F1SK2_11 Stress Management & Mindfulness

Faculty of Pharmacy
Spring 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Filip Kňažek (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Filip Kňažek
Department of Applied Pharmacy – Departments – Faculty of Pharmacy
Timetable of Seminar Groups
F1SK2_11/01: Mon 21. 2. 14:00–16:00 45-221, Mon 14. 3. 14:00–16:00 45-221, Mon 21. 3. 14:00–16:00 45-221, Mon 28. 3. 14:00–16:00 45-221, Mon 25. 4. 14:00–16:00 45-221, Mon 9. 5. 14:00–16:00 45-221
Prerequisites
The course will be taught in Czech. The course is primarily intended for MUNI PHARM students. In case of free capacity, students of other faculties can also apply.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 16 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 11/16, only registered: 0/16, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/16
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to get to know the basic techniques for managing stressful situations for (not only) students of the pharmacy program in various environments from study to work and personal. The course will also support the integration of non-formal education methods in the teaching of university science-oriented disciplines, increase students' pro-activity, support their social feelings and help students prevent mental overload or burnout.
Learning outcomes
The outcomes of the course depend on the degree of personal involvement of individual students and their willingness to use the methods and techniques acquired in their lives. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to use many specific techniques and methods, including: - be able to use various breathing techniques and self-reflective techniques of mindfulness; - will be aware of their recurring patterns of behavior and thinking traps into which they fall and will be able to work consciously with them; - will be able to observe various situations in their lives from different perspectives and will know how to approach them effectively and consciously work with them
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to stress - what is it? How does it arise and how does it manifest? What forms exist? Stress from learning
  • 2. Principles of Mindfulness, influence of the past and future, meditation with food
  • 3. Work under stress, stress management techniques, breathing techniques
  • 4. Thinking traps and how to deal with them, time and its effect on stress
  • 5. Body-scan, movement and its effect on stress, positive thinking and affirmations
  • 6. Conscious walk, stress and nature, forest bathing, final colloquium
Literature
    recommended literature
  • John A. Romas, Manoj Sharma. (2017). Practical Stress Management: A Comprehensive Workbook (7th edition, 236 s.) Academic Press, Elsevier Inc.
Teaching methods
Active participation (individually or in groups) through communication, confrontational, (self) reflective and relaxation exercises and activities with subsequent debriefing.
Assessment methods
Credit is awarded for proactive participation in seminars, fulfillment of attendance (allowed max. 1 absence with sufficient justification), participation in the final colloquium seminar and completion of a written online evaluation of the entire course.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.
General note: Osnova předmětu nepředpokládá hlubší než středoškolské znalosti. Vhodné pro zápis pro každého studenta VŠ v rámci rozšíření obzoru.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2021.
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