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About Study Course

Credit points / ECTS:2 / 3
Course supervisor:Jana Duhovska
Study type:Full time
Target audience:Medical Services; Rehabilitation; Medicine; Sports Trainer; Biology; Management Science; Political Science; Civil and Military Defense; Life Science; Social Welfare and Social Work; Communication Science; Public Health; Law; Health Management; Sociology; Medical Technologies; Business Management; Information and Communication Science; Nursing Science; Juridical Science; Pharmacy; Dentistry; Midwifery; Marketing and Advertising; Pedagogy; Social Anthropology; Person and Property Defence; Clinical Pharmacy
Language:English, Latvian
Branch of science:Psychology; Psychology of Personality

Objective

To develop comprehension of contemporary personality theories and personality traits and their relation to health, perception of illness and behaviour that promotes and compromises health; to enhance comprehension of the role of personality factors in medical treatment process, incl., compliance and activation, strengthening, effective application of inner resources of personality as means of maintaining and improvement of health.

Prerequisites

Not required.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

Describes contemporary personality theories, characterises genetic and neurobiological grounds of personality, explains relation between various personality factors, disease and health, including behaviour that compromises and promotes health.

Skills

Explains the most important concepts and relations in personality psychology, understanding the role of personality characterisation in medical treatment.

Competence

Applies the acquired knowledge and skills while solving psychology-based situations related to prevention, maintenance and recovery of health.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2024, Spring semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Elective courses, C-kursi 2Free choiceJana Duhovska
Medicine, MF2Master’sLimited choiceJana Duhovska
Medicine, SSNMF2Master’sLimited choiceIngūna Griškēviča, Elīna Akmane