Military Psychology

1. Integrate knowledge in the field of general and military psychology in professional work
2. Analyze experiences and behaviour of individuals and groups in the military environment
3. Recognize ineffective behaviour and encourage effective forms of behaviour
4. Identify risky individuals and groups while conducting military tasks
5. Develop a system of psychological prevention and support in units
6. Identify the effects of professional stress on the personal and group (unit) level
7. Develop and maintain individual and unit psychological combat readiness
8. Integrate knowledge about unity, combat readiness, teamwork and cooperation
9. Understand, develop and maintain cooperation with unit psychologists

Ex cathedra lectures on a specific topic for a particular week.

Different types of exercises will be included in order to complement the theoretical topic covered in that week's lecture, but in a more practical manner.

1. Lectures: Introduction to military psychology, subject and fields of learning, tasks of the psychological profession in the military Exercises: Introduction to military psychology
2. Lectures: Psychological selection and classification in the military Exercises: Psychological selection and classification in the military
3. Lectures: Psychological characteristics of soldier personality, desired psychological characteristics and possibilities for action Exercises: Psychological characteristics of soldier personality
4. Lectures: Psychological characteristics of command behaviour and building military units Exercises: Psychological characteristics of command behavior
5. Lectures: Motivational activities in the military, theoretic interpretation and principles of motivational activity Exercises: Motivational activities in the military
6. Lectures: Adapted and non-adapted behaviour in the military, role of the commander and psychological profession Exercises: Adapted and non-adapted behaviour in the military
7. Lectures: Psychological combat readiness, factors of readiness, individual and unit psychological combat readiness Exercises: Psychological combat readiness
8. Lectures: Attention and perception in the military, practical application of comprehension in military tasks Exercises: Attention and perception in the military
9. Lectures: The effects of fatigue on military effectiveness Exercises: The effects of fatigue on military effectiveness
10. Lectures: Emotions and military effectiveness Exercises: Emotions and military effectiveness
11. Lectures: The appearance of stress, theoretical interpretations, sources and consequences, combat stress and its prevention Exercises: Stress in military
12. Lectures: Psychological characteristics of international military operations, goals, conditions and manners of activity Exercises: Psychological characteristics of international military operations
13. Lectures: Psychological characteristics of international military operations, consequences of participation in international military operations for units, individuals and families Exercises: Consequences of deployment for units, individuals and families
14. Lectures: Psychological crisis interventions in the military Exercises: Psychological crisis interventions in the military
15. Lectures: Psychological preparation of soldiers, goals and contents of preparations, roles of the commander and military psychologist Exercises: Psychological preparation of soldiers