Course: Health Psychology

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Course title Health Psychology
Course code KKV/PPPSZ
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional, Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Slámková Petra, Mgr.
Course content
? Health psychology: definition of basic concepts and models of health psychology ? Health in the context of WHO; factors determining individual health ? Psychological determinants of health; well-being; emotions and their impact on health; resilience, resistance and vulnerability ? Biological determinants of health, selected problems of the body-mind relationship, stress and its impact on health ? Lifestyle and its impact on health; sleep; exercise; nutrition ? Social determinants of health; social support ? Patient and client in the health care system; communication about illness ? Spiritual determinants of health ? Digital aspects in health psychology ? Alternative medicine ? Health care; summary of salutoprotective factors of health ? Perspectives of health psychology

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
Learning outcomes
The course enables students to acquire basic knowledge about the determinants of health and their influence on individuals. Among other things, students will become more familiar with the issues related to impaired health and the presence of disease. They will also gain a general overview of how to prevent health problems.
The student is familiar with the basic concepts of health psychology. The student can describe the basic determinants of health as well as protective and risk factors in relation to health and illness.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Analysis of Activities ( Technical works)

? Active participation in classes (max. 2 absences allowed) ? Completion of ongoing assignments Students with ISP must meet at least 50% attendance requirements for seminars and complete assigned assignments in Moodle on time.
Recommended literature
  • Dosedlová, J. Chování související se zdravím: determinanty, modely a konsekvence. 2016.
  • Jochmanová. Psychologie zdraví : biologické, psychosociální, digitální a spirituální aspekty / Leona Jochmannová, Tereza Kimplová (eds.) a kol. .
  • Kolář, P. Posilování stresem: cesta k odolnosti. .
  • Křivohlavý, J. (2009). Psychologie zdraví. Praha.
  • Mareš, J. Psychologie zdraví. .
  • Ogden, J. Health psychology. 2023.
  • WALKER, Matthew P. (2021). Proč spíme: odhalte sílu spánku a snění. Druhé, aktualizované vydání.. Brno.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Social Pedagogy - Designing and Management (NA23) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer