Psychology

Module:

Social Sciences

ECTS:

3

Contact hours – lectures:

30

Contact hours – seminar:

15

Contact hours – clinical exercises:

0

Contact hours – clinical practice:

0

Holder of subject:

Dr Emil Benedik, Assistant Professor

Education providers:

• Dr Emil Benedik, Assistant Professor
• Peter Markič, MSc, Senior Lecturer

Level of study:

First Bologna cycle professional education study program

Semester:

Summer

Language:

Slovene/English
 

Subject specific competences:

The student:

• awareness and understanding of significance of psychology and psychological skills in nursing care;
• comprehension of basic psychologicaly concepts, structures and dynamics of personality;
• understanding of significant interpersonal processes and dynamic of groups;
• basic understanding of  psychological disorders, courses and outcomes;
• comprehension and performing basic psychological interventions in nursing care;
• understanding the significance of psychology for successful medical treatment.
• effective work with patients;
• capability of empathy with patients and relatives;
• to recognizing the symptoms of psychological distress, disorders and burn-out syndromes;
• to understanding the problems of disease and problems of somatic patients from psychological aspect;
• use of psychology in practice; 
• use of  the basic psychosocial interventions and effective communication in practice;
• improving quality of the relationship with patients, relatives and other members of the team.

Mandatory and recommended references:

Mandatory references:

• Payne S, Waker J. Psihologija v zdravstveni negi. Ljubljana: Educy; 2002.
• Niven N. The psychology of nursing care. Edinburgh: Palgrave Macmillan; 2006.
• Rakovec Felser Z. Zdravstvena psihologija. Maribor: Visoka zdravstvena šola; 2002.
• Benedik, E. Osebnost med zdravjem in boleznijo. Lesce: Samozaložba; 2011.

Recommended references:

• Ule M. Socialna psihologija. Ljubljana: Fakulteta za družbene vede; 2005.
• Musek J. Znanstvena podoba osebnosti. Ljubljana: Educy; 1993.
• Milivojević Z. Emocije. Novi Sad: Prometej; 2004.
• Praper P. Razvojna analitična psihoterapija. Ljubljana: Institut za klinično psihologijo; 1999.
• Marjanovič UL, Zupančič M. Razvojna psihologija. Ljubljana: Filozofska fakulteta; 2004.
• Rogers-Clark C, McCarthy A, Martin-McDonald K. Living with illness: psychosocial challenges for nursing. Marrickville: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier; 2005.

Study obligations:

• 30% obligatory attendance at lectures
• 100% obligatory attendance at seminars
• seminar work

Assessment methods:

• written examination (100%)