Course: Survival Course

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Course title Survival Course
Course code KTV/7361
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hnízdil Jan, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Louka Oto, PaedDr. CSc.
Course content
1. Introduction, realtion of persistence psychology, health and life quality 2. Relation of persistence psychology, sport psychology and kinanthropology 3. Psychic persistence, primary and secondary needs, physiological reaction on stress situations 4. Psychic persistence against natural phenomena and climatic conditions 5. Personal characteristics and influence on persistence 6. Stress 7. Hardiness, Locus of Control, Sence of Coherence, Sensation Seeking Tendency 8. Researches and methods 9. Practical examples of persistence psychology application in the outdoor activities (rock climbing) 10. Practical examples of persistence psychology application in the outdoor activities (rafting, rough water, canoeing, diving) 11. Practical examples of persistence psychology application in the outdoor activities (paragliding, parachuting, bungee jumping) 12. Critical situation (floods, emergency actions in hard conditions) 13. Critical management, integrated emergency system and the contribution of persistence psychology to its training 14. Use of persistence psychology in top level sport, sport for all

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified
  • unspecified - 48 hours per semester
  • unspecified - 10 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The objective is to master the skills which are related to survival in nature with the basic equipment. Students should be able to build an emergency shleter, get food and drink from the natural resources and use the natural materials for the first aid, hunting and fishing techniques. All participants get information about the possible risks before the course. They can use the means of communication in emergency. All events will be analysed at the end of the course.
Students deepen their knowledge and skills in survival
Prerequisites
skills in outdoor activities, knowladges from stamina psychology
KTV/7333 and KTV/7342

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Course attendance. Written reflexion.
Recommended literature
  • HOŠEK, V. Psychologie odolnosti.. Praha: UK, 1999.
  • PAVLÍČEK, J. Člověk v drsné přírodě.. Praha: Olympia, 1987.
  • STILWELL, A. Jak přežít.. Praha: Svojtka, 2002.
  • WILSON, N. Jak se orientovat a přežít v přírodě.. Praha: Svojtka, 2002.


Study plans that include the course
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