VLLP7X1c Medical Psychology - practice

Faculty of Medicine
spring 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/4/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Mgr. Milena Blažková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Terézia Knejzlíková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Bc. Jan Lošák (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Petr Sojka, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Pavel Strašák (seminar tutor)
doc. PhDr. Miroslav Světlák, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Rastislav Šumec, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Miroslav Světlák, Ph.D.
Department of Medical Psychology and Psychosomatics – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Vlasta Břicháčková
Supplier department: Department of Medical Psychology and Psychosomatics – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Timetable of Seminar Groups
VLLP7X1c/01: Mon 18. 2. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Tue 19. 2. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Wed 20. 2. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Thu 21. 2. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Fri 22. 2. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Mon 25. 2. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Tue 26. 2. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Wed 27. 2. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Thu 28. 2. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Fri 1. 3. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509
VLLP7X1c/03: Mon 15. 4. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Tue 16. 4. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Wed 17. 4. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Thu 18. 4. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Tue 23. 4. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Wed 24. 4. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Thu 25. 4. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Fri 26. 4. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509
VLLP7X1c/04: Mon 13. 5. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Tue 14. 5. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Wed 15. 5. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Thu 16. 5. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Fri 17. 5. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Mon 20. 5. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Tue 21. 5. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509
VLLP7X1c/06: Mon 1. 4. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Tue 2. 4. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Wed 3. 4. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Thu 4. 4. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Fri 5. 4. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Mon 8. 4. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Tue 9. 4. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Wed 10. 4. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Thu 11. 4. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Fri 12. 4. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509
VLLP7X1c/10: Mon 29. 4. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Tue 30. 4. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Thu 2. 5. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Fri 3. 5. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Mon 6. 5. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Tue 7. 5. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Thu 9. 5. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Fri 10. 5. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509
VLLP7X1c/12: Mon 27. 5. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Tue 28. 5. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Wed 29. 5. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Thu 30. 5. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Fri 31. 5. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Mon 3. 6. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Tue 4. 6. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Wed 5. 6. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Thu 6. 6. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Fri 7. 6. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509
VLLP7X1c/16: Mon 4. 3. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Tue 5. 3. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Wed 6. 3. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Thu 7. 3. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Fri 8. 3. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Mon 11. 3. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Tue 12. 3. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Wed 13. 3. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Thu 14. 3. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509, Fri 15. 3. 7:30–12:20 F01B1/509
Prerequisites
VLPF0622c Pathophys. II - pract. train. && VLLP0633c Clinical Introduction III - practice
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
The objectives of the subject are to enable students to:
- 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
    required literature
  • AYERS, Susan and Richard DE VISSER. Psychologie v medicíně. Translated by Helena Hartlová. Vydání 1. Praha: Grada, 2015, xiv, 552. ISBN 9788024752303. URL info
  • TRESS, Wolfgang, Johannes KRUSSE and Jürgen OTT. Základní psychosomatická péče. Translated by Lubor Špís. Vydání první. Praha: Portál, 2008, 394 stran. ISBN 9788073673093. info
    recommended literature
  • VYMĚTAL, Jan. Lékařská psychologie. 3. aktualiz. vyd. Praha: Portál, 2003, 397 s. ISBN 80-7178-740-X. info
  • HONZÁK, Radkin. Komunikační pasti v medicíně : praktický manuál komunikace lékaře s pacientem. 2. dopl. vyd. Praha: Galén, 1999, 165 s. ISBN 8072620320. 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 can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 60.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2017, autumn 2018, autumn 2019, spring 2020, autumn 2020, spring 2021, autumn 2021, spring 2022, autumn 2022, spring 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (spring 2019, recent)
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