UOGK002 Developmental Psychology

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Winter 2016
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Alena Petrová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Alena Petrová, Ph.D.
Institute of Paramedical Health Studies – 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
Developmental Psychology expands on knowledge of general psychology and personality psychology. Instruction aims at providing basic knowledge on somatic and psychological development of humans across the lifespan - the prenatal and neonatal stages, infancy, toddler stage, pre-school age, school age, pubescence, adolescence, early/mid-/late adulthood and old age. On completion of the course, the student will be orientated in key theories and key characteristics of ontogenesis and will have developed a theoretical and practical foundation for further study of applied disciplines in psychology and pedagogy. Seminars/practicals constitute an integral part of the subject.
Syllabus
  • 1. Delineation, subject and objectives of developmental psychology, its position in the system of disciplines, its relation to other scientific disciplines, specific sub-disciplines of developmental psychology. An overview of the history of developmental psychology.
    2. Research methods in developmental psychology, longitudinal, semilongitudinal and cross-sectional research methodology.
    3. The concept of psychological development - factors, key mechanisms, principles of development, theory of determination, stages of development. Theory of mental development behaviourism, psychodynamic theory (S. Freud), psychosocial theory (E. Erikson), cognitive development theory (J. Piaget), social-cognitive theory (L. S. Vygotsky), evolutionary theory (J. Bowlby, M. D. Ainswort).
    4. Prenatal and neonatal period.
    5. Infancy and toddler stage - development of gross and fine motor skills, perception, development of pre-speech phenomena, cognitive development, socialization.
    6. Pre-school age - development of basic abilities and skills, cognitive development, child identity development, emotional development, socialization. School maturity. School readiness.
    7. Early and mid-school age - development of basic abilities and skills, cognitive development, emotional development, socialization.
    8. Pubescence - somatic changes, main psychological features of teenage years, development of basic abilities, skills and interests, cognitive development, identity development, emotional development and socialization.
    9. Adolescence - identity development in adolescence, socialization, relations to adult individuals and peers, entering a first job position.
    10. Early adulthood - cognitive development, socialization, identity in early adulthood; professional roles, partnership, marriage, parenthood, reviewing.
    11. Mid-adulthood - somatic changes, changes in professional roles, changes in partnership, changes in parental roles, changing relationship to parents, identity in mid-adulthood.
    12. Late adulthood - somatic changes related to ageing, cognitive processes, personality development and changes in roles, professional roles, marital relations in persons in late adulthood, the grandparent role.
    13. Old age and ageing - somatic changes, psychological changes, retirement, marital relations, relationship to children and grand-children, lifestyle changes, dying and death
Literature
    required literature
  • ŘÍČAN, P. Cesta životem. Praha: Portál, 2004. ISBN 80-7178-829-5. info
  • KOLAŘÍKOVÁ, M. Základy vývojové psychologie. Studijní opora. Opava: Slezský univerzita v Opavě, Fakulta veřej, 2013. URL info
  • ŘÍMOVSKÁ, Z. Psychlogické aspekty dětského věku. Distanční studijní opora a e-learningový kurz. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, 2012. URL info
  • ŘÍMOVSKÁ, Z. Psychologické aspekty dospívání. Distanční studijní opora a e-learningový kurz. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, 2012. URL info
  • JUŘÍČKOVÁ, V. Psychologické aspekty ve stáří. Distanční studijní opora a e-learningový kurz. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, 2012. URL info
  • ILJUK, B. Základy psychologie v heuristických otázkách a úlohách. Studijní text. Opava: Slezská univerzita, 2012. ISBN 978-80-7248-756-1. info
  • LANGMEIER, J., KREJČÍŘOVÁ, D. Vývojová psychologie. Praha: Grada, 2008. ISBN 978-80-247-1284-0. info
  • VÁGNEROVÁ, M. Vývojová psychologie II: dospělost a stáří. Praha: Karolinum, 2007. ISBN 978-80-246-1318-5. info
  • VÁGNEROVÁ, M. Vývojová psychologie I: dětství a dospívání. Praha: Karolinum, 2005. ISBN 80-246-0956-8. info
    recommended literature
  • HAŠKOVCOVÁ, H. Fenomén stáří. Praha: Havlíček Brain Tram, 2010. ISBN 978-80-87109-19-9. info
  • DAVIDO, R. Kresba jako nástroj poznání dítěte. Praha: Portál, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7367-415-1. info
  • MATĚJČEK, Z. Prvních 6 let ve vývoji a výchově dítěte : normy vývoje a vývojové milníky z pohledu psychologa, základní duševní potřeby dítěte, dítě a lidský svět. Praha: Grada, 2006. ISBN 80-247-0870-1. info
  • EVANS, D., ZARATE, O. Evoluční psychologie. Praha: Portál, 2002. ISBN 80-7178-611-X. info
  • CRAIG, G. J., BAUDUM, D. Human development. Ninth Edition. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2002. ISBN 0-13-033441-3. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Přednáška 6 HOD/SEM.
Teacher's information
Independent work is based on:
1. Comprehension reading of compulsory literature and solving heuristic assignments.
2. Preparation of psychological autobiography based on two developmental theories selected by the student.
Assessment: submission of a written report on solved assignments (heuristic problem-solving and knowledge and skills development, see also Iljuk, B. Základy psychologie v heuristických otázkách a úlohách).
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Summer 2020, Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024.
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