FSS:PSY143 Psychology of Adolescence - Course Information

PSY143 Psychology of Adolescence

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

prof. PhDr. Petr Macek, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Michaela Širůčková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

prof. PhDr. Petr Macek, CSc.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: prof. PhDr. Petr Macek, CSc.

Timetable

each odd Thursday 16:00–19:30 U23

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 35 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/35, only registered: 0/35

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

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Course objectives

This course is focused on deeper understanding of inner subjective world of adolescents. The teaching is based on discussing of typical everyday experience of adolescents (school context, leisure time activities, relationships to peers, family, authorities, self and identity development) as well as on discussing problems and worries of adolescents (in terms of risk behavior, health and social problems).

Syllabus

• (1) What is typical for a period of adolescence. Historical and cultural context. Adolescent development and social changes.
• (2) Adolescence as a process of self-definition and identity formation.
• (3) Social relationships of adolescents. Family context, relationships to parents, siblings, attachment and relationships, a role of style of parenting. Relationships among peers, peer groups, friendships, romantic relationships. The meaning of social support, social acceptation, social rejection. Development of social relationships.
• (4) Relationships to parents and self-development of adolescents.
• (5) Adolescents' risk behavior (the role and meaning of risk activities, social and health risks, empirical research). Prevention and intervention of risk behavior, protective factors.
• (6) A period of emerging adulthood. The meaning of this period in the industrial societies, cultural specifies. Typical psychological features of this period.

Literature

• MACEK, Petr. Adolescence. Vyd. 2. Praha: Portál, 2003, 143 pp. ISBN 80-7178-747-7. info
• Weiss, P., Kučera, Z., Svěráková, M. (1995). Sexuální chování českých adolescentů a jeho rizikovost z hlediska infekce HIV/AIDS: Výsledky národního výzkumu. Československá psychologie, 39, 5, str. 425-432.
• Krch, F. (1994). Aktuální problematika poruch příjmu potravy v České republice. Medicarevue, 4, 1994, str. 33-35.
• Vendel, Š. (1995). Problémy adolescentov: Súčasný stav bádania. Československá psychologie, 39, 6, str. 523-533.
• STEJSKAL, Jan. Mládež a delikvence. Edited by Jaroslav Nevoránek. 2001, 48 l. info
• MACEK, Petr. Adolescence : psychologické a sociální charakteristiky dospívajících. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 1999, 207 s. ISBN 80-7178-348-X. info
• MATOUŠEK, Oldřich. Dospívání chlapců v Čechách a na Moravě. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 1997, 175 s. ISBN 80-7178-121-5. info
• DONOVAN, John Edward and Frances Marie COSTA. Beyond adolescence : problem behavior and young adult development. Edited by Richard Jessor. Cambridge [England] ; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1991, xv, 312. ISBN 0521467586. info

Assessment methods

Course is based on reading of relevant literature (books, papers] as well as on face to face communication (by using of different methods and technigues of group facilitation and communication).
Each student's final evaluation is based on the following components: an acceptation of paper and exam (written test).

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• PSYb1430 Psychology of Adolescence
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