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Terminated in academic year 2012/2013

Psychological Aspects of Safety

Type of study Doctoral
Language of instruction Czech
Code 060-0903/01
Abbreviation PAB
Course title Psychological Aspects of Safety
Credits 10
Coordinating department Department of Security Services
Course coordinator prof. PhDr. Hana Vykopalová, CSc.

Subject syllabus

1st Initial concepts, classification and content
Basic knowledge of the workings of the human psyche, social behavior, influence
social groups on behavior, communication in the traumatic situation in life



2nd Stressful situations, stress
job stressors, stress and workload, working conditions and performance
decision
in stressful situations, adaptation and adjustment mechanisms, maladaptace,
defense
mechanisms

3rd Fear, anxiety, panic, conflict, frustration, deprivation
Classification of concepts, causes, options for coping.

4th The attack, anger and aggression in response to stressful situations
The basic theoretical background of aggression, anger and aggressive behavior,
some
forms of socially pathological behavior as a result of lived
trauma

5th Post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of extreme experience
Criteria for diagnosing PTSD, possible solutions

6th Basic principles for the provision of basic assistance in the field of mental
health
in extreme situations

7th The importance of mental hygiene in pozásahové situation

Literature

Baštecká, B. et al. Psychosociální krizová spolupráce. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada. 2013; ISBN 978–80–247–4195–6.
Dückers, M.L.A. Five essential principles of post–disaster psychosocial care: looking back and forward with Stevan Hobfoll. Eur J Psychotraumatol 2013;4:21914.
Hobfoll, S.E. et al. Five essential elements of immediate and mid– term mass trauma intervention: empirical evidence. Psychiatry 2007;70:283–315.

Advised literature

Rogers, C.H., Teorie a terapie osobnosti. Praha, Portál 2020, ISBN: 978-80-262-1665-0 
Víchová, V,: Autogenní trénink a autogenní terapie. Praha: Portál, 2016, ISBN 978-80-262-0999-7