UPPVIP008 Developmental Psychology

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2022
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Lucia Drotárová, PhD. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. et Mgr. Marta Kolaříková, Ph.D.
Institute of Pedagogical and Psychological Sciences – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: PhDr. Edita Ondřejová, Ph.D.
Timetable
each even Wednesday 11:25–13:00 C310
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
UPPVIP008/A: each even Wednesday 15:35–17:10 C310, L. Drotárová
UPPVIP008/B: each even Wednesday 17:15–18:50 C310, L. Drotárová
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
Syllabus
  • 1. Definition of discipline, object and objectives of developmental psychology, application possibilities, position in the system of sciences and relation to other scientific disciplines. A brief history of the development of the field.
  • 2. The concept of intellectual development, basic forms, factors and mechanisms of development. Methods of developmental psychological examination, longitudinal, semi-longitudinal and transverse research approach
  • 3. Theory of determination and periodization of development
  • 4. Prenatal period and its importance for further development. Neonatal period
  • 5. Infant and toddler age - development of gross and fine motor skills, perception and development of pre-speech expressions; cognitive development; socialization
  • 6. Preschool age – development of basic abilities and skills, cognitive development, development of children's identity, emotional development and socialization
  • 7. School maturity. School readiness. Socially pathological phenomena occurring in this period
  • 8. Younger and middle school age – development of basic abilities and skills, cognitive development, emotional development and socialization.
  • 9. Adolescence - physical transformation, main psychological characteristics of adolescence, the development of basic skills, abilities and interests, cognitive development, identity development, emotional development and socialization.
  • 10. Adolescence - the development of an adolescent identity, socialization - relationships with adults, peers, going to work.
  • 11. Periods of young adulthood – cognitive development, socialization, identity of young adulthood; professional roles, partnerships, marriage, parenting, period of 1st retrospection. Socially pathological phenomena occurring in this period
  • 12. Period of middle adulthood - physical changes, the transformation of professional roles, change of partner relationship, transformation of parental roles, change of relationship to one’s own parents, middle-aged person’s identity.
  • 13. Periods of older adulthood – physical changes associated with the onset of ageing, cognitive processes, personality development and role changes, professional roles, marriage of ageing people, the role of grandparents.
  • 14. Period of old age – physical changes, psychological changes, retirement, change in the way of life, problems of dying and death.
Literature
    required literature
  • BLATNÝ, M. (Ed.) Psychologie celoživotního vývoje. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2016. ISBN 978-80-246-3462-3.
  • BREMMER, G. & SLATER, A. An Introduction to Developmental Psychology. 3rd ed. New York: Wiley, 2017. ISBN 978-1-118-76720-7.
  • KOLAŘÍKOVÁ, M. Vývojová psychologie. Studijní opora. Opava: Fakulta veřejných politik v Opavě, 2017. Dostupné z: https://elearning.fvp.slu.cz/enrol/index.php?id=218.
  • ŘÍČAN, P. Cesta životem: [vývojová psychologie]: přepracované vydání. 3. vyd. Praha: Portál, 2014. ISBN 978-80-262-0772-6.
  • THOROVÁ, K. Vývojová psychologie. Praha: Grada, 2015. ISBN 978-80-262-0714-6. info
  • VÁGNEROVÁ, M. Vývojová psychologie: dětství a dospívání. Vyd. 2., dopl. a přeprac. Praha: Karolinum, 2012. ISBN 978-80-246-2153-1. info
    recommended literature
  • KOLAŘÍKOVÁ, M. Dítě předškolního věku v prostředí sociální exkluze. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, Fakulta veřejných politik v Opavě, 2015. ISBN 978-80-7510-161-7.
  • KOLAŘÍKOVÁ, Marta, Alena PETROVÁ and Eva URBANOVSKÁ. Profesní připravenost učitelů základních škol v oblasti řešení rizikového chování a možnosti jeho prevence v Moravskoslezském kraji II PSYCHOLOGICKÉ ASPEKTY (Professional readiness of primary school teachers in the field of solution of risk behavior and possibilities of its prevention in the Moravian-Silesian Region II PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS). 1st ed. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, 2017, 190 pp. ISBN 978-80-7510-236-2. Výstupy projektu MSK info
  • KOOIJMAN, A. Děti a sociální dovednosti: jak pomoci dětem posílit sebevědomí a zlepšit sociální dovednosti. Praha: Didactive Plus s.r.o., 2016. ISBN 978-80-270-0598-7.
  • LORENCOVÁ, V. et al. Ontogenetická psychologie, neboli, Vývojová psychologie. Praha: Powerprint, 2015. ISBN 978-80-87994-43-6.
  • ŠVAMBERK ŠAUEROVÁ, M. Jak přežít svou vlastní pubertu: i s učiteli a rodiči. Praha: Grada, 2016. ISBN 978-80-247-5395-9.
  • VRTBOVSKÁ, P. O ztraceném dítěti & cestě do bezpečí: attachment, poruchy attachmentu a léčení. Tišnov: Scan, 2010. ISBN 978-80-86620-20-6.
Assessment methods
Credit full-time study: active participation in seminars, elaboration and presentation of a selected topic to advance the topics of lectures, skill to conduct discussion, verification of knowledge of compulsory literature and seminars
Credit part-time study: completion of correspondence assignments - see study material
Exam: on compulsory literature and lectures
*Specification of the conditions for completion of the course will always be placed in the information system before the start of the course in the semester.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
During the semester, 12 hour tutorial will take place which includes explanations of difficult parts of the curriculum. In the course of continuous study, students use the study material which they process to fulfil selected correspondence assignments which are discussed in individual and group consultations.

At the exam, students demonstrate knowledge of compulsory literature, study material and lectures of the contact instruction. Students will be able to continuously consult the topics studied individually via e-mail, or in individual or team consultations upon request.

Consultation days and hours are set by the instructor at the beginning of the semester but the instructor is also available by prior arrangement according to the students’ needs.

The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2019, Summer 2021, Summer 2023, Summer 2024, Summer 2025.
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