DIFA:DDVZ111 General Psychology - Course Information

DDVZ111 General Psychology

Extent and Intensity

24/0/4. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Magdaléna Lípová, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. PhDr. Veronika Broulíková
Drama and Education Department – Dean’s Office – Theatre Faculty – Janáček Academy of Performing Arts
Supplier department: Drama and Education Department – Dean’s Office – Theatre Faculty – Janáček Academy of Performing Arts

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Theatre and Education (programme DIFA, Div_vych:B)

Course objectives

The aim of the general psychology course is to introduce students to the structure of the psychological sciences, the subject of psychology and the terminology of general psychology (mental processes, states and properties and their disorders) and psychology of personality primarily for the purpose of further autonomous reading of the psychological literature in the following studies and for use in the pedagogical and theatrical practice of students.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge : - Students are oriented in the structure of psychological disciplines; - Students are oriented in the terminology of general psychology and the psychology of personality; - Students have a wide knowledge of theories of psychological processes, states and characteristics; - Students have a basic understanding of psychopathology. Skills: - Students are able to use psychological terminology in the proper context of the relevant literature; - Students can work with the psychological literature; - Students can apply knowledge of effective learning to their own learning and use training exercises to improve memory. Competencies: - Students are able to use their knowledge of general psychology, psychology of personality, and psychopathology to prepare and reflect on their teaching and theatre practice; - Students are able to apply the knowledge acquired in the field of psychology of personality for their personal growth and development in the field of work and personal life; - students are able to apply knowledge to self-knowledge, effective overcoming of stressful situations by applying elements of psychohygiene; - students are able to apply knowledge from the field of psychology in theatre production for children and other age groups.

Syllabus

During the first semester students will study the following areas of general psychology: - the subject of psychology; - the classification of psychology in the system of sciences; - the structure of the psychological sciences; - the basic dimensions of the personality; - Methodology of psychology; specific research methods in psychology; - cognitive processes - sensing and perception; - perception, properties of perception, perceptual disorders; - imagination and fantasy; - thinking as problem solving, how to practice thinking; - thinking and language; - Psychopathology and its subject matter, disorders of thought and speech; - attention and its disorders; - ADHD as an Attention Deficit Disorder; techniques for working with children with ADHD.

Literature

• Atkinsonová, R. L.: Psychologie. Praha: Portál 2003. info
• Drapela,V. J.: Přehled teorií osobnosti. Praha: Portál 1997. info
• Frankl, V. E.: Lékařská péče o duši. Brno: Cesta 1995. info
• Frankl, V. E.: Psychoterapie pro laiky. Brno: Cesta 1998. info
• Hill, G.: Moderní psychologie. Praha: Portál 2004. info
• Jung, C. G.: Duše moderního člověka. Brno: Atlantis 1994. info
• Koukolík, F.: Mozek a jeho duše. Praha 2000. info
• Křivohlavý, J.: Jak si navzájem lépe porozumíme. Praha: Svoboda 1988. info
• Křivohlavý, J.: Konflikty mezi lidmi. Praha: Portál 2008. info
• Křivohlavý, J.: Povídej, naslouchám. Praha: Návrat 1993. info
• Křivohlavý, J.: Pozitivní psychologie. Praha: Portál 2004. info
• Lucasová, E.: Logoterapie ve výchově. Praha: Portál 1997. info
• Matějček, Z.: Výbor z díla. Praha 2005. info
• Nakonečný, M.: Encyklopedie obecné psychologie. Praha: Academia 1997. info
• Nakonečný, M.: Psychologie téměř pro každého. Praha: Academia 2004. info
• Nakonečný, M.: Úvod do psychologie. Praha: Academia 2003. info
• Perls, F., Hefferline, Goodman: Gestalt terapie. Praha: Tritton 2004. info
• Plaňava, I.: Průvodce mezilidskou komunikací. Praha: Grada 2005. info
• Plháková, A.: Učebnice obecné psychologie. Praha: Academia 2007. info
• Říčan, P.: Psychologie - příručka pro studenty. Praha, Portál 2005. info
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• ŘÍČAN, Pavel. Psychologie : příručka pro studenty. Praha : Portál, 2008. info
• Sacks, O.: Muž, který si pletl manželku s kloboukem. Praha: Dybbuk 2008. info
• Salomé, J.: Mluv se mnou, mám ti co říct. Praha: Portál 1997. info
• Šicková - Fabrici J.: Základy arteterapie. Praha: Portál 2008. info
• Široký, H.: Nárys psychologie divadla a psychodramatu. SPN Praha. info
• Široký, H.: Úvod do herecké psychologie. SPN Praha 1964. info
• Vágnerová, M.: Psychopatologie pro pomáhající profese. Praha: Portál 1999. info
• Vágnerová, M.: Základy psychologie. Praha: Karolinum 2005. info
• Yovell, Y.: Nepřítel v mém pokoji. Praha: Portál 2005. info
• PLEVOVÁ, Irena; PETROVÁ, Alena. Obecná psychologie. 1. vydání, Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2012. ISBN 978-80-244-3246-5

Teaching methods

Lecture, work with text, discussion methods, individual work of students, work with the media

Assessment methods

The semester ends with a written exam covering specified topics. For students Theatre and Education for the Deaf specialisation, the written exam is followed by an oral exam, interpreted into sign language by an interpreter.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught in blocks.

• Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2026, recent)
  
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