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Psychology of Safety and Catastrophes

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Course Unit Code060-0536/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory type B
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites There are no prerequisites or co-requisites for this course unit
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
VYK52prof. PhDr. Hana Vykopalová, CSc.
Summary
The course deals with the psychological aspects collectively in danger, prevention and assessment of risks of life, including human behavior and responding to threats in a critical situation. The course focuses on the basic understanding of the fundamental concepts and related background of the issue and the importance, role and status of rescuers, including a critical situation. prevention options.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
On completion of the course specifically aimed to create specific theoretical knowledge and skills in the application of synthetic and analytic approach to processing and evaluation of selected theoretical situations to create optimal conditions for their application in practice.
Course Contents
1. Introduction
Basic input into the issue. Disasters and emergencies and the importance of their impact on our civilization. Breakdown disasters.

2. Man-ENVIRONMENT-SOCIETY
Man as part of the environment and society. The fundamental workings of the human psyche. Explanation of basic concepts.

3. SOCIAL behavior and social functioning. Errors in perception.
Social behavior and social functioning.
Perception and assessment of the situation. Errors in perception - Illusions and delusions. Personal and social perception. Errors in personal and social perception.

4. Communication in a social situation and its significance. Communication in a stressful situation. Crisis communication. The importance of communication in social situations and stress situaci.Komunikace verbal and nonverbal. Interaction as part of communication. Discussions and negotiations. The basic model of negotiation. Negotiations in pairs and in groups. Negotiation in a hostage situation.

5. BASIC ZÁKONITOSI human behavior in social groups.
Communication and relational structure in a social group. Social norms, group pressure and conformism. Specific social groups -dav. Breakdown and types of crowds. The behavior of the crowd. Crowd psychology.


6. Selected communication techniques in stress situation. Assertiveness, transactional analysis. Interpretation of substance. Basic assertive rights. Basic assertive techniques.

7. Conflicts, their essence and solutions.
Disclosure of conflict, types of conflicts and their breakdown by region of origin. Specific forms of conflicts, peacekeeping.

8. STRESS. Stressors. Drought stress and its effects on humans. Stress behavior. Defense mechanisms. Procedures for coping with stress. Traumatic situations.

9. Aggression. Types of aggression. Basic theory aimed at explaining the essence of aggression. Aggression behavior. Aggression-aggression.

10. Specific emergency situations
Hostage-taking situation. Types aggressors typology of situations kidnappings. Terrorism. Definition of the division terrorism. Some international conventions supporting the fight against terrorism.

11. Assisting personnel in stressful situations
Reaction rescuer personnel to a stressful situation. The emergence of the so-called. Late reactions to traumatic stress. The consequences of traumatic experiences. Preventing PTSD: debriefing, defusing,. Crisis intervention.

12. Altruism and prosocial behavior, victimology. The definition of altruism,. The importance of altruism and prosocial behavior in stressful situation. Victimology-doctrine of the victims. The process of victimization. Assistance to victims.

13. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD PTSD and other disorders resulting in traumatic stress situation.
Diagnostic criteria and symptoms of PTSD. Acute stress reaction. Adaptive disorders. Phobia.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
Štětina,J. a kol.: medicína katastrof a hromadných neštěstí. Grada Publishing, Praha 2000
Čech,J.: Vyjednávanie a branie rukojemníka. APZ, Bratislava 2000
Vizinová,D.,Preiss,M.: Psychické trauma a jeho terapie. Portál, Praha 1999
Vykopalová,H.: Vybrané kapitoly ze sociální psychologie v kontextu komunikace. UP, Olomouc 2000
Vykopalová,H.: Základy psychosociální přípravy humanitárních jednotek ČČK. Úřad ČČK, Praha 2003
Vodáčková,D. a kol.: Krizová intervence. Portál, Praha 2002
Vinay,J. a kol.: Stres a zdraví. Portál, Praha 2007
Brzybohatý,M.: Terorismus a my. Computer Press, Praha 2001
Štětina,J. a kol.: medicína katastrof a hromadných neštěstí. Grada Publishing, Praha 2000
Čech,J.: Vyjednávanie a branie rukojemníka. APZ, Bratislava 2000
Vizinová,D.,Preiss,M.: Psychické trauma a jeho terapie. Portál, Praha 1999
Vykopalová,H.: Vybrané kapitoly ze sociální psychologie v kontextu komunikace. UP, Olomouc 2000
Vykopalová,H.: Základy psychosociální přípravy humanitárních jednotek ČČK. Úřad ČČK, Praha 2003
Vodáčková,D. a kol.: Krizová intervence. Portál, Praha 2002
Vinay,J. a kol.: Stres a zdraví. Portál, Praha 2007
Brzybohatý,M.: Terorismus a my. Computer Press, Praha 2001
Recommended Reading:
Vykopalová, H.: Principles of Humanitarian psychosocial training units of the Red Cross. Red Cross, Praha 2003.
Staal, M.A., Harvey, S.C.: Operational Psychology. Santa Barbara, California, USA, 2019, ISBN 978-1-4408-6620-3.
Vykopalová,H.: Základy psychosociální přípravy Humanitárních jednotek ČČK. ČČK, Praha 2003.
Staal, M.A., Harvey, S.C.: Operational Psychology. Santa Barbara, California, USA, 2019, ISBN 978-1-4408-6620-3.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit30 10
        ExaminationExamination70 21