MPDV071 Developmental Psychology

Faculty of Medicine
autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jan Krása, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Jan Mareš, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Mgr. Leona Mužíková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. et Mgr. Jan Mareš, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jitka Sekaninová
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Education
Timetable
Mon 9:00–10:40 učebna 32
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 course is to acquaint students with the basic approaches, researches and theories of developmental psychology. Students will be informed about the different stages of child development and the differences between children, adolescents and adults. They will become familiar with the development of motor, cognitive, emotional development as well as with the development of self-esteem and various skills. At the end of this course, the students should be able to:
understand and tell to an individual developmental stages of the child;
use the information about the changes in development in a individual approach to children education;
Syllabus
  • 1. The concept and the factors of mental development and their governing principles. 2. A brief description of changes in human psyche during the individual developmental stages. 3. Factors of developmental changes' acceleration in the earliest stages of life, and their perils. 4. Specific signs in expression and behaviour of pre-school age children. 5. The qualitative growth in the Rational-Cognitive Processes in childhood and pre-puberty. 6. The growth in the Imaginative-Emotional functions during childhood and pre-puberty, and the respective changes. 7. External influences and their impact on mental development of an individual in childhood and pre-puberty. 8. Difficulties in adaptability, various disorders, and symptoms of neuroses in childhood and pre-puberty. 9. A brief look at different approaches used in upbringing children, and their impact on the forming of a child's personality. 10. A general definition of the individual stages in the process of growing up. The Puberty and Adolescence. 11. The quality of the Rational-Cognitive Processes in adolescents. 12. The developmental process of the Imaginative-Emotional Functions in adolescence. 13. The development of language.
Literature
    required literature
  • THOROVÁ, Kateřina. Vývojová psychologie : proměny lidské psychiky od početí po smrt. Vydání první. Praha: Portál, 2015, 575 stran. ISBN 9788026207146. info
    recommended literature
  • VÁGNEROVÁ, Marie. Vývojová psychologie : dětství a dospívání. Vydání druhé, rozšířen. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2012, 531 stran. ISBN 9788024621531. info
    not specified
  • Shaffer, D. R., & Kipp, K. (2013). Developmental psychology: Childhood and adolescence. Belmont, CA: Cengage Learning.
  • LANGMEIER, Miloš, Dana KREJČÍŘOVÁ and Josef LANGMEIER. Vývojová psychologie s úvodem do vývojové neurofyziologie. 2. vyd. Praha: H & H, 2002, 132 s. ISBN 8073190168. info
Teaching methods
lectures, discussion of key themes
Assessment methods
On time submission of assignments. 40% of total grading. written test is for 60% of of total grading. To pass you need 60% minimum of total grading.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 30.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, autumn 2019, autumn 2020, autumn 2021.
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