UPPVJK054 Wellbeing

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Winter 2025
Extent and Intensity
10/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Tereza Kimplová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Institute of Pedagogical and Psychological Sciences – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: PhDr. Edita Ondřejová, Ph.D.
Timetable
Fri 3. 10. 12:15–17:10 C203, Fri 24. 10. 13:55–17:10 C208
Prerequisites
FAKULTA(FVP) && TYP_STUDIA(B) && FORMA(K)
Experience gained during practice (professional, school).
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 12 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 11/12, only registered: 0/12
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The Wellbeing course helps students better understand themselves and strengthen their own resilience. Students will become familiar with the basics of health psychology and wellbeing. They will practice techniques of psycho-hygiene, work with emotions and the body, and ways to cope with stress. The course promotes self-awareness and shows how to apply it in preventing burnout and in everyday professional practice.
Learning outcomes
Professional knowledge - after completing the subject, the student demonstrates knowledge:- recognizes basic concepts in the biopsychosocial-spiritual approach to human health- analyzes individual supportive factors- detects the critical amount of stressors for a given individualProfessional skills - after completing the subject, the student demonstrates skills:- actively masters positive techniques of psychosomatic influence- does not engage in destructive mechanisms towards their own health based on knowledge- is able to create a plan to support a healthy lifestyle.
Syllabus
1) Helping professions and the role of the helping worker – motivation to help, risks, self-reflection of strengths and weaknesses; – mapping personal needs. 2) Load and stress – physiology of stress, difference between acute and chronic stress; – working with physical signs of stress, breathing diagnosis. 3) Crisis and trauma – psychological and physical dimension, possibilities of first aid in stress and crisis; – practicing 'grounding' techniques. 4) Significant stressors of the present – digital load, economic pressures, environmental anxiety, and quality of life; – reflection on quality of life with physical expression, awareness of values. 5) Physical manifestations of stress and trauma – in children and adults; working with personal resources to overcome difficulties; – working with body memory (movement, visualization, drawing). 6) Working with the body in helping professions – possibilities and limits, ethical dimension, risks of alternative approaches; – exercise 'body boundaries' – awareness of personal space. 7) Psychosomatics I – communication of the body – the body as a source of information, non-verbal communication, experiential exercises; – the exercise "emotional map of the body". 8) Psychosomatics II – civilization diseases – the relationship between lifestyle, stress, and chronic illnesses; – breathing exercises, relaxation focused on somatic release. 9) Coping strategies I – theory of coping approaches, the difference between adaptive and maladaptive; – Body schemas – motor fields 1. 10) Coping strategies II – practice – personal coping profile, working with specific situations, resilience; – Body schemas – motor fields 2. 11) Burnout syndrome and its prevention – stages of burnout, prevention at personal and organizational levels, self-care; – Preparing a wellbeing journal. 12) Relaxation and psychohygiene in practice – relaxation methods, mindfulness, daily psychohygiene techniques; – combined training – progressive relaxation, mindful movement, working with voice, etc.
Literature
    required literature
  • JOCHMANNOVÁ, Leona, ed. a KIMPLOVÁ, Tereza, ed. Psychologie zdraví: biologické, psychosociální, digitální a spirituální aspekty. Vydání 1. Praha: Grada, 2021. 552 stran. ISBN 978-80-271-2569-2.
  • MAREŠ, Jiří, ed. a KEBZA, Vladimír, ed. Psychologie zdraví. Praha: Grada, 2024. 608 stran. ISBN 978-80-247-4411-7.
    not specified
  • Headspace. "Headspace Guide to Meditation and Mindfulness" [online]. Los Angeles: Headspace, Inc., 2024. Dostupné z: https://www.headspace.com.
  • Sood, A., et al. "Stress Management and Resilience Training (SMART) Program: A Randomized Clinical Trial of a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Approach." Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 2011, vol. 86, no. 8, pp. 771-778. ISSN 0025-6196.
  • Headspace. "Headspace Guide to Meditation and Mindfulness" [online]. Los Angeles: Headspace, Inc., 2024. Dostupné z: https://www.headspace.com. Bergland, C. "The Benefits of Meditation and Mindfulness Practices during Times of Crisis such as COVID-19." P
  • Česká televize. "Úvodní metodika: Školní Wellbeing" [online]. Praha: Česká televize, nedatováno [cit. 29. 8. 2024]. Dostupné z: https://edu.ceskatelevize.cz/namet/uvodni-metodika-skolni-wellbeing.
  • Kabat-Zinn, J. Mindfulness for Beginners: Reclaiming the Present Moment—and Your Life. Boulder: Sounds True, 2012. 184 pp. ISBN 978-1-60407-658-5.
  • Ruffault, R. A., et al. "Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction as an Intervention for Binge Eating, Emotional Eating, and Weight Loss: A Systematic Review." Eating Behaviors. 2017, vol. 26, pp. 92-99. ISSN 1471-0153.
  • avis, M., Eshelman, E. R., & McKay, M. The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook. 7th ed. Oakland: New Harbinger Publications, 2019. 352 pp. ISBN 978-1-68203-774-4.
  • Calm. "Mindfulness and Meditation Resources" [online]. San Francisco: Calm, Inc., 2024. Dostupné z: https://www.calm.com.
  • Harris, R. The Happiness Trap: How to Stop Struggling and Start Living. London: Robinson, 2008. 240 pp. ISBN 978-1-84604-715-4.
  • Drotárová, E., & Drotárová, L. Relaxační metody: Jak zvládat stres [online]. Praha: Epocha, 2003. ISBN 80-86328-12-0. Dostupné z: http://www.jozefmiko.sk/50-univerzita-identity/knihy/46-psychologia/07-relaxacni-metody/relaxacni-metody.pdf.
Teaching methods
discussion, project activity, exercise, lecture
Assessment methods
- Given that the subject is conducted in an experiential manner, participation is recommended.- Written processing of the topic: Individual 'Wellbeing plan' including the identification of stressors that the student is exposed to and a description of individual strategies for coping with them.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
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