UPPVFK003 General Psychology and Personality Psychology

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Winter 2021
Extent and Intensity
8/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Marta Kolaříková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. et Mgr. Maria Vašutová, Ph.D.
Institute of Pedagogical and Psychological Sciences – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: PhDr. Edita Ondřejová, Ph.D.
Timetable
Fri 24. 9. 12:15–14:40 C311, Fri 5. 11. 9:45–11:20 C311, Fri 10. 12. 8:05–10:30 C308
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FAKULTA(FVP) && TYP_STUDIA(B) && FORMA(K)
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 aim of the subject is to provide students with a fundamental orientation in the field of General Psychology and Personality Psychology. The subject also get students acquainted with fundamental terms used for characteristics of the individual mental processes, states and qualities of a man. Students at the same time get to understand the personality psychology basics, which summarizes and intergates the psychological pieces of knowledge about forming a man´s mental life. Within this subject, there is also attention paid to other relevant theories of personality, to the determinants of a personality development and to the history of the field´s (General/Perosnality Psychology) development. The aim of this course is also to build up a theoretical as well practical basis for furthuer studies of applied disciplines in the field of Psychology and Pedagogy.
Syllabus
  • 1. Psychology as an independent discipline, the subject and the objective, the system of psychological disciplines, status of psychology within the framework of science
  • 2. Basic concepts of general psychology. The brain as the organ basis of the human psyche
  • 3. Basic theoretical schools in psychology
  • 4. Methods of psychological research and practice, possibilities and principles of their use
  • 5. Cognitive system of personality: sensory processes, perception, attention
  • 6. Cognitive system of personality: memory, imagination, fantasy
  • 7. Cognitive system of personality: thinking, intelligence
  • 8. Emotions and their importance in human life
  • 9. Psychology of personality, the concept of the "I", endogenous and exogenous theory of personality
  • 10. Personality structure. Overview of the main constitutional and psychological personality typologies
  • 11. Activation-motivational personality characteristics
  • 12. Self-regulating properties of personality
  • 13. Temperament Character and morality
Literature
    required literature
  • KOLAŘÍKOVÁ, M. Obecná psychologie a psychologie osobnosti. Distanční studijní opora. 1. vyd. [online]. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, 2015. URL info
  • PETROVÁ, A. Vybrané kapitoly z psychologie osobnosti. Olomouc: Gevak, 2013. ISBN 978-80-86768-66-3. info
  • PLEVOVÁ, I., PETROVÁ, A. Obecná psychologie. Olomouc, 2012. ISBN 978-80-244-3246-5. info
  • BLATNÝ, M. a kol. Psychologie osobnosti: hlavní témata, současné přístupy. Praha: Grada, 2010. ISBN 978-80-247-3434-7. info
  • PLHÁKOVÁ, A. Učebnice obecné psychologie. Praha: Academia, 2005. ISBN 80-200-1387-3. info
    recommended literature
  • CAKIRPALOGLU, P. Úvod do psychologie osobnosti. Praha: Grada, 2012. ISBN 978-80-247-4033-1. info
  • VALEČKOVÁ, H. Základy psychologie osobnosti: studijní opora. Opava: SU v Opavě, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7248-667-0. info
  • POULÍK, K. Psychologie lidské odolnosti. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2010. ISBN 978-80-247-2959-6. info
  • VÁGNEROVÁ, M. Psychologie osobnosti. Praha: Karolinum, 2010. ISBN 978-80-246-1832-6. info
  • ŘÍČAN, P. Psychologie osobnosti: Obor v pohybu. 6. revidované a doplněné vydání. Praha: Grada, 2010. ISBN 978-80-247-3133-9. info
  • VÁGNEROVÁ, M. Vývojová psychologie II: dospělost a stáří. Praha: Karolinum, 2007. ISBN 978-80-246-1318-5. info
  • CHARA, T. a SHUKLA, K. C. General Psychology. Hardcover: Commonwealth Publisher, 2005. ISBN 8171699022. info
  • NAKONEČNÝ, M. Psychologie téměř pro každého. Praha: Academia, 2004. ISBN 80-200-1198-6. info
  • BLATNÝ, M. a PLHÁKOVÁ, A. Temperament, inteligence, sebepojetí: nové pohledy na tradiční témata psychologického výzkumu. Brno: Psychologický ústav Akademie věd ČR, 2003. ISBN 80-86620-05-0. info
  • SMÉKAL, V. Pozvání do psychologie osobnosti. Brno: Cesta, 2002. ISBN 80-85947-81-1. info
  • HILL, G. Moderní psychologie. Praha: Portál, 1998. ISBN 80-7178-641-1. info
  • NAKONEČNÝ, M. Psychologie osobnosti. Praha, 1995. ISBN 80-200-0525-0. info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
According to the assignment, students will complete at least 2 correspondence tasks from the study support. COMBINED TEST FORM: The student must pass a 70% short orientation test, then proceed to the oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Přednáška 8 HOD/SEM.
Teacher's information
According to the assignment, students will complete at least 2 correspondence tasks from the study support. COMBINED TEST FORM: The student must pass a 70% short orientation test, then proceed to the oral exam
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2022, Winter 2023.
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