Course: Psychology of risk behavior

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Course title Psychology of risk behavior
Course code KPS/PRIZ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Svoboda Michal, PhDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. The categorization of risk behavior 2. Characteristics of different types of risky behavior 3. The relationship between mental phenomena and risky behavior 4. Characteristics of the individual psychic phenomena 5. Psychological and biological determinants of risk behavior 6. ersonality predisposition to risk behavior 7. Factors influencing the individual's psychological development emergence of risk behavior 8. Difficult life situations as a trigger risk behavior 9. Social groups and social relations as one of the triggers of risk behavior 10. Influence of risky behavior on the human mind 11. Psychological factors for the prevention and management of risk behavior 12. Summary, evaluation of the education.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Interactive lecture, Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Discussion, Individual study, Self-study of literature, Lecture, Seminar
  • Contact hours - 24 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 60 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 20 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Basic orientation in psychology and health education.
learning outcomes
Student: categorizes the risk behaviors; defines and describes the risky behavior; explains the relationship between psychic phenomena and various types of risky behavior; identifies the psychological effects on individual risk behaviors; describes the personal prerequisites for the emergence of individual risk behavior; characterizes the consequences of risky behavior on the psyche of the individual; describes the influence of social groups at risk behavior of human.
teaching methods
Lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Interactive lecture
Seminar
Self-study of literature
Individual study
Discussion
assessment methods
Combined exam
Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • Kolařík, Marek, 1979-. Studijní texty pro metodiky prevence sociálně patologických jevů / [autoři Eleonora Smékalová . et al. ; editor Marek Kolařík]. [Boskovice] : Albert, 2007, 2001. ISBN 978-80-7326-118-4.
  • Lazarová, Bohumíra, 1958-. Netradiční role učitele : o situacích pomoci, krize a poradenství ve školní praxi / Bohumíra Lazarová. Brno : Paido, 2008, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7315-169-0.
  • Nešpor, Karel, 1952-. Návykové chování a závislost : současné poznatky a perspektivy léčby / Karel Nešpor. Praha : Portál, 2011, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7367-908-8.
  • Sobotková, Veronika, 1978-. zikové a antisociální chování v adolescenci / Veronika Nielsen Sobotková a kolektiv. Praha : Grada, 2014, 2014. ISBN 978-80-247-4042-3.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Biology in Education (15) Category: Biology courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Physical Education in Education (15) Category: Physical education and sport 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter