Course detail

Safety and Risky Behavior

ÚSI-2SBBRAcad. year: 2018/2019

The course is aimed at the security aspects of society and risky behaviour of humans in stressful situations. It introduces the basics of legislation in the field of national security, crisis management of protection against unexpected events. In other aspects, it focuses on the impact of internal and external factors on individual and group behaviour, behaviour and decision-making. It deals with specific dangerous situations, and the issue of victims and prevention of risky behaviour.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will gain new knowledge and skills in the field of risky human‘s behaviour in stressful situation, in the ways of prevention and associated legislation.

Prerequisites

Not requested.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching is carried out through lectures that consist of interpretations of basic principles, methodology of given discipline, problems and their exemplary solutions.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

A written test.

Course curriculum

1) Introduction. Safety and state security policy, security advices. Overview of the basic legislation in the sphere of security policy and procedures in case of emergency.
2) The basic legislation in the field of IP, environmental protection, and emergency planning.
3) Safety and danger peril and risk. Identify sources of risk. Dangers and hazards of the course or event. Behaviour and experience in extreme situations. Criteria of age of vulnerable groups.
4) Decision-making process, mistakes and errors in decision making. Decision making under risk and uncertainty.
5) Individual and group behaviour. Psychology of the crowd. Model of behaviour. Aggression, anxiety and fear as the response to stress situations, altruisms and absence of help. Fundament and causes of stress, stressors, and defensive mechanisms.
6) Psychological burden. Personal potential and perception of stress in stress situations.
7) PTSD, causes of origin, symptoms, course.
8) Specific threatening situations. Situation of attack, kidnapping and hostage taking.
9) Personality and risky behaviour. The motivation of human‘s behaviour. Pathological forms of behaviour.
10) Group of people with a greater risk of traumatic situations.
11) Communication in difficult situations, non-verbal communication. Mediation as a method of conflict resolution.
12) Ways how to help victims. Victims – harmed person. Behaviour of victims in state of danger.
13) Prevention. Types of preventive measures. Making prognosis. The importance of external and internal factors on the emergence of risk behaviour.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Safety and State Security Policy, risky behaviour and its expressions, causes, and options of prevention.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Not applicable.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Zákon 133/1985 Sb.- Ochrana před a při požárech, zákon 238/2000 Sb.zákon o HZS, zákon 239/2000 Sb.Koordinace záchranných prací ve vztahu k ohrožení života a majetku a ŽP, nařízení vlády č. 172/2001 Sb.o provedení zákona o PO
AUGER, L.: Strach, obavy a jejich překonávání. Portál, Praha 1998
DVOŘÁK, J., SÝKORA, J.: Jak zvládat krizové situace. PA, Praha 2002
VODÁČKOVÁ,D. a kol.: Krizová intervence. Portál, Praha 2002
VYKOPALOVÁ,H. Sociální psychologie v kontextu komunikace. UP.Olomouc 2000
BEDRNOVÁ,E.a kol. Duševní hygiena a sebeřízení. Fortuna, Praha 1999
VIZINOVÁ,D., PREISS,M. Psychické trauma a jeho terapie. Portál, Praha 1999
HOŠEK, V.: Psychologie odolnosti. Karolinum, Praha 1999
ŠTĚTINA, J. a kol.: Medicína katastrof a hromadných neštěstí. Grada Publishing, Praha 2000
ČECH, J.: Vyjednávanie a branie rukojemníka. APZ, Bratislava 2000
VYKOPALOVÁ, H.: Bezpečnost a rizikové chování. - Studijní e-learningové opory. VUT v Brně, Brno 2014, ISBN 978-80-214-4978-7

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme MRzI Master's

    branch REZ , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory
    branch RSZ , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory
    branch RFI , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory
    branch RSK , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory
    branch RIS , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory
    branch RCH , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer