Introduction to Psychology - FDP012
Title: Introduction to Psychology
Guaranteed by: Department of Preventive Medicine (15-220)
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové
Actual: from 2023
Semester: summer
Points: 0
E-Credits: 1
Examination process: summer s.:
Hours per week, examination: summer s.:0/15, C [HS]
Capacity: unlimited
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
Key competences:  
State of the course: taught
Language: English
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Guarantor: doc. MUDr. David Skorunka, Ph.D.
In complex pre-requisite: FDP024, FDP027, FDP028, FDP029, FDP030, FDP031, FDP032, FDP033, FDP034, FDP035, FDP036, FDP037, FDP038, FDP039, FDP040, FDP041, FDP042, FDP043, FDP044
Examination dates   SS schedule   
Annotation -
The subject introduces selected topics from general psychology, medical psychology, and contemporary neuroscience, which are relevant for medicine. The emphasis is put on bio-psycho-social framework in medicine including the intricacies of communication with the patient in various clinical situations. A concepts of embedded counselling, narrative sensitivity, and collaborative relationships are to be discussed as well.
Last update: Skorunka David, doc. MUDr., Ph.D. (28.01.2025)
Literature

 

  1.  Ayers, S., De Visser, R. (2021) Psychology for Medicine and Healthcare, 3rd Edition, London: Sage.
  2.  Siegel, D. (2020) The Developing Mind. 3nd Ed., New York: Guilford.
  3.  McLeod, J. , McLeod, J.(2011)  Counselling Skill; A Practical Guide for Counsellors and HelpingProfessionals. Open University Press.
  4. Rolland, J.S., (2018). Helping Couples and Families Navigate Illness and Disability. New York: Guilford.
Last update: Skorunka David, doc. MUDr., Ph.D. (28.01.2025)
Requirements to the exam

Credit Requirements:

  1.  Attendance 80 %
  2.  Activity during seminars
  3.  Core texts reading
  4. An essay writing.
Last update: Skorunka David, doc. MUDr., Ph.D. (28.01.2025)
Syllabus

 

Lecturers:

David Skorunka, M.D., PhD.  

Dept. of Preventive Medicine

 

 Practical courses/seminars:

 

  1.  Introduction to psychology; Why future physicians should bother about psychology? Arguments from interpersonal neurobiology.
  2.  Balance between personal and professional development: self-reflective practice, motivation, expectations, needs, and emotions.
  3.  Family, health, and illness. Stress and health. Disease as a stressful situation, coping strategies. Burn-out syndrome.
  4.  Challenges and dilemmas of doctor-patient communication in clinical practice. Therapeutic relationship in medicine. Embedded counselling.
  5.  Bio-psycho-social model and psychosomatic perspective; an overview.
Last update: Skorunka David, doc. MUDr., Ph.D. (28.01.2025)