Psychiatry 2404-P-3-Psych-sj

1) The aim of the classes is to familiarize the student with knowledge about: general psychopathology and the classification of mental disorders
with particular emphasis on knowledge of symptoms, principles of diagnosis and therapeutic procedures in schizophrenia and disorders
affective and anxiety disorders, dissociative, somatoform and stress-related disorders, dementia disorders,
neurodevelopmental disorders (autism spectrum, intellectual disabilities, ADHD), behavioral and emotional disorders
occurring in childhood and adolescence, disorders related to human sexuality, disorders related to
addictions.
2) They provide knowledge about the basic correlations between the patient's somatic condition and psychopathological symptoms
mental disorders.
3) Classes help to understand interactions - intrapsychic (psychopathological), interpersonal and environmental factors,
genetic and situational as well as those related to somatic diseases - in the field of human mental health.
4) They facilitate decision-making in emergency situations (intentional self-harm, suicide, aggressive behavior, reactions to stress
life-threatening).
5) They show the possibilities of psychotherapy for people with mental illnesses and comprehensive treatment principles based on cooperation
specialists from many fields (psychiatry, educator, occupational therapist, social worker)
6) The subject "psychiatry" also introduces knowledge of legal principles regulating psychological influences and conduct
psychiatric, outlines the ethical and axiological framework of the psychologist's interaction with the patient.