B_SoPsS Forensic psychiatry and sexology

University of Finance and Administration
Summer 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 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. et 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 legal psychiatry and sexuology and its use in 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 legal psychiatry and sexuology,
- Realize how different aspects of legal psychiatry and sexuology combine in terms klients and professionals.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to law psychiatry and sexuology
  • 2. Determination of human nature
  • 3. Introduction to law psychiatry
  • 4. General psychopathology I
  • 5. General psychopathology II
  • 6. Special psychiatry
  • 7. Personality disorders
  • 8. Psychoactive substances
  • 9. Law sexuology
  • 10. Theory of aggression
  • 11. Deliquency
  • 12. Fear of crime and 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., 2019, 120 pp. EUpress. ISBN 978-80-7408-187-3. info
  • Pavlovský, P. (2001). Soudní psychiatrie a psychologie. Grada.
    recommended literature
  • Vágnerová, M. (2003). Psychopatologie pro pracovníky policie a vězeňské služby 1 a 2 díl
  • Fischer, S., Škoda, J. (2014). Sociální patologie, 2. Rozšířené a aktualizované vydání.
  • Vágnerová, M. (2008). Psychopatologie pro pomáhající profese. Rozšířené a přepracované vydání. Portál.
Teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, exercises
Assessment methods
To receive grade - multiple choice test, which consists of 50 questions. Essay of 3-5 pages in length. More information is in Learning materials.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2021, Summer 2022.
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