UPPVU0012 Developmental Psychology

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2017
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Marta Kolaříková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Marta Kolaříková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Boris Iljuk, CSc.
Institute of Pedagogical and Psychological Sciences – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Prerequisites
successful completion of the course General Psychology and Personality Psychology
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Developmental psychology course builds on the knowledge of general psychology. The aim of the course is to provide basic knowledge ofsomatic and mental development of man in all his developmental stages - during the prenatal, infant, toddler, preschool, early school, puberty, adolescence, young adulthood, middle adulthood, late adulthood and old age, including the most frequently occurring socially pathological phenomenas in the intervening period. Lectures also include related developmental theory, a brief history of developmental psychology, interpretation of the mechanisms and general regularities of human development.
Syllabus
  • 1. Definition of discipline, purpose and goals of developmental psychology, the status of science and it´s relation to other disciplines, sub-disciplines of developmental psychology. Brief history of the field.
    2. Developmental psychological research methods, longitudinal, transverse and semilongitudinal research approach.
    3. The concept of intellectual development - factors underlying mechanisms, patterns of development, the theory of periodization, theory of determination of development.
    4. Prenatal and neonatal period.
    5. Infant and toddler age - gross and fine kinetic skills, perception and speech development, cognitive development, socialization.
    6. Pre-school age - the development of basic abilities and skills, cognitive development, development of children's identity, emotional development and socialization. School readiness. School matureness. Social pathologic phenomenas in this period.
    7. Younger and middle school age - the development of basic abilities and skills, cognitive development, emotional development and socialization. Social pathologic phenomenas in this period.
    8. The period of puberty - physical transformation, the main psychological characteristics of puberty, the development of basic skills, abilities and interests, cognitive development, development of identity, emotional development and socialization. Social pathologic phenomenas in this period.
    9. Adolescence - development of identity, adolescent socialization - relationships to adults, their peers, going to work. Social pathologic phenomenas in this period.
    10. Period of young adulthood - cognitive development, socialization, identity of the young adult, professional roles, partnerships, marriage, parenthood, period of first balancing. Social pathologic phenomenas in this period.
    11. Period mid adulthood - physical changes, the transformation of professional roles, the transformation of a relationships, change of parental role, care for their own parents, identity. Social pathologic phenomenas in this period.
    12. Period of older adults - physical changes associated with the onset of aging, cognitive processes, personality development and change of roles, professional roles, marriage, aging people, the role of grandparents. Social pathologic phenomenas in this period.
    13. Senescence - physical changes, psychological changes, retirement, marriage, relationship with children and grandchildren, change in the way of life, death and dying. Social pathologic phenomenas in this period.
Teaching methods
Interactive lecture
Assessment methods
Grade
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
The exam - knowledge from lectures and required reading
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2011, Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Summer 2016, Summer 2018, Summer 2019.
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