PSB_529 Diagnostic Practice - neuropsychological tests

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2012
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Markéta Kukaňová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Zdenka Stránská, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
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 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course students gain practical practice experience in using selected neuropsychological instruments for psychological diagnosis.
After completing the course students will be able to work with selected neuropsychological instruments and will be oriented in the manner of their administration.
Also they can describe a way of interpreting the results of the methods used and understood.
Students will also participate in creation of e-learning materials that will be available to all students IInd cycle of Master's degree Psychology.
Syllabus
  • 1. Main principles and requirements of the course.
  • 2.Theoretical introduction:
  • a) The principles of work with neuropsychological methods.
  • b) Introducing of e-learning environment Moodle ELF.
  • c) Sample processing standard test.
  • d) Risks.
  • e) Ethical aspects.
  • 3. Practical part:
  • a) Administration of selected methods in the course. Each student prepares a neuropsychological method to be present in the seminar and will show its administration.
  • b) Discussion about the possibilities and limits of application of the method.
  • 4. Evaluation of the course
Literature
    recommended literature
  • SVOBODA, Mojmír. Psychologická diagnostika dospělých (Psychological Assessment of Adults). 4. vydání v nakl. Portál 3. Praha: Portál, 2010, 344 pp. 4. vydání. ISBN 978-80-7367-706-0. info
  • PREISS, Marek. Neuropsychologická baterie Psychiatrického centra Praha : klinické vyšetření základních kognitivních funkcí. 2. vyd. Praha: Psychiatrické centrum Praha, 2007, 83 s. ISBN 8085121212. info
  • PREISS, Marek and Hana KUČEROVÁ. Neuropsychologie v neurologii (Neuropsychology in neurology). Praha: Grada, 2006, 362 pp. Psyché. ISBN 80-247-0843-4. info
  • PREISS, Marek and Hana KUČEROVÁ. Neuropsychologie v psychiatrii (Neuropsychology in psychiatry). Praha: Grada, 2006, 411 pp. Psyché. ISBN 80-247-1460-4. info
  • LEZAK, Muriel Deutsch, Diane Black HOWIESON and David W. LORING. Neuropsychological assessment. Edited by H. Julia Hannay - Jill S. Fischer. 4th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004, xiv, 1016. ISBN 0195111214. info
  • Neuropsychologie. Edited by Petr Kulišťák. 1. vyd. Praha: Portál, 2003, 327 s., xi. ISBN 80-7178-554-7. info
  • PREISS, Marek. Klinická neuropsychologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 1998, 406 s. ISBN 8071694436. info
Teaching methods
group and individual work, discussion, work with manuals of neuropsychological tests and specialized publications
Assessment methods
Completion requirements:
1. Active participation in lessons - 80% min.
2. Presentation a neuropsychological instrument at the seminar.
3. Development of a neuropsychological instrument in the form of high-quality work to e-learning material.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011, Autumn 2011.
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