Course: Selected Psychological Problems in Biomedicine

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Course title Selected Psychological Problems in Biomedicine
Course code FZS/PPB
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Woleská Jana, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Lectures: 1) Personality; creation and formation of personality; basic theory of personality 2) Prenatal human development; its influence on the formation of the individual's psyche 3) Psychological aspects of communication with client - patient; risk topics in client-patient communication The most common areas of conflict and misunderstanding in client-patient communication; the extent and adequacy of the content of communication with the client - patient in relation to his / her health condition 4) Psychological problems of pain 5) Behavioral medicine and behavioral health 6) The personality of the healthcare professional is its formation and formation 7) Ethics and morality of a healthcare worker Exercises: 1) Man as a human being; bio-psycho-social approach to client - patient 2) Maslow's pyramid of human needs. Needs of clients and patients, their importance and importance. 3) Prophylactic preparation of clients - patients for professional medical procedures, its content and importance in relation to the type of procedure (invasive and non-invasive procedures). 4) The relationship between body and mind. Basics of health psychology. Psychosomatic medicine. 5) Psychological health issues of client - patient. Influence of mental disorders on behavior and behavior of client - patient 6) Psychological issues in transplantology and organ donation 7) Burn out syndrome

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogue metods(conversation,discussion,brainstorming), Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments), Demonstration
  • Final processing work - 28 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 6 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) - 6 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the problems of selected psychological topics in biomedicine, understanding these topics and understanding the importance of these topics. The exercise in the course is then included training social skills related to topics.
Students obtain knowledge in given course in accordance with requirements and course programme.
Prerequisites
Preconditions are frased in the annotation of the course and in the curriculum of the studying programme.

Assessment methods and criteria
Didactic test, Presentation of acquired knowledge via paper

Classified credit: - activity in lectures and seminars, - self-study, - seminar paper on current issues with its presentation and defense.
Recommended literature
  • BAŠTECKÁ, B., MACH, J. Klinická psychologie. Praha: Portál, 2015. ISBN 978-80-262-0617-0.
  • BLATNÝ, Marek. Psychologie osobnosti: hlavní témata, současné přístupy. Praha: Grada, 2010. ISBN 978-80-247-3434-7.
  • FISCHER, Slavomil a Jiří ŠKODA. Sociální patologie: závažné sociálně patologické jevy, prevence, možnosti řešení. Praha: Grada, 2014. ISBN 978-80-247-5046-0.
  • KŘIVOHLAVÝ, Jaro. Psychologie zdraví. Praha: Portál, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7367-568-4.
  • PLEVOVÁ, I., PETROVÁ, A. Obecná psychologie. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2012. ISBN 978-80-244-3247-2.
  • RAUDENSKÁ, Jaroslava a Alena JAVŮRKOVÁ. Lékařská psychologie ve zdravotnictví. Praha: Grada, 2011. ISBN 978-80-247-2223-8.
  • ŘÍČAN, Pavel. Cesta životem. Praha: Portál, 2014. ISBN 978-80-262-0772-6.
  • SLEMĚNÍK, Ivan. Emoce a interpersonální vztahy. Praha: Grada, 2011. ISBN 978-80-247-3311-1.
  • ŠULOVÁ, L., T. FAIT, P. WEISS a kol. Výchova k sexuálně reprodukčnímu zdraví. Praha: Maxdorf, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7345-238-4.
  • THOROVÁ, K. Vývojová psychologie: proměny lidské psychiky od početí po smrt. Praha: Portál, 2015. ISBN 978-80-262-0714-6.
  • VÁGNEROVÁ, Marie. Současná psychopatologie pro pomáhající profese. Praha: Portál, 2014. ISBN 978-80-262-0696-5.
  • VÁGNEROVÁ, Marie. Vývojová psychologie: dětství a dospívání. Praha: Karolinum, 2012. ISBN 978-80-246-2153-1.
  • ZACHAROVÁ, Eva a Jitka ŠIMÍČKOVÁ-ČÍŽKOVÁ. Základy psychologie pro zdravotnické obory. Praha: Grada, 2011. ISBN 978-80-247-4062-1.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Health Studies Study plan (Version): Biomedical Engineering (14) Category: Special and interdisciplinary fields 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer