Medical Psychology - B83581 (elective subject)

• Title: Medical Psychology
• Guaranteed by: Department of Psychiatry First Faculty of Medicine Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague (11-00610)
• Faculty: First Faculty of Medicine
• Actual: from 2023
• Semester: summer
• Points: 2
• E-Credits: 2
• Examination process: summer s.:
• Hours per week, examination: summer s.:14/0, C [HS]
• Extent per academic year: 14 [hours]
• Capacity: 20
• Min. number of students: 10
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment
• Guarantor: Martina Sebalo Vňuková, M.Sc., Ph.D.
• Attributes: Lékařství; Teoretický předmět; Zubní lékařství

Annotation

Last update: Marcela Holanová (11.07.2023)

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to: • describe medical psychology and its role • Understand the main research methods used in medical psychology • Identify the role of the psychologist in the clinical setting

Aim of the course

Last update: Marcela Holanová (11.07.2023)

The aim of the course is to provide an overview of medical psychology, including a brief history of the subject as well as current trends and research. Students will learn the basics of communication with the patient and his close surroundings. An introduction to ethics within medical psychology will be discussed. Furthermore, students will get acquainted with the biopsychosocial approach to the patient and a comprehensive approach to the patient.

Syllabus

Last update: Marcela Holanová (11.07.2023)

Comprehensive approach to the patient: biopsychosocial model of the disease. Psychology and medicine: the integration of psychology into medicine. The relationship between doctor and patient. Communication with the patient Communication with the patient's family Communication of important messages Introduction to Ethics.

Course completion requirements

Last update: Marcela Holanová (11.07.2023)

on any topic from medical psychology