Course: General and Developmental Psychology

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Course title General and Developmental Psychology
Course code FZS/OVPSY
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
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)
  • Woleská Jana, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Lectures: 1) Subject of psychology, interdisciplinary position, arrangement of psychological sciences; biological determinations psychics; social and cultural determination of the psyche. 2) Basic psychic processes - gnostic, motivational and free processes; emotionality, feelings, emotions, affects; personality; human as a biopsychosocial being; man as personality; knowledge of one's own personality. 3) Basic laws of psychological development; conditions of psychological development; individual differences in development; degrees psychological development of individual periods. 4) Neonatal, infant, toddler, preschool, period of first transformation; Younger school age. 5) Period of prepuberty and puberty; period of adolescence; maturity; aging. Exercises: 1) Subject of psychology, interdisciplinary position, arrangement of psychological sciences; biological determinations psychics; social and cultural determination of the psyche. 2) Basic psychic processes - gnostic, motivational and free processes; emotionality, feelings, emotions, affects; personality; human as a biopsychosocial being; man as personality; knowledge of one's own personality. 3) Basic laws of psychological development; conditions of psychological development; individual differences in development; degrees psychological development of individual periods. 4) Neonatal, infant, toddler, preschool, period of first transformation; Younger school age 5) Period of prepuberty and puberty; period of adolescence; maturity; aging.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Practicum
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to get to know the theoretical and practical connection of the issue of psychology in its basic understanding. Familiarization with the issue of psychology, its origin, division and use in the field of applied practice. Then familiarization with basic psychological terms and basic characteristics of the developmental stages of a person's life and theirs place in the field of practice.
The student will become familiar with the issue of psychology, its origin, division and use in the field of applied practice, basic psychological terms and basic characteristics of the developmental stages of life.
Prerequisites
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Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

.80% participation in exercises . activity during teaching . meeting the test corresponding to the written exam requirement
Recommended literature
  • BAŠTECKÁ, B., MACH, J. Klinická psychologie. Praha: Portál, 2015. ISBN 978-80-262-0617-0.
  • FISCHER, S., ŠKODA, J. Sociální patologie: závažné sociálně patologické jevy, příčiny, prevence, možnosti řešení. Praha: Grada, 2014. ISBN 978-80-247-5046-0.
  • PLEVOVÁ, I., PETROVÁ, A. Obecná psychologie. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2012. ISBN 978-80-244-3247-2.
  • ŘÍČAN, P. Cesta životem. Praha, Portál, 2014. ISBN 978-80-262-0772-6.
  • THOROVÁ, K. Vývojová psychologie: proměny lidské psychiky od početí po smrt. Praha: Portál, 2015. ISBN 978-80-262-0714-6.
  • VÁGNEROVÁ, M. Současná psychopatologie pro pomáhající profese. Praha: Portál, 2014. ISBN 978-80-262-0696-5.
  • VÁGNEROVÁ, M. Vývojová psychologie : Dětství a dospívání.. Praha, Karolinum, 2012. ISBN 978-80-246-2153-1.
  • ZACHAROVÁ, E., ŠIMÍČKOVÁ-ČÍŽKOVÁ, J. Základy psychologie pro zdravotnické obory. Praha: Grada, 2011. ISBN 978-80-247-4062-1.


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