UVSRPVN115 Life Cycle

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. et Mgr. Maria Vašutová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Věra Juříčková, Ph.D.
Institute of Public Administration and Social Policy – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: Mgr. Jana Krčmaříková
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FAKULTA(FVP) && TYP_STUDIA(N) && 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
Course objectives
The course extends the knowledge of the subject the Introduction to Psychological Theory. Knowledge gained in this course contributes to the perceiving of the specificities of clients in different developmental stages. The aim of the course is to understand the patterns of development, understanding of human development across the life-cycle and importance of fulfying of tasks in different developmental stages. Students will be apprised with the usual phases of life in relation to psychological, social and developmental particularities. Students´ opinion will be confronted within theoretical approaches. The aim of the course is to understand the identity of personality, individual's social roles and determination within the life-cycle. Teacher uses own experiences of psychological practice from the Special Educational Center for Children with Disabilities in both diagnostic and therapeutic area. Students are taught to gain knowledge of life-cycle that can be used during meeting clients in social work. The course develops knowledge of subjects of the Bachalor´s degree program: Psychology in PA and Consultancy and Communication. We try to join the other subjects with items of Master's programs, especially Social Gerontology, Social Problems from the Gender Aspects, Sociology of the Family , Crisis Intervention.
Syllabus
  • 1st Time in person's life. Life-cycle
    2nd The issue of psychological development and its determination by social and biological factors
    3rd Basic mechanisms of development. Research methods
    4th The theory of intellectual development of person
    5th The development of psychological functions. Moral development
    6th Prenatal period and development of person in the newborn period
    7th Childhood - development during infancy and preschool period
    8th School age
    9th Adolescence
    10th Early period, middle and late adulthood
    11th Developmental period of aging and old age. Dying and death
    12th Development of person in the family. Emotional deprivation. Intergenerational relations
Literature
    required literature
  • LANGMEIER, J., KREJČÍŘOVÁ, D. Vývojová psychologie. Praha : Grada Publishing, 2007. info
  • ŘÍČAN, P. Cesta životem. Praha: Portál, 2006. info
  • VÁGNEROVÁ, M. Vývojová psychologie. Praha: Portál, 2006. info
  • MACEK, P. Adolescence. Praha: Portál, 2003. ISBN 80-7178-348-X. info
    recommended literature
  • JUŘÍČKOVÁ, V. Psychologické aspekty stáří. URL info
  • JUŘÍČKOVÁ, V. Životní cyklus. Distanční studijní opora v elektr. verzi. 1. vyd. [online]. 2012. URL info
  • BOWLBY, J. Vazba. Praha: Portál, 2010. info
  • GRUSS, P. Perspektivy stárnutí. Praha: Portál, 2009. info
  • BERNS, R.M. BELMONT. Child, Family, School, Community. Socialization and Support. Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, 2004. info
  • ERIKSON, E.H. Dětství a společnost. Praha: Argo, 2002. info
  • SHAFFER, D.R. Developmental Psychology. Childhood§Adolescence. Belmont: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, 2002. info
  • SHEEHYOVÁ, G. Průvodce dospělostí: šance a úskalí druhé poloviny života. Praha: Portál, 1999. ISBN 80-7178-185-1. info
  • DICHAUD, C., THAREAUOVÁ, I. Soužití se starými lidmi. Praha: Portál, 1998. info
  • ERIKSON, E.H. Osm věků člověka. Praha: Propsy, 1995. info
Assessment methods
Written exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
An essay based on the selected monogrphy
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2012, Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2022.
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