Psychology

Syllabus

Thematic definition of lectures: 1. Introduction to the subject of psychology. 2. Methods of psychology and their application in practice. 3. Psychology of personality. 4. Personality of the manager. 5. Work and entrepreneurial activity from the psychological point of view. 6. Psychology of working environment. 7. Psychology of performance and efficiency. 8. Psychological tools for increasing work motivation. 9. Psychological phenomena in the work group. 10. Bullying in the work group. 11. Psychological disorders arising in the work process. 12. Psychological conditions arising in the work process. 13. Psychohygiene in the work process. Thematic definition of exercises: 1. Introduction to the subject of psychology. The origin and development of psychology in relation to the development of management. Applied psychological disciplines forming the basis of managerial and entrepreneurial competencies and skills. The main psychological approaches (Experimental Psychology, Psychotechnics, Psychoanalysis, Behaviourism) and their application in contemporary management practice. 2. Methods of psychology and their application in practice. Choice and use of psychological methods. The most famous psychological experiments. Online psychological questionnaires. Presentation of psychodiagnostic tests. Demonstration of projective methods. Application of psychology methods in management and marketing practice. 3. Personality psychology. Personality structure. The Big Five five-factor model of personality and its use in practice. Basic typologies of personality. The oldest Hippocratic typology of personality. Four types of temperament. Dimensions of introversion-extroversion. Stability-instability dimensions. Jung's personality typology. Administration of personality test according to Myers-Briggs typology with evaluation. 4. Manager's personality. Personality profile of a manager. Psychical and psychological characteristics of a manager. Manager's abilities. Skills of the manager. Psychological processes of a manager. Mental states of the manager in the work process. Presentation of research results on the importance of personality characteristics of managers in practice. 5. Work and business activities from a psychological point of view. Psychology of work. Analysis of work activity and its methods. Psychological profesiogram, content and its structure. The importance of profesiography and profesiogram in business management. Funkciography and creation of a funkciograph. Mental work capacity. Assessment of mental working capacity. Deviations in mental working capacity. 6. Psychology of the work environment. Psychological effects on performance resulting from the work environment. Current trends in the regulation of the working environment. Workplace lighting. Psychological effect of the use of colors in the work environment. Noise in the workplace. Microclimatic conditions at the workplace. Electrosmog and its effects. 7. Psychology of performance and effectiveness. Work performance and its direct and indirect indicators. Changes in work performance during work shifts. Biorhythm of employees in the work process. Flexible working hours as a factor related to the performance of employees in the work process. 8. Psychological tools for increasing work motivation. Motivational profile of the employee/manager and its use in practice. Motivational personality types. Psychological tools for increasing work motivation. Motivation programs. Motivation of employees of different generations. 9. Psychological phenomena in the working group. The importance of interpersonal relationships in the workplace. Working group vs. team. Team building. Synergistic effect and its significance. Psychological phenomena in a working group (phenomenon of group pressure, group cohesion). Demonstration of a social experiment. Socio-psychological atmosphere in the working group. 10. Bullying in the working group. Negative psychological phenomena in the work group. Bullying in the form of mobbing, bossing. Sexual harassment. Cyberbullying. The personality of the aggressor. Consequences of bullying for employees and companies. Antimobbing and anti-discrimination legislation. Possibilities of solving bullying in the workplace. Case studies. 11. Mental disorders arising in the work process. Mental health and its importance (research results, current campaigns). The most common mental disorders in the work process and their manifestations. Depression. Anxiety disorders. Phobias. Corporate psychopaths. Case studies. Treatment of mental disorders. 12. Mental states arising in the work process. Resources, manifestations of mental states and their impact on the performance of employees and managers. Fatigue in the work process. Stress in the work process. Consequences of stress for the company, employees and managers. Burnout syndrome and chronic fatigue syndrome. Case studies. 13. Psychohygiene in the work process. Mental balance. Work-life balance. Tools for the prevention of negative mental states in the work process. Anti-stress program in the company and its practical use. Training of relaxation techniques: Mindfulness technique, Autogenous training.