FVP:UOGP003 General Psychology - Course Information

UOGP003 General Psychology

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 1 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

• 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.
  

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)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Přednáška 10 HOD/SEM.

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