ZS1BP_UVOS Introduction to Psychology and Personality Psychology - lecture

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Josef Lukas, Ph.D. (lecturer)
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
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The goal of the subject is to get acquainted with basic concepts and theories of general psychology and psychology of personality. At the end of the course the student will be able to understand the issues of the structure and dynamics of personality and will be able to explain particular components of personality, its motivation and the ways to stimulate its development. At the end of the course the student will also be able to read common psychological text for teachers and to understand them creatively. The student should also be able to differentiate the findings of academic psychology from general popular psychological findings.
Syllabus
  • Subject matter of psychology and its evolution.
  • Biological conditionality of psyche. Psyche.
  • Social and cultural conditionality of psyche. Consciousness.
  • Cognitive processes: sensation, perception, imagination, fantasy.
  • Attention, memory, learning.
  • Thinking and speech.
  • Capabilities, intelligence. Creativity.
  • Emotions, temperament.
  • Personality – concept, definition, structure and dynamics. Motivation, needs, interests, values.
  • Character, volition, decision making, stress, resistance to heavy-load situations.
  • How to exploit the knowledge of psychology.
Literature
    required literature
  • VÁGNEROVÁ, Marie. Základy psychologie. Vydání první. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2004, 356 stran. ISBN 9788024608419. info
  • PLHÁKOVÁ, Alena. Učebnice obecné psychologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2004, 472 s. ISBN 9788020014993. info
    recommended literature
  • ŘÍČAN, Pavel. Psychologie osobnosti : obor v pohybu. 6., rev. a dopl. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2010, 208 s. ISBN 9788024731339. URL info
  • HARTL, Pavel and Helena HARTLOVÁ. Velký psychologický slovník. Vydání čtvrté, v Portál. Praha: Portál, 2010, 797 stran. ISBN 9788073676865. info
  • Psychologie. Edited by Rita L. Atkinsonová. 2. aktualiz. vyd. Praha: Portál, 2003, xxiii, 751. ISBN 80-7178-640-3. info
Teaching methods
lectures, class diskussion, reading
Assessment methods
written test (70% of correct answers)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2018.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2017, recent)
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