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        Lecturer(s)
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                    Ratislavová Kateřina, Mgr. Ph.D.
                
 
            
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                    Svěráková Marcela, PhDr.
                
 
            
         
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        Course content
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        Importance of presence and care provided by a close person; ethical issues of care for one´s  relatives in serious health conditions. Psychology of illness, psychology of pain. Family and physical illness.  Family and mental illness. Family with a handicapped member. Family with a member dependant on alcohol or drugs. Accompanying a person in a terminal life stage, dying. Feelings and needs of a caring person. Principles of self-care. Supervision for care-givers. Analysis of case studies from practice. 
         
         
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        Learning activities and teaching methods
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        Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Lecture, Practicum
        
            
                    
                
                    
                    - Contact hours
                        - 5 hours per semester
                    
 
                
                    
                    - Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
                        - 10 hours per semester
                    
 
                
             
        
        
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| Knowledge | 
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| General knowledge of the psychology of medical activity. | 
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| Students will know basic family care for patients with a physical or mental condition; they will be able to use techniques to promote the health of a care-giver and self-care techniques. Students can identify needs of lay family care-givers and in specific cases, they can identify the load and stress levels involved, and propose possible solutions. | 
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| Lecture | 
| Lecture supplemented with a discussion | 
| Practicum | 
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| Skills demonstration during practicum | 
    
    
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        Recommended literature
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                    Hájek, Karel. Práce s emocemi pro pomáhající profese : tělesně zakotvené prožívání. Vyd. 2. Praha : Portál, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7367-346-8.
                
 
            
                
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                    KŘIVOHLAVÝ, J.. Psychologie nemoci. Praha: Grada, 2002. ISBN ISBN 80-247-0179-.
                
 
            
                
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                    Novák T. Péče o pečující. 
                
 
            
                
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                    O´CONNOR, M., ARANDA, S. Paliativní péče. Praha: Grada, 2005. ISBN 80-247-1295-4.
                
 
            
                
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                    Vágnerová, Marie. Psychopatologie pro pomáhající profese. Vyd. 4., rozĹĄ. a pĹeprac. Praha : Portál, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7367-414-4.
                
 
            
         
         
         
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