Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Psychosomatic Medicine
Course Code
RSP_028
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine; Health care sciences and services
ECTS
6.00
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 8
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Sandra Rozenštoka
Residency Speciality
Speciality
Sport Medicine Doctor
Supervisor of Medical Speciality
Sandra Rozenštoka
Contacts
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About Study Course
Objective
To ensure acquisition and improvement of theoretical knowledge and practical skills in psychosomatic medicine according to the requirements of sport medicine physicians’ specialty.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Knowledge of mutual interconnection of sports medicine as a multidisciplinary field of medicine and psychosomatic medicine. Theoretical and practical knowledge of the assessment possibilities of patients’ psycho-emotional condition, manifestations and causes of somatoform vegetative dystonia, psychotherapy methods and areas of sport psychology in individual and team sports.
Skills
1.Ability to reasonably select the most suitable psychosomatic examination methods and apply them in sport medicine physicians’ practice.
Competences
1.Competence in selecting different psychosomatic methods.
Assessment
Individual work
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To improve theoretical knowledge and practical skills in application of psychosomatics and psychotherapy methods in patients and professional athletes under the supervision of qualified specialists. Theoretical knowledge is acquired in 2 seminars and individual literature studies. During practical classes students acquire psychosomatic and psychotherapy methods under the supervision of a physician eligible to provide such training. A medical resident acquires patient assessment methods and manipulations, as well as different psychosomatic and psychotherapy methods.
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Examination
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At the end of the study course the head of the residency programm evaluates the acquired theoretical knowledge in written and oral form. The written test shall be assessed according to the 10-point grading system.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Seminar
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Location
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On site
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Specialized room
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Topics
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Assessment of athletes' psycho-emotional state, changes in training and competition. Vegetative dystonia in somatoform. Psychological aspects of learning new movements.
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Seminar
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On site
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Specialized room
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Psychotherapy methods, justification of their choice. Methods of sports psychology in individual and team sports.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
6.00
Number of Residency Seminars:
2
Length (weeks):
4
Final Examination:
Residency exam (Theory and practice)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Understanding Sport Psychology. G. Breslin et al. 2021
2.
Ackerman K., Dimartini A. Phychosomatic medicine. 2015.
3.
Baars B.J., Gage N.M. Fundamentals of Cognitive Neuroscience. Academic Press in imprint of Elsevier, 2013.
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Brummers M., Enckells H. Bērnu un jauniešu psihoterapija. Jumava, 2011.
Additional Reading
1.
The ISSP Manual of Sports Psychiatry. 1st Edition. 2018 Edited By Ira D. Glick, Stull Todd, Danielle Kamis
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Gellman M.D., Turner J.R. Encyclopedia of behavioral medicine. Springer, USA, 2013.
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Lyle J., Micheli, M.D. (Editor). Encyclopedia os Sports Medicine. 4th Edition, Lippincott Williams& Wilkins, 2011.