PSBB074 Mental Illness - Children and Adolescents

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2026
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Kateřina Koros Bartošová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Bc. et Bc. Aneta Adjei (assistant)
Magdalena Štoková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Kateřina Koros Bartošová, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Šefčíková
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
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
At the end of the course students should be able to: • 1) Work with information on theory of psychopatology in order to gain a deeper understanding of presented films. • 2) Interpret key moments of selected films. • 3) Create a simple psychological profile of a film character.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students will be able to : understand selected disorders portrayed in the films • create a short study of a film character
Syllabus
  • 1. anxiety + trauma 2. depression + suicide 3. autism 4. eating disorders 5. ADHD
Literature
  • WEDDING, Danny and Ryan M. NIEMIEC. Movies and mental illness : using films to understand psychopathology. 4th edition. Boston: Hogrefe, 2014, xvii, 455. ISBN 9781613344613. info
Teaching methods
Teaching methods: lectures, group work, discussion, work with specialized publications
Assessment methods
1. active participation in lessons - discussion
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2026, recent)
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