UOSP087 Psychodiagnostics

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Winter 2016
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Dagmar Svobodová (lecturer)
PhDr. Dagmar Svobodová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Mária Gažiová, Ph.D.
Institute of Paramedical Health Studies – 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 course intorduces students to the etiology of mental aberrations, common types of stressful situations and pertinent defence mechanisms/flight responses. During the course, students should: get an overview of the variability of human psyche and an overview of mental disorders, learn key issues in the area of mental health of ill and/or handicapped citizens, become knowledgeable about selected mental and behavioural disorders. Lectures, discussion, group work, classroom presentation, demonstration
Syllabus
  • Lectures:
    1.Mechanisms of interindividual variability in human mentality
    2.Overview of mental dysfunctions
    3. Cognitive disorders (perception, memory, thinking, speech)
    4. Emotional and motivational disorders (emotions, instincts, volition)
    5. Impaired consciousness (quantitative impairment, qualitative impairment), attention disorder
    6. Personality disorders
    7. Psychological assessment, strategies in diagnostics, diagnosis of psychospiritual crisis
    8. Psychological issues in social pathology (dysfunctional family environment, negative social influence, occupational and economic factors, delinquency and penitentiary care)
    Practical sessions:
    1. Lifestyle issues - dysbalance and addiction
    2. Pervasive developmental disorders. Autism in children
    3. Neurotic disorders
    4. Suicidal behaviour
    5. Cult engagement and mental manipulation
    6. Family dysfunction issues - abuse and neglect
    7. Unemployment and homelessness. Sociocultural handicaps - immigrant inclusion and adaptation, Roma minorities
    8. Delinquency and penitentiary care. Victiomology
Literature
    recommended literature
  • JUŘÍČKOVÁ, V. Péče o duševní zdraví. Distanční studijní opora a e-learningový kurz. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, 2012. URL info
  • HOSÁKOVÁ, J. Specifika péče o duševně nemocné. Distanční studijní opora a e-learningový kurz. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, 2012. URL info
  • VÁGNEROVÁ, M. Psychopatologie pro pomáhající profese. Praha: Portál, 2004. ISBN 80-7178-802-3. info
  • Svoboda, M., Krejčířová, D., Vágnerová, M. Psychodiagnostika dětí a dospívajících. Praha: Portál., 2001. info
  • SVOBODA, M. Psychologická diagnostika dospělých. Praha: Portál, 1999. ISBN 80-7178-327-7. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Credit Pass
>80 per cent attendance in practical sessions (extra assignments will be given for missed lessons, on serious grounds), practicals
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2009, Winter 2010, Winter 2011, Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2017, Winter 2018.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2016, recent)
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