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Crisis and Trauma Psychology
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:2.00
Study Course Accepted:04.11.2022 11:17:26
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | VPUPK_299 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Psychology; General Psychology | Target Audience: | Pharmacy; Rehabilitation; Law; Sociology; Communication Science; Information and Communication Science; Juridical Science; Psychology; Clinical Pharmacy; Social Anthropology; Medical Technologies; Life Science; Social Welfare and Social Work; Business Management; Medical Services; Medicine; Person and Property Defence; Nursing Science; Health Management; Pedagogy; Civil and Military Defense; Public Health; Management Science; Marketing and Advertising; Dentistry; Sports Trainer; Political Science | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Inta Poudžiunas | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Health Psychology and Paedagogy | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 5 J. Asara Street, vppk rsu[pnkts]lv, +37167061587 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 8 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 16 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 8 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 24 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Not required. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To develop knowledge and skills about psychological crisis and psychological trauma the risk factors, manifestations, consequences of psychological crisis and psychological trauma, and the possibilities of psychological assistance for people in crisis and suffering from psychological trauma. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Basics of psychological crisis and trauma. The course of the crisis, its manifestations and its characteristics in different age groups. Consequences of psychological crisis. Psychological trauma, its causes, course, consequences (PTSD, changes in clinical status and functioning). | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 2 | Myths about violence. Definition of violence. Types and consequences of violence. Cycle of violence. Domestic violence. Support and security planning. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 3 | Suicide. Risk factors and risk situations. Suicide prevention. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 4 | Psychological help, support and information in a crisis situation. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Reading of the indicated literature; preparation for final exam; feedback must be provided at the end of the study course (by filling in the questionnaire). | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Final exam – written exam. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Students explain the risk factors, manifestations and consequences of the psychological crisis, the causes, course, consequences of the psychological trauma. Describes violence, its types, course. Describes the psychological aspects of suicide. Describes the basic principles of psychological help for people in crisis. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Students analyze the possible risk factors, manifestations and consequences of the crisis. Students evaluate the possibilities of psychological help in a crisis situation. Students evaluate possible causes, course and consequences of acute and trauma. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Using the acquired knowledge about psychological crises and trauma, students analyze possible risk factors, manifestations and consequences of psychological crisis and psychological trauma in the given cases. Students evaluate the manifestations of acute and post-traumatic stress disorders based on current disease classifications. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | American Psychiatric Association (2013). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders – 5 (5th ed.). Washington | ||||||||
| 2 | K.Mārtinsone, V.Sudraba (red.). (2016). Veselības psiholoģija. Rīga: RSU. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Stokenberga, I., Freimane, G., Sudraba, V. un Bite, I. (2015). Veselība un slimība psiholoģijā. No Mārtinsone, K. un Miltuze, A. (red.). Psiholoģija 2. Personība, grupa, sabiedrība, kultūra. 171 – 230, Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC. | ||||||||
| 2 | Herman, J. L. (2015). Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence--From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror. Hachette, UK. | ||||||||
