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Fundamentals of Communication, Psychology and Ethics in Medicine

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Course Unit Code450-2086/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated2 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
BUZ0024PhDr. Radka Bužgová, Ph.D.
KOZ0251PhDr. Radka Kozáková, Ph.D.
Summary
The subject is conceived as a theoretical and practical whole. He is familiar with the issues of general psychology, developmental psychology, social psychology and health psychology. It deals with the role of psychological states in the area of diagnostic and therapeutic activities, the provision of psychological assistance to patients during treatment and the treatment of chronic diseases. These principles of psychology follow ethical and legal norms, with the meaning of mandatory confidentiality and patient rights, principles of communicating truth to the patient, and the principles of ethical code of health
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The subject is conceived as a theoretical and practical whole. He is familiar with the issues of general psychology, developmental psychology, social psychology and health psychology. It deals with the role of psychological states in the area of diagnostic and therapeutic activities, the provision of psychological assistance to patients during treatment and the treatment of chronic diseases. These principles of psychology follow ethical and legal norms, with the meaning of mandatory confidentiality and patient rights, principles of communicating truth to the patient, and the principles of ethical code of health
Course Contents
Lectures
1.-2. Introduction to general psychology.
3-4. Introduction to Social Psychology.
5-6. Introduction to Developmental Psychology.
7-8. Introduction to Medical Psychology.
9. The subject of ethics, the importance of ethics for a health worker. Contemporary Ethics. Sources of Medical Ethics: The Hippocratic Oath and the Jewish-Christian Tradition (Moral Christian Ten).
10. Ethical aspects of medical practice. Ethical duties of a health worker.
11. Relationship between legal and ethical standards (right to information, duty of confidentiality).
12. Patient rights.
13. Ethical aspects of communication.
14. Verbal communication. Paralingism, Communication barriers.
15. Rules of Effective Communication, Nonverbal Communication.
16. Empathy. Active listening. Devaluation and evaluation in communication.
17. Communication in multidisciplinary team, Telephone and electronic communication.
18. Communication with the patient\'s family - information, legal aspects, mandatory confidentiality.
19. Communication with children. Communication with seniors. Communicating with patients with dementia.
20. Communicating with an aggressive patient. Communicating with patients with visual impairment. Communicating with patients with hearing impairment
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
1. Health care ethics : critical issues for the 21st century. Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett, c2009. xiv, 441 s. ISBN 9780763745264
2. HYLAND, M. E., DONALDSON, M. L. Psychological Care in Nursing Practice. London : Scutari Press,1989. ISBN 1-8713- 6404-3.
1. BUŽGOVÁ, R. Etika ve zdravotnictví. Ostrava: OU, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7368-501-0.
2. HAŠKOVCOVÁ, H. Lékařská etika. Praha: Galén, 2. vyd., 2002. ISBN 80-7262-132-7.
3. Zeleníková. Komunikace v ošetřovatelství. Ostrava, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7464-550-1.
4. Křivohlavý, J. Neverbální komunikace. Řeč pohledů, úsměvů a gest. Praha, 1988.
5. Křivohlavý, J. Rozhovor lékaře s pacientem. IDVPZ, Brno, 1995.
6. De Vito, J. A. Základy mezilidské komunikace. Praha: Grada, 2008.
7. POKORNÁ, A. Efektivní komunikační techniky v ošetřovatelství. Brno: NCO NZO, 2006. ISBN 80-7013-440-2.
8. BRAIN, Christine, Julia RUSSELL a Karren SMITH. Edexcel GCSE psychology. Harlow: Pearson Education Limited, 2009. ISBN 978-1-84690-483-7.
9. CORDELLA, Marisa. The dynamic consultation: a discourse analytical study of doctor-patient communication. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, c2004. Pragmatics & beyond new series. ISBN 90-272-5371-4.

Recommended Reading:
1. Alan Cribb. Health and the good society : setting healthcare ethics in social context. Oxford : Clarendon Press, 2005.xiv, 236 s. 9780199242733.
2. Linda Brannon, Jess Feist. Health psychology : an introduction to behavior and health. Belmont : Wadsworth, c2004. xxii, 593 s. : il. ISBN 0534506003
1. Nakonečný, M. Motivace lidského chování. Praha: Academia, 2004.
2. Nakonečný, M. Sociální psychologie. praha, 1999.
3. Plháková, A. Učebnice obecné psychologie. Praha: Academia, 2013.
4. Vágnerová, M. Vývojová psychologie. Praha : Portál, 2000. ISBN 80-71783-08-0.
5. MUNZAROVÁ, M. Zdravotnická etika od A do Z. Praha:Grada-Publishing, 2005. ISBN 80-247-1024-2.
6. Zacharová, E. Zdravotnická psychologie.. Praha: Grada, 2007.
7. POKORNÁ, A. Komunikace se seniory. Praha: Grada, 2010. ISBN 978-80-247-3271-8.
8. HONZÁK, R. Komunikační pasti v medicíně. Galén, 1997. ISBN 80-7262-032-0.
9. Burda, P. Krizová komunikace s agresivním a hostilním pacientem. NCO NZO, Brno, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7013-564-8.
10. KŘIVOHLAVÝ, J. Povídej, naslouchám. Praha: Návrat, 1993. ISBN 80-85495-18X.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Individual consultations
Assesment methods and criteria
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CreditCredit85 51