060-0536/01 – Psychology of Safety and Catastrophes (PBK-BOM)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of Security ServicesCredits4
Subject guarantorprof. PhDr. Hana Vykopalová, CSc.Subject version guarantorprof. PhDr. Hana Vykopalová, CSc.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementChoice-compulsory type B
Year1Semesterwinter
Study languageCzech
Year of introduction2020/2021Year of cancellation
Intended for the facultiesFBIIntended for study typesBachelor
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
VYK52 prof. PhDr. Hana Vykopalová, CSc.
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Credit and Examination 2+2
Part-time Credit and Examination 14+0

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

On completion of the course specifically aimed to create specific theoretical knowledge and skills in the application of synthetic and analytic approach to processing and evaluation of selected theoretical situations to create optimal conditions for their application in practice.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Tutorials

Summary

The course deals with the psychological aspects collectively in danger, prevention and assessment of risks of life, including human behavior and responding to threats in a critical situation. The course focuses on the basic understanding of the fundamental concepts and related background of the issue and the importance, role and status of rescuers, including a critical situation. prevention options.

Compulsory literature:

Štětina,J. a kol.: medicína katastrof a hromadných neštěstí. Grada Publishing, Praha 2000 Čech,J.: Vyjednávanie a branie rukojemníka. APZ, Bratislava 2000 Vizinová,D.,Preiss,M.: Psychické trauma a jeho terapie. Portál, Praha 1999 Vykopalová,H.: Vybrané kapitoly ze sociální psychologie v kontextu komunikace. UP, Olomouc 2000 Vykopalová,H.: Základy psychosociální přípravy humanitárních jednotek ČČK. Úřad ČČK, Praha 2003 Vodáčková,D. a kol.: Krizová intervence. Portál, Praha 2002 Vinay,J. a kol.: Stres a zdraví. Portál, Praha 2007 Brzybohatý,M.: Terorismus a my. Computer Press, Praha 2001

Recommended literature:

Vykopalová, H.: Principles of Humanitarian psychosocial training units of the Red Cross. Red Cross, Praha 2003. Staal, M.A., Harvey, S.C.: Operational Psychology. Santa Barbara, California, USA, 2019, ISBN 978-1-4408-6620-3.

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

seminar work, final test, consultation

E-learning

Other requirements

Other requirements will be listed on the first lecture

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

1. Introduction Basic input into the issue. Disasters and emergencies and the importance of their impact on our civilization. Breakdown disasters. 2. Man-ENVIRONMENT-SOCIETY Man as part of the environment and society. The fundamental workings of the human psyche. Explanation of basic concepts. 3. SOCIAL behavior and social functioning. Errors in perception. Social behavior and social functioning. Perception and assessment of the situation. Errors in perception - Illusions and delusions. Personal and social perception. Errors in personal and social perception. 4. Communication in a social situation and its significance. Communication in a stressful situation. Crisis communication. The importance of communication in social situations and stress situaci.Komunikace verbal and nonverbal. Interaction as part of communication. Discussions and negotiations. The basic model of negotiation. Negotiations in pairs and in groups. Negotiation in a hostage situation. 5. BASIC ZÁKONITOSI human behavior in social groups. Communication and relational structure in a social group. Social norms, group pressure and conformism. Specific social groups -dav. Breakdown and types of crowds. The behavior of the crowd. Crowd psychology. 6. Selected communication techniques in stress situation. Assertiveness, transactional analysis. Interpretation of substance. Basic assertive rights. Basic assertive techniques. 7. Conflicts, their essence and solutions. Disclosure of conflict, types of conflicts and their breakdown by region of origin. Specific forms of conflicts, peacekeeping. 8. STRESS. Stressors. Drought stress and its effects on humans. Stress behavior. Defense mechanisms. Procedures for coping with stress. Traumatic situations. 9. Aggression. Types of aggression. Basic theory aimed at explaining the essence of aggression. Aggression behavior. Aggression-aggression. 10. Specific emergency situations Hostage-taking situation. Types aggressors typology of situations kidnappings. Terrorism. Definition of the division terrorism. Some international conventions supporting the fight against terrorism. 11. Assisting personnel in stressful situations Reaction rescuer personnel to a stressful situation. The emergence of the so-called. Late reactions to traumatic stress. The consequences of traumatic experiences. Preventing PTSD: debriefing, defusing,. Crisis intervention. 12. Altruism and prosocial behavior, victimology. The definition of altruism,. The importance of altruism and prosocial behavior in stressful situation. Victimology-doctrine of the victims. The process of victimization. Assistance to victims. 13. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD PTSD and other disorders resulting in traumatic stress situation. Diagnostic criteria and symptoms of PTSD. Acute stress reaction. Adaptive disorders. Phobia.

Conditions for subject completion

Part-time form (validity from: 2020/2021 Winter semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
(act. for subtasks)
Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Credit and Examination Credit and Examination 100 (100) 51
        Credit Credit 30  10
        Examination Examination 70  21 3
Mandatory attendence participation: Mandatory participation not required, seminar work, final written test.

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Conditions for subject completion and attendance at the exercises within ISP: Without compulsory participation, seminar work, final written test.

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2020/2021 (B1032A020008) Ochrana obyvatestva a krizový management K Czech Lázně Bohdaneč 3 Choice-compulsory type B study plan
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