PG11A18 Developmental Psychology

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2016
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Bohumíra Lazarová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Petr Novotný, Ph.D.
Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Zelená
Supplier department: Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 10:50–12:25 U36
Prerequisites (in Czech)
PG11A13 General psychology
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Developmental Psychology The objective of the program is to provide students with a well-structured survey including the object of the study of the developmental psychology, significant scholars representing this field, characteristic topics and contemporary trends. Next, the program presents a view of the development of mental functions, activities, personality components and of the personality as a whole in childhood and adolescence. Students will acquire knowledge about the overall characteristics of the stages of ontogeny one by one (classes of age, development stages): antenatal, new-born and infant stage, early childhood, pre-school childhood, school age, pubescence and adolescence. In this survey they will be acquainted with attitudes of the development psychology to children's game and to fairy tales.
Syllabus
  • Outline - developmental psychology The subject of ontogenetic psychology, characteristics of development, growth, maturing and learning. Determinants of development and general relations of development of human mind. Research methods of human mind – childrens psychological diagnostics Selected theories of personality development (Erikson, Freud, Kohlberg, Piaget, Vygotskij, etc.) The prenatal period of development, prenatal and perinatal risks. Early childhood: suckling period, toddler period, pre-school period. Characteristics of bio-psychosocial development A child enters the school. School ability. School childhood: a child of the younger school age, pre-puberty and pubescence. Classification of a childs game, the meaning of a game. Selected psychological development disorders. Characteristics of the period of adolescence. Younger, middle and late adulthood – characteristics of individual phases. The period of ageing and the old age.
Literature
  • VÁGNEROVÁ, Marie. Vývojová psychologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 2007, 461 s. ISBN 9788024613185. info
  • LANGMEIER, Josef and Dana KREJČÍŘOVÁ. Vývojová psychologie. 2., aktualizované vydání. Praha: Grada, 2006, 368 stran. ISBN 9788024712840. URL info
  • ŘÍČAN, Pavel. Cesta životem. 2., přeprac. vyd., v Portá. Praha: Portál, 2004, 390 s. ISBN 8071788295. info
  • Vývojová psychologie :dětství, dospělost, stáří. Edited by Marie Vágnerová. 1. vyd. Praha: Portál, 2000, 522 s. ISBN 80-7178-308-0. info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět není určen pro studenty I. ročníku.
Information about innovation of course.
This course has been innovated under the project "Faculty of Arts as Centre of Excellence in Education: Complex Innovation of Study Programmes and Fields at FF MU with Regard to the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy“ – Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0228, which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Spring 2003, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020.
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