UVSRPVK149 Health and Disease

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Guaranteed by
René Pastrňák
Institute of Public Administration and Social Policy – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
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
The aim of the course Health and Disease is to introduce the determinants which can lead to diseases and conduct them to understanding of man as integrated being in social system. The course should present the issue of diseases and disorders both physical and mental as well as handicap of sense organs and according individual groups of handicaps show peculiarities of social position of handicapped. The course should contribute to consolidation of theoretical knowledge in order that the students can use it in concrete situations during the practice in social work. The lectures will be aimed at issue of stress and life cycle as factors which influence perceived feeling of health. The students will be introduced what essential change the disease means in life of individual, they will comprehend the new role of ill and position in family, in society, in medical institutions. The course deals also with communication between medical staff and patient, roles, expectations which during the process of communication appear. The course is intended for Department of Public Administration and Regional Policy students only.
Syllabus
  • 1. Elementary concepts, elementary literature and sources
    2. Definition of health, pathogens and salutors effecting health
    3. Life style and its influence on health
    4. Psychology of health
    5. Stress, its origin, management, risk
    6. Burn-out syndrome
    7. Psychology of disease
    8. Definition of disease, phase of origin, development of disease
    9. Patient in terminal stadium, death
    10. Communication between patient and medical staff
    11. Change of role of patient and expectations of development of disease
    12. Summary
Literature
    required literature
  • Holčík a kol. Sociální lékařství. I. - II. díl. Brno: MU, 2002. info
  • Kübler-Rossová, E. Otázky a odpovědi o smrti a umírání. Turnov: Arica, 1994. info
  • Baštecký, J. Psychosomatická medicína. Praha: Grada, 1993. info
  • Křivohlavý, J. Vážně nemocný mezi námi. Praha: Avicenum, 1989. info
Teaching methods
Interactive lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Assessment methods
Test
Oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Přednáška 6 HOD/SEM.
Teacher's information
Composition of seminar paper on assigned topic aimed at correct work with literature, composition of essay on assigned topic focused on own consideration and subjective evaluation. Oral exam from circles regarding taught topics.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012, Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019.
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