PSBB066 Mental Illness in Movies

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2026
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Kateřina Koros Bartošová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ondřej Vedral (lecturer)
Magdalena Štoková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Kateřina Koros Bartošová, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Šefčíková
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Abstract
At the end of the course students should be able to:
1) Work with information on theory of psychopatology in order to gain a deeper understanding of presented films.
2) Interpret key moments of selected films in terms of psychopathology.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students will be able to : understand selected disorders portrayed in the films
Key topics
  • 1. Main principles and requirements of the course.
  • 2. Basic theoretical information on film theory.
  • 3. Basic theoretical information on film analysis.
  • 4. Practical analysis and interpretation of selected films.
Study resources and literature
    recommended literature
  • WEDDING, Danny and Ryan M. NIEMIEC. Movies and mental illness : using films to understand psychopathology. 4th edition. Boston: Hogrefe, 2014, xvii, 455. ISBN 9781613344613. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Teaching methods: lectures, group work, discussion, work with specialized publications
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
1. active participation in lessons - submission of a recorded discussion of the film - see interactive curriculum
Language of instruction
English
Study support
https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/phil/podzim2026/PSBB066/index.qwarp
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week.
Teacher's information
Please see interactive curriculum for more information. The course is tought completly online and you can choose when you will study and fulfill the assigment.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024, Autumn 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2026, recent)
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