SZ1024a Developmental Psychology Seminar

Faculty of Education
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Mgr. Kristýna Balátová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. PhDr. Otto Čačka (seminar tutor)
doc. PhDr. Jiří Dan, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Petra Holešovská, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Ing. Irena Ocetková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Juliana Ševčíková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Tereza Škubalová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Otto Čačka
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: doc. PhDr. Otto Čačka
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Education
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
Students will learn to work with literature, focus on the issues discussed, in practice they practice the theoretical knowledge acquired in lectures and will be able to understand the basic laws do mental development
Syllabus
  • The aim of the seminar is to extend the knowledge acquired in lectures on developmental psychology in following topics: General principles of development; Periodization of development; Developmental changes in various stages of childhood and adolescence.; Developmental disorders and maladaptive dysfunction; Optimal intervention in education and educational styles. Psyche expression overview in various stages of psychic evolution. The study program: 1. The concept and the factors of mental development and their governing principles. The Theory of Interaction. 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 most important factors in the Subject-Object Interaction during adolescence. 14. The likely mental disorders and illnesses in adolescents. 15. Principles of an effective communication with adolescents, and the aspect of their maturity.
Literature
  • HARRIS, Margaret and George BUTTERWORTH. Developmental psychology : a student's handbook. New York: Psychology Press, 2002, ix, 372. ISBN 1841691925. info
Teaching methods
Practical application, practical project of teoretical knowing and principles, discussion in group, belles-lettres, seminar paper - sighting of acting child conversation with adolescent, conversation with adult, conversation with father
Assessment methods
credit
Requirements: active participation in seminars, abstract, seminar work or abstract presentation (10 p), credit test (70%)
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Teacher's information
http://www.cackon.net/docent
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018.
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