PSB_510 Assertivity Training

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Zuzana Slováčková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Zdenka Stránská, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jarmila Valchářová
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 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Main aims of this lecture can be summarized as follows: to understand main principles and techniques of assertiveness;
to awake to difference between assertiveness and manipulation;
to learn to discriminate types of social behavior and to respond to their manifestations properly.
Important part of lessons is active training of assertivity.
Syllabus
  • 1. History and present of assertivity
  • 2. Main principles of assertive behavior
  • 3. Social behavior types
  • 4. Selfreflexion - presumption of assertivity
  • 5. Difference between assertivity and manipulation
  • 6. Bill of Assertivity Rights
  • 7. Types of manipulation
  • 8. Assertive communication
  • 9. Assertive reaction - feedback
  • 10. Assertive techniques
  • 11. Aplication of assertivity
  • 12. Assertivity training
Literature
  • PRAŠKO, Ján. Asertivita v partnerství. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2005, 235 s. ISBN 8024712466. info
  • PRAŠKO, Ján and Hana PRAŠKOVÁ. Asertivitou proti stresu. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 1996, 181 s. ISBN 8071693340. info
  • POKORNÁ, Alžběta and Tomáš NOVÁK. Asertivita jako lék v profesních a mezilidských vztazích. Vyd. 1. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2003, 118 s. ISBN 807179354X. info
  • VALIŠOVÁ, Alena. Asertivita v prostředí rodiny a školy : pedagogické a psychologické problémy v teorii a praxi. Vyd. 1. Praha: ISV, 2002, 326 s. ISBN 8086642038. info
Assessment methods
Teaching methods: lectures, group work, group discussions, role play, videofeedback
Specially scheduled course: tree days (3 x 8h) of intensive work and training; 100% participation necessary.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on course enrolment limitations: limit 15 studentů platí pro prezenční studium, studenti kombinovaného studia se mohou nahlásit všichni
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Spring 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019.
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