Course: Theory of Personal Defects

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Course title Theory of Personal Defects
Course code PCH/TPOM
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Cakirpaloglu Panajotis, prof. PhDr. DrSc.
Course content
Role of conceptual models of psychological disorders Characteristics and systematization of psychological models Brief overview on nonpsychological models: animism, religious, moral, diseases model, prescientific, mental illness model, psychosomatic model The social model Psychosocial model Socio-cultural model Existential model Bio-psycho-social model Correlation model Systematic model

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
  • Attendace - 15 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 40 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 20 hours per semester
Learning outcomes

1. Is familiar with the epistemological knowledge of healthy and disordered personality. 2. Describes the specifics models of personality interpretation. its positive and negative features. 3. Understends the principles and limits of deterministic and teleological explication in personality disorders. 4. Characterizes the dynamics of personality disorders with regard to the specifics of ego boundaries.
Prerequisites
Introduction to personality psychology, Special issues i personality psychology

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Active participation in lectures, discussions on various topics.
Recommended literature
  • Praško, J. (2010). Psychiatrické problémy u somaticky nemocných a základy lékařské psychologie. Olomouc.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Psychology (2014) Category: Psychology courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter