FVPAA032 Developmental Psychology

Fakulta veřejných politik v Opavě
léto 2022
Rozsah
10/10/0. 8 kr. Ukončení: z.
Vyučující
Mgr. Marta Kolaříková, Ph.D. (přednášející)
Mgr. Marta Kolaříková, Ph.D. (cvičící)
Garance
Mgr. Marta Kolaříková, Ph.D.
Fakulta veřejných politik v Opavě
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je nabízen i studentům mimo mateřské obory.
Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
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.
Osnova
  • 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
Literatura
    povinná literatura
  • 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.
Výukové metody
lecture, excursion
Metody hodnocení
Discussion about the development specifics of the selected age period, comparison of the possibility of development in a selected foreign country with Czech conditions.
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Další komentáře
Předmět je dovoleno ukončit i mimo zkouškové období.
Předmět je zařazen také v obdobích léto 2019, léto 2023, léto 2024.