Course objectives

The aim of the course is to provide information from the fields of general psychology and personality psychology. These are essential for all helping professions and concern working with people and understanding topics such as personality structure, information processing, cognitive aspects of personality, motivation and others.

Learning outcomes

Professional knowledge: - the student can characterize basic terms related to general psychology - the student can define the terminological apparatus of personality psychology - the student is familiar with cognitive, sensory, motivational processes - the student can briefly assess and evaluate various information about the structure of personality - the student is familiar with current basic psychological professional literature of domestic and partly foreign origin - the student knows the essence of key topics in psychological contexts both on theoretical and historical grounds - Professional skills: - the student can use knowledge of general psychology and personality psychology in the field of professional - special education - the student analyzes the structure of a person's personality - the student can use and apply knowledge of general psychology General competencies: - the student is familiar with the modification of various psychological work, knows the essence of individual psychological disciplines - the student can apply knowledge from the field of personality psychology to preparation for working with people with disabilities

Teaching methods

Teaching methods: Study aids: KOLAŘÍKOVÁ, M. General psychology and personality psychology. In E-learning course for students of the Special Education study program of the Faculty of Public Policy in Opava. Opava: Silesian University in Opava, 2021

Assessment methods

Student requirements: A prerequisite for registering for the oral exam is mandatory participation in seminars and preparation of a seminar paper on the assigned topic. Successful completion of the oral part of the exam on the content of the material specified in the annotation.