PSB_66 Imagination Psychotherapy

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Jaroslava Dosedlová, Dr. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Zdenka Stránská, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jarmila Valchářová
Timetable
Tue 8:20–9:55 N41
Prerequisites
PSA_0SZ Comprehensive Examination
comprehensive examination
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 16 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/16, only registered: 0/16
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course, students will understand how to use the creative imagery in a therapeutic alliance. They will be able to examine the theories, research and practice of imagination therapy with an accent to Leuner's Guided Affective Imagery. Participants will acquire practical skills how to conduct a relaxation with an imagination. Students will be in contact with imaginative methods and will profit by a broader and deeper understanding of themselves, the self-knowledge.
Syllabus
  • 1. Imagery, daydreaming, fantasy, imagery in selected philosophical conceptions
  • 2. Imagination in the european psychoanalytical school (Freud, Jung)
  • 3. Imagination psychotherapy in Europe (Happich, Dessoille, Leuner - Guided Affective Imagery)
  • 4. American modification (Shorr - task imagination)
  • 5. Imagination psychotherapy in the cognitive - behaviour therapy (Wolpe, Cautela, Bandura)
  • 6. Imagination psychotherapy in the client-centered psychology ((Assagioli, Kroger, Fezler, Masters, Houston)
Literature
  • LEUNER, Hanscarl. Katatymní prožívání obrazů : studijní texty k psychoterapii : základní stupeň, úvod do psychoterapie, technikou denního snu : seminář. 1. vyd. V Brně: Masarykova univerzita, 1997, 209 s. ISBN 8021016779. info
  • Singer, J.L.: Daydreaming and Fantasy. Oxford University Press 1981.
  • Kebza, V.: Imaginativní aktivity. Disertační práce. Psychologický ústav ČSAV, Praha 1989.
  • Desoille, R.: Le reve éveillé en psychothérapie. Presses Universitaires de France, Paris 1945.
Teaching methods
Education takes place every week to the extent of 2 lessons. An overview of basic theories and practical contact with chosen methods are provided.
Assessment methods
The course is concluded with the colloquium. Admission conditions: 80% participation in lessons at least.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 1999, Autumn 1999, Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2010.
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