část věcná. Praha: Zprávy VÚPs č. 28.
  • Dušek, K., Chromý, K., Janík, K., Kalvach, Z. (1975). První pomoc v psychiatrii. Praha: Avicenum.
  • SMOLÍK, Petr. Duševní a behaviorální poruchy : průvodce klasifikací, nástin nozologie, diagnostika [Smolík, 2002]. 2. revid. vyd. Praha: Maxdorf, 2002, 506 s., [8. ISBN 80-85912-18-X. info
Assessment methods
Teaching proceeds two teaching hours once a week. This course is completed with a credit and an exam. Finalization is the standard oral exam. Psychopathology is a part of the comprehensive examination.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on completion of the course: Součást souborné zkoušky
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1998, Spring 1999, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017.
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