MGSA041 Social Aspects of Disease

Faculty of Medicine
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
12/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Marie Macková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Marie Macková, Ph.D.
Department of Health Sciences – Departments of Non-medical Branches – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: doc. PhDr. Marie Macková, Ph.D.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
MGPS031 Psychosoc. Care in Ger.
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
Main objectives can be summarized as follows: to understand specifics of psychosocial care for patients with long-term illness, to understand specifics of psychosial care for patients with chronic illness, to understand specifics of psychosocial care for disabled patients, to understand specifics of psychosocial care for terminally ill patients. Simulation and practice psychosocial care with emphasis on autonomy and dignity of clients.
Syllabus
  • List of topics: 1)Basic concept of psychosocial care, multidisciplinary team, role of single profesions, basic principle of complex care.
  • 2)Social relations in health care system. Psychology of health care enviroment.
  • 3)Communication skills with chronic patients, simulation and practise of communication.
  • 4)How to break bad new? Information of patients versus information of family.
  • 5)Frustration and saturation of basic needs of chronic patients.Psychosocial aspects of pain.
  • 6)Psychologial and sociological aspects of chronic illness. Rights of elderly.
  • 7)Basic forms of psychologial help for patients with long term illness.
  • 8)Methods, techniques and forms of psychosocial care.
  • 9)Hospice movement and palliative care, multidisciplinary team in hospice care.
  • 10)Psychoterapeutic forms of psychosocial care,reorientation,quality of life.
  • 11)Euthanasia and asistance suicide, prevention of suicide.
  • 12)Death and dying.
  • 13)Counseling of bereaved people.
Literature
  • Vokurka, Martin - Hugo, Jan. Praktický slovník medicíny : [pro širokou veřejnost] [2000]. 6., rozš. vyd. Praha : MAXDORF, 2000. 490 s. : i. ISBN 80-85912-38-4.
  • VÁGNEROVÁ, Marie. Psychopatologie pro pomáhající profese :variabilita a patologie lidské psychiky. Vyd. 2. Praha: Portál, 2000, 444 s. ISBN 80-7178-496-6. info
Assessment methods
oral test
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007, Spring 2010.
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