PSB_85A Introduction to Social Psychiatry II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 1999
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Kamila Hozová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Mojmír Tyrlík, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites (in Czech)
PSA_SZ & PSB_85.
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
Course objectives
The subject is appointed for second cycle of one-line psychological study. It makes acquainted with new views on mental health and illness (including of historical point of view), ethiology and dynamics of mental illness. It characterists social factors, shared on global picture of mentall illness (attitudes of public, students and people working in medical professions toward mentally ill people, picture of mentally ill people in literature, film and communication media, family and mentally ill relative), makes acquainted with quality of life concept and with basics on law position of mentally ill people in Czech Republic. Taking part in this subject enrichs previous knowledge from clinical psychology, special psychiatry and social psychology of new point of view about mentall illness. Hand-out is formed for learning in both terms, special emphasis is placed on active students co-operation in seminars, discussing about literature and some thematic excursions.
Syllabus
  • Introduction to Social Psychiatry II. (spring term, 11, 3B credits) III. Social enviroment of mentall illness 1. Public and mentally ill people 2. Attitudes of medical working people toward mentally ill people 3. Attitudes of students toward mentally ill people 4. Family and mentall illness 5. Picture of mentally ill people in literature, film and comunication media 6. Law position of mentally ill people IV. Quality of life (QOL) 1. History of quality of life concept 2. Theoretical grounding of QOL-concept 3. Psychiatric researches about QOL 4. Instruments for QOL measuring - questionaire SQUALA 5. Quality of life about psychiatric patients
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1998, Spring 2001.
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