PSA_024 Current theories in psychology

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Katarína Millová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Zdenka Stránská, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
PSA_017 Psychology of personality I. && PSA_039 Psychology of personality II.
Personality psychology I. and. II.
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
At the end of this course the student will gain an overview of the problem areas in contemporary personality research. These reflect new trends in the international context as well as the traditional topics of Czech and Slovak psychology.
Syllabus
  • Macrosocial influences on personality, positive psychology, coping, life-span development, post-modern approaches.
Literature
  • Snyder, C. R., Lopez, S.J. (2002). Handbook of positive psychology. New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Peterson, Ch. (2006). A primer in positive psychology. New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Křivohlavý,J. (2004) .Pozitivní psychologie. Praha: Portál.
  • Aldwin, C. (2009). Stress, coping, and development: an integrative perspective. (2nd ed.) New York: Guilford.
  • MILLOVÁ, Katarína. Psychologie celoživotního vývoje : uvedení do moderních teorií. 1. vyd. Brno: Host, 2012, 126 s. ISBN 9788072946990. info
  • Transitions from school to work : globalization, individualization, and patterns of diversity. Edited by Ingrid Schoon - Rainer K. Silbereisen. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009, xix, 388. ISBN 9780521490689. info
  • Handbook of child psychology. Edited by Richard M. Lerner - William Damon. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, 2006, xx, 1063. ISBN 0471272884. info
  • Historical influences on lives & aging. Edited by K. Warner Schaie - Glen H. Elder. New York, NY: Springer Pub., 2005, xiii, 309. ISBN 0826124054. info
  • Growing up in times of social change. Edited by Rainer K. Silbereisen - Alexander von Eye. New York: Walter de Gruyter, 1999, xvi, 343. ISBN 3110165007. info
  • Methods of life course research : qualitative and quantitative approaches. Edited by Janet Z. Giele - Glen H. Elder. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, 1998, xvi, 344 s. ISBN 0-7619-1436-6. info
  • ELDER, Glen H. Children of the Great depression : social change in life experience. Chicago: Univ. of Chicago Press, 1974, xxiii, 400. ISBN 0226202658. info
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion
Assessment methods
oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1998, Spring 1999, Autumn 2001, Spring 2002, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2018.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2017, recent)
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