BHPS031c Psychology - practice

Faculty of Medicine
autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Pavel Humpolíček, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Terézia Knejzlíková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Tatiana Malatincová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. PhDr. Alena Slezáčková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Pavel Strašák (seminar tutor)
doc. PhDr. Miroslav Světlák, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Blanka Šimková (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Rastislav Šumec, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Blanka Suchá (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Miroslav Světlák, Ph.D.
Department of Medical Psychology and Psychosomatics – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Blanka Suchá
Supplier department: Department of Medical Psychology and Psychosomatics – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Timetable
Mon 18. 9. 18:00–19:40 A19/115, Mon 25. 9. 18:00–19:40 A19/115, Mon 2. 10. 18:00–19:40 A19/115, Mon 9. 10. 18:00–19:40 A19/115, Mon 16. 10. 18:00–19:40 A19/115, Mon 23. 10. 18:00–19:40 A19/115, Mon 30. 10. 18:00–19:40 A19/115, Mon 6. 11. 18:00–19:40 A19/115, Mon 13. 11. 18:00–19:40 A19/115, Mon 20. 11. 18:00–19:40 A19/115, Mon 27. 11. 18:00–19:40 A19/115, Mon 4. 12. 18:00–19:40 A19/115, Mon 11. 12. 18:00–19:40 A19/115, Mon 18. 12. 18:00–19:40 A19/115
Prerequisites
BHFY011p Physiology - lecture && BHPA021p Pathological Anatomy - lecture
Lectures are only in the Czech language.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
- Help students identify their own sources of motivation for the profession of health care professional
- Through self-experience exercises, help students distinguish different levels of helping professions (a healthcare worker, such as a social role, a person, a patient)
- Help students identify their own sources of self-support
- Help students to learn the basic methods of stress management
- Link the theoretical background of medical psychology to general human existential themes through experiential exercises (responsibility, will to sense, meaning of life, hope, humility, gratitude)
- Rehearse essential counselling and psychotherapy skills in various medical contexts and situations under the direct supervision of clinical psychologist and psychotherapist
- To acquaint students with basic psychotherapeutic techniques in individual and group psychotherapy (demonstration, short self-experience)
- Practice of basic relaxation techniques
Learning outcomes
- Student understands which motives may be in the background of a medical profession
- Understands the concept of self-support and is able to identify own sources of self-support
- Student will learn effective stress management techniques
- Student will meet general human existential themes through experiential exercises (rear of death and dying, responsibility, will to sense, meaning of life, hope, humility, gratitude)
- Students will acquire the basic communication skills when communicating bad news to patients
- Student will learn basic communication skills in communication with children at different stages of development
- Student will learn basic communication skills in communication with patients with chronic diseases
- Student will learn basic communication skills in communicating with patients who experience strong emotions
- Student will learn to identify transference and countertransference phenomena
- Students will learn the principles of collecting anamnesis in psychosomatic patients
- Student will learn the principles of conducting the clinical interview
Syllabus
  • - Motivation of the medical profession
  • - External and internal self-support system
  • - Autogenic training
  • - Mindfulness-based stress reduction
  • - The general human existential themes
  • - Basic communication skills in communication with children
  • - Basic communication skills in communication with chronic disease patient
  • - Basic communication skills in communication with children who experience strong emotions
  • - Basic communication skills when communicating bad news to patients
  • - Principles of collecting anamnesis in psychosomatic patients
  • - Principles of conducting the clinical interview
  • - Transference and countertransference phenomena
  • - Ego defense mechanisms
  • - Supervision in medicine
  • - Team supervision
Literature
    recommended literature
  • KOHOUTEK, Rudolf. Psychologie zdraví a nemoci (Psychology of Health and Disease). Brno, 2007. URL info
  • AYERS, Susan and Richard DE VISSER. Psychologie v medicíně. Translated by Helena Hartlová. Vydání 1. Praha: Grada, 2015, xiv, 552. ISBN 9788024752303. URL info
  • ŠPATENKOVÁ, Naděžda and Jaroslava KRÁLOVÁ. Základní otázky komunikace : komunikace (nejen) pro sestry. 1. vyd. Praha: Galén, 2009, 135 s. ISBN 9788072625994. info
  • KŘIVOHLAVÝ, Jaro. Psychologie zdraví. Vydání třetí. Praha: Portál, 2009, 279 stran. ISBN 9788073675684. URL info
Teaching methods
Interactive exercise and supervision.
Assessment methods
Full attendance is required for credit.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 15.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
https://is.muni.cz/predmet/med/BHPS031c?lang=cs&obdobi=6903
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, autumn 2018, autumn 2019, autumn 2020, autumn 2021, autumn 2024.
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