FF:PSA_008 Physiological Psychology - Course Information
PSA_008 Physiological Psychology
Faculty of ArtsAutumn 2011
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- prof. PhDr. Evžen Řehulka, CSc. (lecturer), PhDr. Pavel Humpolíček, Ph.D. (deputy)
- Guaranteed by
- PhDr. Zdenka Stránská, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts - Timetable
- Wed 17:30–19:05 C11
- 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
- Psychology (programme FF, M-PS) (2)
- Course objectives
- The aim of the course is the identification of basic theories of relation comprehension and connection between mental and physical manifestations of man, philosophical and methodology issues of the relation between bodies and psyche, physiological components in psychological investigation of basic psychic states and processes (consciousness, teaching, emotion, attention, memory, etc.), methods of physiological investigation of psychic phenomena (e.g. electrophysiology), psycho-physiological aspects of psychopathology , principles of psychosomatics. Successful passing the course of physiological psychology will bring the student knowledge how to comprehend neuropsychology and all psychological disciplines that have a biological component.
- Syllabus
- Philosophical and methodology questions of physiological psychology. Physiological psychology, psychophysiology, biological psychology, ethology.
- Development of physiological psychology.
- Brain and behaviour.
- Genetics and behaviour. Development of behaviour. Neuro-embryology. Behaviour evolutionary beginnings. Sociobiology.
- Consciousness and its psychophysiological correlates. Principle asymmetry. Attention. Sleep.
- Electrophysiology processes in psychological research. Sensorial systems. Pain. Cardiovascular system and gastro-intestinal system and physiological psychology.
- Psychophysiology of motorics.
- Physiological psychology of motivation. Thirst, hunger, sexual behaviour.
- Physiological psychology of emotions. Stress.
- Teaching and memory. Cognitive processes.
- Psychophysiology thinking and speach. Aphasia.
- Perspectives of physiological psychology.
- Literature
- Lidský mozek : funkční systémy : norma a poruchy [Koukolík, 2002]. info
- BANKOVSKÁ MOTLOVÁ, Lucie and František KOUKOLÍK. Citový mozek : neurobiologie, klinický obraz, terapie. 1.vyd. Praha: Galén, 2006, 359 s. ISBN 8072624083. URL info
- KOUKOLÍK, František. Sociální mozek. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 2006, 269 s. ISBN 8024612429. info
- KOUKOLÍK, František. Mozek a jeho duše. Illustrated by Vladimír Renčín. 3., rozš. a přeprac. vyd. Praha: Galén, 2005, 263 s. ISBN 8072623141. info
- CARLSON, Neil R. Physiologische Psychologie. 8., aktualisierte Aufl. München: Pearson Studium, 2004, xxi, 848. ISBN 3827370876. info
- BIRBAUMER, Niels and Robert F. SCHMIDT. Biologische Psychologie. 5. Aufl. Berlin: Springer, 2002, xviii, 786. ISBN 3540434801. info
- KOUKOLÍK, František. Lidský mozek :funkční systémy : norma a poruchy. 2., aktualiz. a rozš. vyd. Praha: Portál, 2002, 451 s. ISBN 80-7178-632-2. info
- DAMASIO, Antonio R. Descartesův omyl : emoce, rozum a lidský mozek. Translated by Lucie Bankovská Motlová - Alžběta Hesová. Vydání první. Praha: Mladá fronta, 2000, 259 stran. ISBN 8020408444. info
- KOUKOLÍK, František. Lidský mozek : funkční systémy : normy a poruchy. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2000, 359 s. ISBN 807178379X. info
- MICHEL, George F. and Celia L. MOORE. Psychobiologie :biologické základy vývoje chování. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 1999, 478 s. ISBN 80-7178-116-9. info
- KOUKOLÍK, František. O vztahu lidského mozku a chování : strukturální a funkční podklady některých neuropsychiatrických chorob. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 1997, 256 s. ISBN 8071842761. info
- Vybrané přednášky o vztahu mozku a chování. Edited by František Koukolík. 1. vyd. Praha: Univerzita Karlova - Vydavatelství Karolinum, 1995, 141 s. ISBN 80-7066-992-6. info
- ROSENZWEIG, Mark R. and Arnold L. LEIMAN. Physiological psychology. Lexington (Massachusetts): D.C. Heath and Comp., 1982. ISBN 0-669-02901-7. info
- WATSON, William C. Physiological psychology :an introduction. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1981. ISBN 0-395-30221-8. info
- Teaching methods
- lectures
- Assessment methods
- Written examination
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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