PSB_504 Psychology of self-defence

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/3/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petra Matulová (lecturer)
Mgr. Zuzana Pokorná, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Zdenka Stránská, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jarmila Valchářová
Prerequisites
Willingness to take a part in the active self-experience practise.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 16 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/16, only registered: 0/16
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
ability to define aggression, to describe kinds of aggression and to specify typs of aggressors;
ability to discuss consequences of assault, to explain differences between men`s and woman`s aggression and to aply manners of coping with aggression in diverse situations;
aplication of principles pasive and active self-defence in model situations;
ability to describe one`s own relationship to aggression; awareness of one`s own feelings in agresor`s and victim`s role;
Syllabus
  • Definition of aggression; Differences between aggression and aggresivenes; Differences between men and women committing violence; Typology of violence people; Psychology characteristics of victims; Ways of treating other`s aggression; Discussion about contemporary researches and studies; Basics of law; Experience part: one`s own boundary; one`s own aggression; role of aggressor and victim; methods of tamming attack; methods of tamming aggressive behavior;
Literature
  • ČERMÁK, Ivo. Lidská agrese a její souvislosti. Vyd. 1. Žďár nad Sázavou: Fakta, 1998, 204 s. ISBN 80-902614-1-8. info
  • ČÍRTKOVÁ, Ludmila and František ČERVINKA. Forenzní psychologie : psychologie pro soudce, advokáty, státní zástupce, vyšetřovatele, kriminalisty a pro všechny, kteří se v souvislosti s trestným činem dostanou do kontaktu s policií a soudy. Vyd. 1. Praha: Support, 1994, 206 s. info
  • FRAŇKOVÁ, Slávka and Vítězslav BIČÍK. Srovnávací psychologie a základy etologie. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 1999, 295 s. ISBN 8071848352. info
  • SPURNÝ, Joža. Psychologie násilí :o psychologické podstatě násilí, jeho projevech a způsobech psychologické obrany proti němu. 1. vyd. Praha: Eurounion, 1996, 134 s. ISBN 80-85858-30-4. info
  • VYMĚTAL, Jan. Úvod do psychoterapie. 2., aktualizované vydání. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2003, 262 stran. ISBN 8024702533. info
Teaching methods
lectures, working in group, experience
Assessment methods
colloquium thus discursion about topic "aggression and violence" and self-reflexion of students. At least 80% presence in the seminar is required.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011.
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