Psychology of pain

General data

Course ID:	2500-PL-PS-FO3-09
Erasmus code / ISCED:	14.4 The subject classification code consists of three to five digits, where the first three represent the classification of the discipline according to the Discipline code list applicable to the Socrates/Erasmus program, the fourth (usually 0) - possible further specification of discipline information, the fifth - the degree of subject determined based on the year of study for which the subject is intended. / (0313) Psychology The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Psychology of pain
Name in Polish:	Psychologia bólu
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Psychology
Course groups:	(in Polish) Biologiczne Podstawy Zachowania (in Polish) Fakultety ogólnoakademickie
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	Polish
Prerequisites (description):	(in Polish) Kryteria naboru: Dla roku III, IV i V
Short description:	Classes take the form of lectures. They are intended to deepen knowledge about the psychological aspects of pain. Concepts of pain and a review of research on psychological factors influencing the experience of pain will be presented. The psychological aspects of acute (acute postoperative pain) and chronic pain (chronic migraine pain) will be described. The subject of the analyzes will also be the specificity of experiencing pain by children and adolescents, including the influence of parents on the level of child pain experience. The issues of psychological pain therapy will also be discussed.
Learning outcomes:	Student: - characterizes the phenomenon of pain - understands the psychological aspect of pain experience - has knowledge of pain experience measurement techniques - knows the specificity of experiencing pain by children - is aware of the importance of psychological factors in acute and chronic pain Student: - is able to analyze the phenomenon of pain in the psychological context - is able to identify tools for measuring the experience of pain Student: - sees the relationship between psychological factors and acute and chronic pain - sees the relationship between parents' behavior and children's experience of pain

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