SPROC_PPS1 Pathopsychology

Faculty of Education
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/1. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
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
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 aim of the course is to teach the student basic concepts that can characterize and describe psychological phenomena that develop out of standard, understand the mechanism of development of psychological deviations, handle the terminology of disorders of individual psychic functions and understand the psychological issues of the patients and the handicapped so that the graduate can actively communicate with   psychologists and physicians.
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 psychopathological phenomena, especially in a social context..
Syllabus
  • 1. The subject and meaning of pathopsychology, pathopsychology in psychology, 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 for people with difference, experience, plasticity and layers of difference, starting points for an inclusive society and education
  • 5. Causes of mental illness, heritability of psychological traits and environmental influences, factors in the development 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 disabilities
  • 17. 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
  • PUGNEROVÁ, Michaela and Jana KVINTOVÁ. Přehled poruch psychického vývoje. Vydání 1. Praha: Grada, 2016, 293 stran. ISBN 9788024754529. URL info
  • OREL, Miroslav. Psychopatologie : nauka o nemocech duše. 2., aktualizované a doplně. Praha: Grada, 2016, 338 stran. ISBN 9788024755168. 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, lectures, class discussion, 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)
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024.
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