Syllabus
Lectures:
1. Basic terminology, definition of mental illness, concept of normality
2. Body appearance, self-perception
3. Crises, psychic deprivation, frustration, stress
4. Mental illness and heredity - Ericson's model
5. Bio-psycho-social concept of mental illness - Ericson's model, models of health, system's conception
6. Basic psychotherapy of the patient, his family and his social environment
7. Psychological factors influencing patient's reactions and his family of illnesses
8. Strategies for patient's education
9. Psychological problems of aging, dying and death
10. Extraordinary life events and disease probabilities
11. Psychosomatics in rehabilitation
12. Psychological problem associated with pain 13-14. Psychology of health service worker and health care environment
Annotation
The course follows the course "General Psychology" in the 1st year of study. Learning outcomes of the course unit The aim of the course is to gain an overview in the field of clinical psychology, especially the knowledge in the topics of clinical psychology related to the work of a physiotherapist.