Individual as a Psychophysical Entity (4cr)

Objective

Students will:
- know the structure of the human body
- know what factors contribute to physical fitness and understand how they are influenced by stress physiology
- know how to measure cardiorespiratory fitness and interpret the results

Content

- Human anatomy and physiology
- Impact of stress on the components of physical fitness and bodily systems
- Instruments for assessing aerobic endurance
- Body image, feelings, function of the body

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students:
- are able to name some structures and principal functions of the most important internal and sensory organs
- can shortly list the stucture and principal functions of the nerve systems
- are to some extent aware of the components of physical fitness and can explain a major part of the impact of various types of stress on the organism
- need some assistance with measuring body composition and cardiovascular fitness and with interpreting the results

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students
- know the structure and principal functions of the most important internal and sensory organs
- can list the stucture and principal functions of the nerve systems
- are aware of the components of physical fitness and can explain the impact of various types of stress on the organism
- can measure cardiovascular fitness and interpret the results.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students:
- know the structure and function of internal and sensory organs and are able to flexibly apply their knowledge to physiotherapy work
- the stucture and principal functions of the nerve systems
- know how to apply their knowledge concerning the components of physical fitness and how to explain in professional situations the impact of various types of stress on the organism
- can extensively measure cardiovascular fitnes and interpret the results