LF:MPPA091 Pathopsychology - Course Information
MPPA091 Pathopsychology
Faculty of MedicineAutumn 2012
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. PhDr. Jiří Dan, CSc. (lecturer)
PhDr. Mgr. Leona Mužíková, Ph.D. (assistant)
PaedDr. Jan Šťáva, CSc. (assistant) - Guaranteed by
- prof. PhDr. Evžen Řehulka, CSc.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Renata Buganová
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Education - Timetable
- Wed 7:30–9:10 F01B1/327
- Prerequisites
- The knowledge of other subjects is not presumed.
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Health Sciences (programme LF, N-SZ, specialization Teaching Specialization Optics and Optometrics)
- Health Sciences (programme LF, N-SZ, specialization Teaching Specialization Human Alimentation)
- Course objectives
- At the end of this course, students should be well informed in the basic problems and themes of patho-psychology and psychopathology.
Patho-psychology as a psychology of ill people. Ill person personality. Ill child. Socially-psychological problems of a disabled. Deprivation problem. Patho-psychology in relation to educational psychology.
Having completed successfully from the course a student
- achieves clarity in response to ethical questions
- has knowledge of important the contributions of Moravian and Czech psychologists and psychiatrists to the development of these scientific disciplines
- will be open to new thoughts in these disciplines and be instilled with a desire for life long education
- will remember the study of the subject with love and be likely to recommend it to her/his acquaintances .
A student who fails the course
- will be able to be more realistic about his/her predisposition to study
- will be able decide whether it makes sense to repeat the course
- will be able to quit studying without losing her/his self confidence. - Syllabus
- 1. The subject and importance of patho-psychology. Relation between patho-psychology and psycho-pathology; patho-psychology in psychology.
- 2. Reasons of mental disorders. Heredity of psychic properties and environmental influences. The issue of normality. Psychology of a handicap. Handicap and personality. Specific personality features of a disabled person.
- 3. Psychic function disorders. Cognitive function disorders. Perception disorders. Memory disorders. Cogitation disorders. Speech disorders.
- 4. Emotional disorders and motivation. Emotional disorders. Instinct disorders. Volition disorders. 5. Disorders of consciousness and attention. Quantitative disorders of consciousness. Disorders of attention.
- 6. Psychological check-up.
- 7. Psychological issues of neurological illnesses.
- 7.1. Poliomyelitis.
- 7.2. Hyperactivity syndrome.
- 7.3. Epilepsy.
- 7.4. Brain traumatic impairment.
- 8. Problems of handicapped people.
- 8.1. Influence of sight handicap on personality.
- 8.2. Influence of audio handicap on personality.
- 8.3. Influence of physical handicap on personality.
- 9. Behavioural disorders.
- 9.1. Dementia.
- 9.2. Mental retardation.
- 9.3. Pervasive developmental disorders.
- 9.3.1. Autism.
- 9.4. Schizophrenia. 9.5. Mood disorders, affective disorders.
- 9.6. Neurotic disorders.
- 9.7. Food acceptance disorders.
- 9.8. Suicidal conducts.
- 9.9. Personality disorders.
- 9.10. Aggressive conduct.
- 9.11. Problems connected with life style – addiction.
- 10. Social pathology issues.
- 10.1. Problems connected with improper family influence.
- 10.2. Problems caused by negative influence of the community.
- Literature
- required literature
- VÁGNEROVÁ, Marie. Psychopatologie pro pomáhající profese. Vyd. 4., rozš. a přeprac. Praha: Portál, 2008, 870 s. ISBN 9788073674144. info
- recommended literature
- STIEGLITZ, Rolf-Dieter. Diagnostik und Klassifikation in der Psychiatrie. 1. Aufl. Stuttgart: Verlag W.Kohlhammer, 2008. 206 s. ISBN 978-3-17-018944-7.
- VÁGNEROVÁ, Marie. Variabilita a patologie psychického vývoje. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 1993, 187 s. ISBN 80-7066-797-4. info
- Teaching methods
- lectures, homeworks
- Assessment methods
- oral colloquium, appropriate knowledge
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2012, recent)
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