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Course title Mental Health
Course code KPS/PSHYG
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Komzáková Martina, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Východská Zuzana, Mgr.
  • Klimtová Václava, Mgr.
  • Miňhová Jana, Doc. PhDr. CSc.
  • Aišmanová Alexandra, PhDr.
Course content
1. Meaning of mental hygiene, basic categories, methods of mental hygiene. 2. Mental health - definition of the term, general expectations of mental health, adaptation, maladaption. 3. Self-cognition and self-education, methods of self-cognition. 4. Stress as a risk factor which threatens mental balance and his manifestations. 5. Causes and consequences of stress. 6. Coping with acute and chronic stress. 7. Way of living in terms of mental hygiene. 8. Moving activity, sport, nutrition. 9. Daily routine, time management, sleep and relaxation. 10. Social aspects of mental hygiene. 11. Ontogenetic aspects of mental hygiene. 12. Hygiene of mental work. 13. Working environment in terms of mental health.

Learning activities and teaching methods
E-learning, Students' portfolio, One-to-One tutorial, Seminar classes, Individual study, Self-study of literature, Seminar
  • unspecified - 13 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 13 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 30 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Basic orientation in psychological terminology, especially in general psychology.
learning outcomes
clarify the importance of mental hygiene for life and characterize its basic category
state general preconditions for mental health
describe methods of self-knowledge
explain the course of the stress response in the context of the manifestations and consequences of stress
characterize the components of lifestyle affecting health
Skills
process time frame
evaluate the quality of one's own lifestyle
assess your own level of stress
create a plan to improve your own lifestyle
suggest ideas for minimizing stress at school and in the workplace
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Seminar
E-learning
Self-study of literature
Individual study
Students' portfolio
One-to-One tutorial
Skills
Individual study
Task-based study method
Students' portfolio
One-to-One tutorial
Competences
Discussion
assessment methods
Knowledge
Seminar work
Continuous assessment
Skills
Individual presentation at a seminar
Self-evaluation
Competences
Continuous assessment
Recommended literature
  • Hennig, Claudius; Keller, Gustav. Antistresový program pro učitele : projevy, příčiny a způsoby překonání stresu z povolání. Praha : Portál, 1996. ISBN 80-7178-093-6.
  • Jiřincová, Božena; Holeček, Václav; Miňhová, Jana. Vybrané kapitoly z psychologie zdraví. 1. vyd. Plzeň : Pedagogická fakulta Západočeské univerzity, 1996. ISBN 80-7082-308-9.
  • KŘIVOHLAVÝ, J. Psychologie zdraví. Praha : Portál, 2003. ISBN 80-7178-774-4.
  • Machač, Miloš; Hoskovec, Jiří; Machačová, Helena. Duševní hygiena a prevence zátěže : Určeno pro posl. fak. filozof.. 1. vyd. Praha : SPN, 1984.
  • McGee, Paul. Jak si nedělat starosti : malé změny, díky kterým se budete méně stresovat a více si užívat života. 1. vyd. Praha : Grada, 2013. ISBN 978-80-247-4513-8.
  • Míček, Libor. Autoregulační a sociální aspekty duševního zdraví. Praha, SPN, 1980.
  • Míček, Libor. Duševní hygiena : Celost. vysokošk. učebnice pro stud. filozof. fakulty oboru psychologie. 1. vyd. Praha : SPN, 1984.
  • Míček, Libor. Sebevýchova a duševní zdraví. 2., dopl. vyd. Praha : Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1982.
  • Novák, Tomáš; Capponi, Věra. Sám sobě psychologem. 4., přeprac. vyd. Praha : Grada, 2014. ISBN 978-80-247-4825-2.
  • Poschkamp, Thomas. Vyhoření: rozpoznání, léčba, prevence. Brno: Edika, 2013. ISBN 978-80-266-0161-6.
  • Praško, Ján; Prašková, Hana. Proti stresu krok za krokem. Vyd. 1. Praha : Grada, 2001. ISBN 80-247-0068-9.
  • Vobořilová, Jarmila. Duševní hygiena a stres. Praha: ČVUT, 2015. ISBN 978-80-01-05724-7.


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University of West Bohemia, date of update: 26.07.2024 23:53. Data created for academic year 2024/2025