N_FPPS Forensic psychology, psychiatry and sexology

University of Finance and Administration
Summer 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Veronika Anna Polišenská, Ph.D., MSc
Department of Criminology and Forensic Sciences – Departments – University of Finance and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Franců
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
To familiarize students with the content and scope of forensic psychology, psychiatry and sexuology and its use in forensic practice
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
Present an insight into the dynamics between the individual and the society within the field of forensic psychology, psychiatry and sexuology,
Realize how different aspects of forensic psychology, psychiatry and sexuology combine in terms of offenders, victims, family and professionals.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to forensich psychology, psychiatry, and sexuology
  • 2. Determination of human nature
  • 3. Forensic psychology P> 4. Forensic psychiatry
  • 5. General psychopatology
  • 6. Special psychiatry
  • 7. Personality disorders
  • 8. Psychoactive substances
  • 9. Law sexuology
  • 10. Theory of aggression and deliquency
  • 11. Offender typology, criminal career, profiling
  • 12. Fear of crime, victimology
Literature
    required literature
  • POLIŠENSKÁ, Veronika Anna. Forenzní psychologie: teorie a praxe (Forensic psychology: theory and practice). Praha: Vysoká škola finanční a správní, a.s. 120 pp. EUpress. ISBN 978-80-7408-187-3. 2019. info
  • Vágnerová, M. (2003). Psychopatologie pro pracovníky policie a vězeňské služby 1 a 2 díl
    recommended literature
  • Pavlovský, P. (2001). Soudní psychiatrie a psychologie. Grada.
  • Vágnerová, M. (2008). Psychopatologie pro pomáhající profese. Rozšířené a přepracované vydání. Portál.
  • Fischer, S., Škoda, J. (2014). Sociální patologie, 2. Rozšířené a aktualizované vydání.
Teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, exercises
Assessment methods
To receive credit - attendance at seminars, completion of essay (information is in the Learning Materials). If the presence at the seminars is less than 65%, then the student is obliged to hand in another essay. Absence due to illness is not counted.

To receive grade - multiple choice test, which consists of 50 questions
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin KS/semestr.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2025.
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