FVP:FVPAA032 Developmental Psychology - Course Information

FVPAA032 Developmental Psychology

Extent and Intensity

2/1/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Marta Kolaříková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Marta Kolaříková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Marta Kolaříková, Ph.D.
Faculty of Public Policies in Opava

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

• Předměty pro zahraniční studenty (programme FVP, 1583)

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 phenomena 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 phenomena in this period.
  7. Younger and middle school age - the development of basic abilities and skills, cognitive development, emotional development and socialization. Social pathologic phenomena 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 phenomena in this period.
  9. Adolescence - development of identity, adolescent socialization - relationships to adults, their peers, going to work. Social pathologic phenomena 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 phenomena 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 phenomena 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 phenomena 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 phenomena in this period.
  

Language of instruction

English

Further Comments

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

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