Course: General and personality psychology

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Course title General and personality psychology
Course code KPP/PSO-Z
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kiryková Simona, PhDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Psychological sciences and the subject of their research. Psychology as a scientific discipline dealing with behavioral manifestations and their conditionality; psychology as a science of thought and experience. Main psychological directions and their insight into human psyche. Current psychological disciplines and their methods. 2. Determination of human psyche - biological, environmental, socio-cultural; self-regulation; inner and outer. 3. Psychic and its dimensions - experience, behavior, consciousness, unconsciousness. Psychological processes and conditions. 4. Personality psychology - basic theories and approaches to studying personality. 5. Structure of personality. Systemic concept of personality. 6. Motivational tendencies in personality - instincts, needs, interests, aspiration. Physiological, psychological and social needs and their motivational effect. Hierarchy of needs in A. Maslow's theory. Will to meaning in V. E. Frankl's theory. Aggression - determination, socialization of aggression in the development of individuals and societies. 7. Dynamics of personality. Emotionality. Temperament. Typology of personality. 8. Typology of personality in children and its use in education. 9. Cognitive processes. Perception, memory, imagination, thinking, speech. 10. Skills, talents. Initial diagnostics of abilities. Teacher's work with a student based on his or her abilities. 11. Learning and its assumptions; reflex, instinct. Types of learning, learning patterns. 12. Intelligence - theory, determinations, types of intelligence. Measurement - traditional and contemporary concept of intellectual competence testing. 13. Thinking as a imperfect cognitive process. Thoughtful operations. Problem solving. The relationship of thought and speech; development of communication abilities in a child. 14. Self-regulatory qualities of personality. Self; integrity of personality. Conscience. Will. Relationship attitudinal characteristics of personality - character - conditionality and influences, acquisition of values system. Methodology of introspection and creation of characteristics of own personality.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing), Dialogue metods(conversation,discussion,brainstorming), Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments)
  • Class attendance - 8 hours per semester
  • Class attendance - 42 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 14 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 12 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 8 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 12 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course provides an orientation in basic topics of general psychology and psychology of personality with application overlap to the work of a teacher with primary school pupils. Topics of lectures are studied in more detail in follow-up seminars.
After completion of the subject student will be able: 1. to understand the content of prescribed curriculum of General and personality psychology 2. to reflect the topic critically 3. to demonstrate specific intellectual skills gained in a course in writing of a semestral paper 4. to apply gained knowledge in educational process
Prerequisites
Student has basic knowledge of psychology from secondary school.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written assignment, Test

Active participation in lectures and seminars. Studying and developing a critical analysis of recommended scholar texts. Developing the characteristics of one's own personality. Passing a written test.
Recommended literature
  • BAUER, J. Proč cítím to, co ty - intiutivní komunikace a tajemství zrcadlových neuronů. Praha: Grada, 2015. ISBN 978-80-247-5737-7.
  • BLATNÝ, Marek. Psychologie osobnosti: hlavní témata, současné přístupy. Praha: Grada, 2010. ISBN 978-80-247-3434-7.
  • DRAPELA, V. Přehled teorií osobnosti. Praha: Portál, 2011. ISBN 978-80-262-0020-6.
  • FONTANA, D. Psychologie ve školní praxi. Praha: Portál, 2014. ISBN 978-80-262-0741-2.
  • GARDNER, H. Dimenze myšlení. Teorie rozmanitých inteligencí. Praha: Portál, 1999. ISBN 80-7178-279-3.
  • Helus, Z. Dítě v osobnostním pojetí. Praha: Portál, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7367-628-5.
  • HILL, G. Moderní psychologie: hlavní oblasti současného studia lidské psychiky. Praha: Portál, 2004. ISBN 80-7178-641-1.
  • HONZÁK, R. Základy psychologie. Praha: Galén, 2006. ISBN 80-726-2377-X.
  • MIKOVÁ, Š., STANG, J. Typologie osobnosti u dětí. Využití ve výchově a vzdělávání. Praha: Portál, 2015. ISBN 978-80-262-0874-7.
  • PIAGET, J. Psychologie inteligence. Praha: Portál, 1999. ISBN 80-7178-309-9.
  • ŘÍČAN, P. Psychologie osobnosti. Praha: Grada, 2010. ISBN 978-80-247-3133-9.
  • ŘÍČAN, P. Psychologie. Praha: Portál, 2013. ISBN 978-80-262-0532-6.
  • SCHULZE, R., ROBERTS, R., eds. Emoční inteligence. Praha: Portál, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7367-229-4.
  • SLEMĚNÍK, Ivan. Emoce a interpersonální vztahy. Praha: Grada, 2011. ISBN 978-80-247-3311-1.
  • SMÉKAL, V. Pozvání do psychologie osobnosti. Člověk v zrcadle vědomí a jednání. Brno: Barrister & Principal, 2007. ISBN 80-86598-65-9.
  • STERNBERG, R. J. Kognitivní psychologie. Praha: Portál, 2002. ISBN 80-7178-376-5.
  • STUCHLÍKOVÁ, I. Základy psychologie emocí. Praha: Portál, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7367-282-9.
  • VÁGNEROVÁ, M. Základy psychologie. Praha: Karolinum, 2007. ISBN 978-80-246-0841-9.
  • VYGOTSKIJ, L. S. Psychologie myšlení a řeči. Praha: Portál, 2017. ISBN 978-80-262-1258-4.


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