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The Basics of Psychology and Psychopathology

Summary

The subject of the basics of psychology and psychopathology is conceived as a theoretical and practical subject. It deals with psychology as a science and solves the problem of defining basic psychological concepts.
It provides theoretical knowledge of basic psychological procedures in communication with patients of different types and degrees of disability and its relatives.
It deepens the knowledge that is important for professional coping with difficult situations in caring for the individual needs of the sick, the handicapped and the dying, and maintaining the balance of the care and assistance provider itself.

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Advised literature

MURRAY, H. A., MCADAMS, D. Explorations in personality. 7th ed. Oxford University Press, 2007. 816 s. ISBN 019530506X .
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355 p. ISBN 978-0-7637-6542-2 .
POTTER, P. A., PERRY, A. G. Fundamentals of Nursing. 6th ed. St. Louis:
Mosby, 2005. 1728 s. ISBN 0-323-02586-2 .
TUCKER, S. M., CANOBBIO, M. M., PAQUETTE, E. V., WELLS, M. F. Patient Care Standards. Collaborative Planning and Nursing Interventions. 7th ed. St. Louis: Mosby, 2000. 967 p. ISBN-13: 978-0-323-00996-6 . ISBN10:0-323-00996-4 .


Language of instruction čeština, angličtina
Code 450-2100
Abbreviation ZO
Course title The Basics of Psychology and Psychopathology
Coordinating department Department of Cybernetics and Biomedical Engineering
Course coordinator PhDr. Radka Kozáková, Ph.D.