PSBB008 Assertive behaviour training

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Zuzana Slováčková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Zuzana Slováčková, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jarmila Valchářová
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites (in Czech)
SOUHLAS
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 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to inform students about main principles of assertiveness and teach them to apply it in praxis.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to:
understand main principles and techniques of assertiveness;
differentiate between assertiveness and manipulation;
identify types of social behavior and to respond to their manifestations properly.
Syllabus
  • 1. History and present of assertivity
  • 2. Main principles of assertive behavior
  • 3. Social behavior types
  • 4. Selfreflexion - presumption of assertivity
  • 5. Difference between assertivity and manipulation
  • 6. Bill of Assertivity Rights
  • 7. Types of manipulation
  • 8. Assertive communication
  • 9. Assertive reaction - feedback
  • 10. Assertive techniques
  • 11. Aplication of assertivity
  • 12. Assertivity training
Literature
    required literature
  • PRAŠKO, Ján and Hana PRAŠKOVÁ. Asertivitou proti stresu. 2., přepracované a doplně. Praha: Grada, 2007, 277 stran. ISBN 9788024716978. URL info
  • PRAŠKO, Ján. Asertivita v partnerství. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2005, 235 s. ISBN 8024712466. info
    not specified
  • NOVÁK, Tomáš and Alžběta POKORNÁ. Asertivita jako lék v profesních a mezilidských vztazích. Vyd. 1. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2003, ix, 118. ISBN 807179354X. info
  • VALIŠOVÁ, Alena. Asertivita v prostředí rodiny a školy : pedagogické a psychologické problémy v teorii a praxi. Vyd. 1. Praha: ISV, 2002, 326 s. ISBN 8086642038. info
Teaching methods
Specially scheduled course: three days of intensive work and training. Teaching methods: lectures, group work, group discussions, role play, videofeedback.
Assessment methods
100% participation and active work in lectures necessary.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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