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Course, academic year 2026/2027
   
Psychopathology in (moving) pictures: film and mental illness - CCOC128
Title: Psychopathology in (moving) pictures: film and mental illness
Form of teaching: course
Guaranteed by: Department of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology 3FM CU and NIMH (12-PCHI)
Faculty: Third Faculty of Medicine
Actual: from 2024
Duration in semesters: 1
Semester: winter
Points: 1
E-Credits: 1
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:0/15, C [HS]
Extent per academic year: 15 [hours]
Capacity: unknown / unknown (20)
Maximum number of enrolled students: 20
Min. number of students: 3
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
Key competences:  
State of the course: not taught
Language: English
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Repeated enrollment: 1 / 1 / 1 / 1
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: prof. MUDr. Pavel Mohr, Ph.D.
Pre-requisite : CVSE1M0001
Schedule   
Annotation -
Name, department and telephone number of the course’s guarantor: Prof. MUDr. Pavel Mohr, PhD., Národní ústav duševního zdraví, Klecany, 283-088-111, pavel.mohr@nudz.cz 3) Minimum number of participants: 3 4) Maximum number of participants: 15 5) Intended for students in year(s) and field: IV., magister study 6) Language of tuition: English 7) Intended for semester(s): DESIGNATE a) One-semester course: winter 8) Number of hours per semester: 15 9) Number of hours per day: 3 10) Day on which course is held: Thursday, 4 p.m. (dates will be specified!!!) The course participants will deepen their knowledge of basic psychopathology and symptoms of mental disorders with the use of examples from the world cinematography. Individual extracts will also illustrate typical stereotypes in the portrayal of mentally ill in the popular culture. Discussions will follow the presentations. In order to obtain a credit, a minimum attendance plus a completion of a seminary paper on the topic of mental illness in arts are required. The course participants will deepen their knowledge of basic psychopathology and symptoms of mental disorders with the use of examples from the world cinematography. Individual extracts will also illustrate typical stereotypes in the portrayal of mentally ill in the popular culture. Discussions will follow the presentations. In order to obtain a credit, a minimum attendance plus a completion of a seminary paper on the topic of mental illness in arts are required.
Last update: Mohr Pavel, prof. MUDr., Ph.D. (04.10.2020)
Aim of the course -

The course participants will deepen their knowledge of basic psychopathology and symptoms of mental disorders with the use of examples from the world cinematography. Individual extracts will also illustrate typical stereotypes in the portrayal of mentally ill in the popular culture. Discussions will follow the presentations. In order to obtain a credit, a minimum attendance plus a completion of a seminary paper on the topic of mental illness in arts are required. 

Last update: Jarošová Hana (12.07.2011)
Literature -
  1. Wedding D, Boyd MA, Niemiec RM: Movies and mental illness: Using films to understand psychopathology. Hogrefe Publishing 2014, 4th Edition); 455 pp.

 

  1. Robinson DJ: Reel Psychiatry: Movie portrayals of psychiatric conditions. Rapid Rychler Press 2003; 340 pp.

 

  1. Internet:

http://moviesandmentalillness.blogspot.com/

http://www.imdb.com/

http://www.psychmovies.com/

http://www.psychflix.com

Last update: Mohr Pavel, prof. MUDr., Ph.D. (04.10.2020)
Teaching methods -

Seminar with visual examples.

Last update: Jarošová Hana (07.07.2011)
Course assessment methods and requirements for successful completion, grading scheme -

60% attendance, Seminary paper

Last update: Mohr Pavel, prof. MUDr., Ph.D. (04.10.2020)
Syllabus

The course participants will deepen their knowledge of basic psychopathology and symptoms of mental disorders with the use of examples from the world cinematography. Individual extracts will also illustrate typical stereotypes in the portrayal of mentally ill in the popular culture. Discussions will follow the presentations. In order to obtain a credit, a minimum attendance plus a completion of a seminary paper on the topic of mental illness in arts are required.

 

Last update: Mohr Pavel, prof. MUDr., Ph.D. (04.10.2020)
 
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