SP3009 Pathopsychology 1

Faculty of Education
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. et Mgr. Věra Linhartová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Věra Vojtová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Věra Vojtová, Ph.D.
Department of Special and Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. et Mgr. et Mgr. Věra Linhartová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Special and Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
SP3009/Kombi01: Sat 9. 3. 8:00–13:50 učebna 35, Sat 16. 3. 8:00–13:50 učebna 35, V. Linhartová
SP3009/Prez01: Thu 15:00–16:50 učebna 35, V. Linhartová
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
there are 9 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
Learning outcomes of the course unit 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 will know the basics and circumstances of the interpretation of psychopathological phenomena, especially in the 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
    required literature
  • VÁGNEROVÁ, Marie. Současná psychopatologie pro pomáhající profese. Vydání první. Praha: Portál. 815 stran. ISBN 9788026206965. 2014. info
    recommended literature
  • PUGNEROVÁ, Michaela and Jana KVINTOVÁ. Přehled poruch psychického vývoje. Vydání 1. Praha: Grada. 293 stran. ISBN 9788024754529. 2016. URL info
  • Taylor, M. A., Vaidya, N. A. (2009). Descriptive Psychopathology. The Signs and Symptoms of Behavioral Disorders. Cambridge University Press.
  • ČEŠKOVÁ, Eva and Hana KUČEROVÁ. Psychopatologie a psychiatrie : pro psychology a speciální pedagogy. Edited by Mojmír Svoboda. Vyd. 2. Praha: Portál. 317 s. ISBN 9788026202165. 2012. URL info
  • KREJČÍŘOVÁ, Dana and Marie VÁGNEROVÁ. Psychodiagnostika dětí a dospívajících. Edited by Mojmír Svoboda. Vyd. 2. Praha: Portál. 791 s. ISBN 9788073675660. 2009. info
Teaching methods
Lecture, lectures, class discussion, group interactive work, homeworks.
Assessment methods
Test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 2 bloky pro kombinované studium.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022, Spring 2023.
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