PSBA031 Introduction to Clinical Psychology

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2027
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petra Coufalová (lecturer)
Mgr. Hana Jahnová (lecturer)
Mgr. Helena Klimusová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Hana Přikrylová Kučerová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Tereza Řehořová, MBA (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Matěj Stříteský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Iva Burešová, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Šefčíková
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites (in Czech)
PSBA001 Biology && PSBA010 Introduction to Neuroscience && PSBA017 Psych of Health and Stress && PSBA018 Ethical Issues in Psychology && PSBA020 Social Psychology II && PSBA022 Psychopathology
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
Abstract
Clinical psychology gives the students opportunity to build up thesaurus of knowledges about a human being in health and illness, about a human being with dysbalance and dysfunction. All these facts in the context of prevention, prophylaxis and therapy. The basic clinical psychological paradigma are: dysfunction - abnormity - pathology health - deficit - illness prophylaxis - prevention - intervention sanogenesis - integration - self-realization. After completing the course, students will be able to be oriented in all of the above areas, know all relevant terminology and be aware of relevant overlaps to other applied science disciplines. Students will also gain an understanding of the scope and conditions of a career in clinical psychology and the key ethical and legal implications of the psychological profession.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students will be able to navigate the relevant terminology and framework topics of clinical psychology and critically evaluate different approaches to human health and illness. At the same time, students will be able to apply basic ethical and legal aspects in a relevant way in the field.
Key topics

  • Introduction to Clinical Psychology: the scope and role of the field; the profession of a clinical psychologist

  • Ethical foundations of clinical psychology

  • Legal aspects of clinical psychology

  • The dopamine loop – dopamine, motivation, and repetitive behavioral patterns

  • The doctor–patient relationship – the relationship as a working tool; transference, boundaries, expectations; teamwork and interprofessional collaboration

  • Burnout syndrome

  • Workaholism

  • Chronic fatigue syndrome

  • Communication in healthcare – specific situations, specific patient groups, and communication burden

  • Impostor syndrome

  • Conducting the clinical interview; professional terminology of clinical psychology and psychiatry

  • Pain and the psychology of pain – types of pain; psychological factors in pain; clinical work with pain

  • Introduction to psychosomatics

    • Study resources and literature
      required literature
    • BAŠTECKÁ, Bohumila and Jan MACH. Klinická psychologie. Vydání první. Praha: Portál, 2015, 759 stran. ISBN 9788026206170. info
    • KRAMER, Geoffrey P.; Douglas A. BERNSTEIN and Vicky PHARES. Introduction to clinical psychology. Eighth edition. Boston: Pearson, 2014, viii, 518. ISBN 0205871852. info
    • BAŠTECKÁ, Bohumila. Klinická psychologie v praxi. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2003, 420 s. ISBN 8071787353. info
      recommended literature
    • Pomerantz, A. M. (2008). Clinical Psychology. Science, Practice, and Culture. United States, hardback, 535 pages.
    • Clinical handbook of psychological disorders : a step-by-step treatment manual. Edited by David H. Barlow. Fifth edition. New York: The Guilford press, 2014, xvi, 768. ISBN 9781462513260. info
    • PLANTE, Thomas G. Současná klinická psychologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2001, 444 s. ISBN 8071699632. info
    Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
    Lecture plus classes discussion between lecturer and students about subject of the clinical psychology.
    Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
    Written test.
    Language of instruction
    Czech
    Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
    The course is taught annually.
    The course is taught every week.
    Teacher's information
    Further literature will be specified in individual lectures.
    The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026.
    • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2027, recent)
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