FVPAA032 Developmental Psychology

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 8 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
Mgr. Kateřina Janků, 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
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to understand the basic characteristics in the successive stages of human development. Lecture blocks will be supplemented by excursions to facilities or organizations that take care of individual groups (nurseries, kindergartens, primary schools, children's homes, secondary schools, counseling for alternative family care), a day center for seniors. The aim of the course is to ensure that the student is familiar with the normal course of development of the individual in the various periods of human ontogenesis and is able to apply it in their primarily studied field.
Syllabus
  • 1. Definition of the basic stages of human development, explanation of the concept of development, and determination of the development of human personality.
    2. Prenatal and neonatal period and its importance for future development.
    3. The period of the infant as a period of important bond between the child and his surroundings.
    4. Age of the child as a stage of psychological self-respect.
    5. Preschool age: period of initiative, activity, mental development. School readiness. Problems associated with early training.
    6. School age: period of hard work, possibilities of leisure activities.
    7. The period of adolescence and its difficulties.
    8. Important milestones of adulthood and completion of the developmental tasks of the period. Parenting as an important role in human life.
    9. Old age as a stage to achieve wisdom of life.
    10. Discussion about the possibilities of supporting the development of the individual in the Czech Republic and abroad.

    Specific topics to add:
    • child and parents' divorce
    • substitute family care in the Czech Republic
    • Children’s homes as institutions and opportunities to support children without parents
    • psychological effects of involuntary childlessness
Literature
    required literature
  • KEIL, Frank C. Developmental Psychology: The Growth of Mind and Behavior. New York: W.W. Norton, 2013. ISBN 0 3931 2401 0.
  • VALSINER, Jaan a Kevin J CONNOLLY Handbook of Developmental Psychology. Wiltshire: The Cromwell Press, 2003. ISBN 0 7619 6231 X.
Teaching methods
lecture, excursion
Assessment methods
Discussion about the development specifics of the selected age period, comparison of the possibility of development in a selected foreign country with Czech conditions.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2019, Summer 2022, Summer 2023.
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