PdF:SPROC_PPS1 Pathopsychology 1 - Course Information

SPROC_PPS1 Pathopsychology 1

Extent and Intensity

0/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching

Teacher(s)

Mgr. et Mgr. et Mgr. Věra Linhartová, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Věra Vojtová, Ph.D.
Department of Special and Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: PhDr. Mgr. Ilona Fialová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Special and Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education

Timetable

Fri 4. 10. 8:00–13:50 učebna 50, Fri 8. 11. 8:00–13:50 učebna 50

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

• Differential course in special pedagogy for graduates of a pedagogy-related Bachelor's degree (programme PdF, C-CV)

Course objectives

The course provides a basic orientation to the psychological issues of people with chronic illness, people with disabilities, and people with certain types of mental illness. The course is broadly conceived, using a range of theoretical and practical disciplines, particularly medical (psychiatry, neurology and others) and is oriented towards special education, psychology, and possibly sociology, and aims to support people with difference and their application in life. The aim of the course is to teach students the basic concepts that can be used to characterize and describe psychological phenomena that develop outside the statistical norm, to understand the mechanism of development.

Learning outcomes

Student after completing the course: - Knows the psychological issues of different types of disabilities, handicaps and some of the most common mental illnesses - is able to work professionally in a multidisciplinary team including doctors, psychologists and other professionals - is familiar with the psychological characteristics of people with disabilities and can respond appropriately to them -know the background and circumstances for interpreting differences in a person's psychological functions, especially their possible implications in a social context.

Syllabus

• 1. The subject and meaning of pathopsychology, the development from the pathopsychological concept to the functional concept and otherness 2. Norm and the concept of norm, the question of normality, disability, otherness, handicap, mental illness 3. Trends and changes in terminology, mental health as a continuum, otherness as part of a continuum versus norm and pathology 4. Quality of life of people with difference, experience, plasticity and layers of difference, starting points for an inclusive society and education 5. Causes of mental illness, inheritance of psychological traits and environmental influences, factors of disability 6. Mental disorders 7. Cognitive impairment 8. Disorders of perception 9. Memory disorders 10. Thinking disorders 11. Speech disorders 12. Emotional and motivational disorders 13. Impaired instincts 14. Disorders of the will 15. Disorders of consciousness and attention 16. Psychology of people with difference, differences in the personality psychology of people with different types of disability 17. The family of the child with difference 18. Self-perception and self-concept in people with difference 19. Somatic illness as a psychological problem, experience of illness, psychosomatics 20. Consequences of sensory impairment and NKS in communication, behaviour and experience 21. Psychological examination, cooperation between psychologist, psychiatrist and special educator

Literature

recommended literature
• OREL, Miroslav. Psychopatologie : nauka o nemocech duše. 3., aktualizované a doplně. Praha: Grada, 2020, 430 stran. ISBN 9788027125296. URL info
• PUGNEROVÁ, Michaela and Jana KVINTOVÁ. Přehled poruch psychického vývoje. Vydání 1. Praha: Grada, 2016, 293 stran. ISBN 9788024754529. URL info
• ČEŠKOVÁ, Eva and Hana KUČEROVÁ. Psychopatologie a psychiatrie : pro psychology a speciální pedagogy. Edited by Mojmír Svoboda. Vyd. 2. Praha: Portál, 2012, 317 s. ISBN 9788026202165. URL info
• VÁGNEROVÁ, Marie. Psychopatologie pro pomáhající profese. Vyd. 5., rozš. a přeprac. Praha: Portál, 2012, 870 s. ISBN 9788026202257. info

Teaching methods

Lecture, group interactive work, homeworks.

Assessment methods

Written test, research of professional sources, peer to peer reflection of research.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin.

Teacher's information

Conditions for successful completion of the course

A) exam - pı́sem test

B) timely submission of two assignments - a research paper and a feedback paper (of your choice selected by you) on the work of a colleague

1. Research from current sources on one of the chosen topics The learner will produce a text discussing current knowledge on a narrower issue within the topic, summarising findings from specialist sources, particularly research studies, naming current trends. The learner chooses one of the predefined topics, logs in to the IS in the Topic Schedule for the course.

The text will be based on at least 3 current international sources. The sources will be published no more than 10 years ago and will be written in a language other than Czech, Slovak or Ukrainian. For searching articles and publications, I recommend quality peer-reviewed sources from established academic institutions. The text will be a minimum of 1 800 characters (symbols and spaces).

2. Feedback on peer/non-peer research We are looking for descriptive feedback and reflection on the quality of the research and the selection of sources. The text will be a minimum of 900 characters (symbols and spaces).

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