FVP:UOGP003 General Psychology - Course Information
UOGP003 General Psychology
Faculty of Public Policies in OpavaSummer 2021
- Extent and Intensity
- 10/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Marta Kolaříková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. et Mgr. Maria Vašutová, Ph.D. (lecturer) - Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Marta Kolaříková, Ph.D.
Institute of Paramedical Health Studies – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: Mgr. Veronika Slováček Hagenová - Timetable
- Mon 8. 2. 8:55–9:40 C309, Mon 15. 2. 8:55–9:40 C309, Mon 22. 2. 8:55–9:40 C309, Mon 1. 3. 8:55–9:40 C309, Mon 8. 3. 8:55–9:40 C309, Mon 15. 3. 8:55–9:40 C309, Mon 22. 3. 8:55–9:40 C309, Mon 29. 3. 7:15–8:00 C309, 8:55–9:40 C309, Mon 12. 4. 8:55–9:40 C309
- Prerequisites (in Czech)
- FAKULTA ( FVP ) && TYP_STUDIA ( B ) && FORMA ( P )
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- General Nursing Studies (programme FVP, B5341-OSET)
- Course objectives
- The subject aims at providing basic orientation in the area of general psychology, explaining key terms applied in the description of particular mental and emotional processes, states and properties of humans. Simultaneously, attention is paid to determination of the human psyche and related theories of personality. Students will get familiar with the history of general psychology and basic methods used in psychology. The objective of these efforts is to produce a theoretical and practical foundation for further study of applied disciplines in psychology and pedagogy.
- Syllabus
- 1. Psychology (subject matter and objectives, disciplines, position of psychology amidst other sciences, key terminology, methods of psychological research, scientific knowledge versus myth).
2. Major psychological schools of thought and their approach to the human.
3. Cognitive aspects of personality (general characteristics).
4. Sensation and perception, imagination and fantasy, attention, memory.
5. Thinking (basic forms and types of thinking/reasoning, cognitive operations, factors influencing problem-solving). Thinking and speech.
6. Intelligence (definition, types of intelligence, approaches to the study of intelligence, intelligence and educational success, intelligence and creativity).
7. Personality concepts in psychology and characteristics of major personality theories.
8. Personality structure and dynamics.
9. Content analysis of personality (temperament, cognition, motivation, integration of personality).
10. Overview of personality typologies.
11. Self-concept and resilience.
12. Emotional system of personality (characteristics of human emotions, features, classification of emotions, subjective and objective aspects of emotion, individual differences in emotions, emotional intelligence and factors influencing its formation.
- 1. Psychology (subject matter and objectives, disciplines, position of psychology amidst other sciences, key terminology, methods of psychological research, scientific knowledge versus myth).
- Literature
- required literature
- PLEVOVÁ, I., PETROVÁ, A. Obecná psychologie. Olomouc, 2012. ISBN 978-80-244-3246-5. info
- KERN, H. a kol. Přehled psychologie. Praha: Portál, 2012. ISBN 978-80-262-0105-2. info
- ŘÍČAN, P. Psychologie. Praha: Portál, 2012. ISBN 978-80-7367-406-9. info
- KOLAŘÍKOVÁ, M. Základy obecné psychologie. Distanční studijní opora. 1. vyd. [online] Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opa, 2012. URL info
- recommended literature
- SCHULZ, R., ROBERTS, R. D.(eds.). Emoční inteligence. Praha: Portál, 2012. ISBN 978-80-7367-229-4. info
- DRAPELA, V. Přehled teorií osobnosti. Praha: Portál, 2012. ISBN 978-80-505-9. info
- CARLSON, J. G. Testy k Psychologii Atkinsonové a Hilgarda. Praha: Portál, 2012. ISBN 978-80-7367-861-6. info
- STUCHLÍKOVÁ, I. Základy psychologie emocí. Praha: Portál, 2012. ISBN 978-80-7367-282-9. info
- ILJUK, B. Základy psychologie v heuristických otázkách a úlohách. Studijní text. Opava: Slezská univerzita, 2012. ISBN 978-80-7248-756-1. info
- PLHÁKOVÁ, A. Učebnice obecné psychologie. Praha: Academia, 2005. ISBN 80-200-1387-3. info
- GATES, N. Aplikovaná psychologie. Praha: Portál, 2003. ISBN 0-7178-807-4. info
- ATKINSONOVÁ, R. L. a kol. Psychologie. Praha: Portál, 2003. ISBN 80-7178-640-3. info
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Přednáška 10 HOD/SEM.
- Enrolment Statistics (Summer 2021, recent)
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