Course: Developmental and Social Psychology

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Course title Developmental and Social Psychology
Course code UZV/C2VP
Organizational form of instruction Lesson + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Šalenová Eva, Mgr.
Course content
- Subject and basic concepts of developmental psychology. Methods of developmental psychology. - General laws of human evolution and development theory. Factors of psychological development, types of changes in development and mechanisms of development. - Characteristics of individual developmental periods (prenatal, perinatal period, new-born period; infant period, toddler period; preschool period; school age; adolescence; adolescence; maturity; old age. Issues of dying and death. - Definition of social psychology, place in the system of psychological sciences and relation to border disciplines. Methods of social psychology. - The process of human socialization and forms of social learning. Social perception. - Social communication, characteristics of verbal and non-verbal communication. Disorders in social communication. - Attitudes. Prejudices. Attribution. Social motivation. - Social intelligence. Social competence. - Prosocial behaviour. - Social interaction, social scenarios. Strategies for coping with challenging life situations and ways to solve them. - Social group, characteristics, structure and group processes. Methods of investigating a small social group. - Social deviance and pathology. Endangerment of psychological development (neglect, deprivation, abuse, abuse). - Use of developmental and social psychology in the work of a health and social care worker.

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Home preparation for classes - 62 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 28 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Completion of the course General psychology and personality psychology, pathopsychology.
Completion of the course General psychology and personality psychology, pathopsychology.
learning outcomes
define the subject of social and developmental psychology and include it in the system of psychological sciences
define the subject of social and developmental psychology and include it in the system of psychological sciences
use professional terms that relate to the issue of developmental and social psychology
use professional terms that relate to the issue of developmental and social psychology
clarify the process of socialization and the laws of human evolution
clarify the process of socialization and the laws of human evolution
orient yourself in individual developmental periods with regard to developmental peculiarities
orient yourself in individual developmental periods with regard to developmental peculiarities
define a social group, clarify group processes and social deviations
define a social group, clarify group processes and social deviations
Skills
adequately understand the social context of an individual's behaviour
adequately understand the social context of an individual's behaviour
identify behavioural manifestations in connection with the initial cultural environment
identify behavioural manifestations in connection with the initial cultural environment
avoid the usual layman's simplifications and errors in the interpretation of an individual's social behaviour
avoid the usual layman's simplifications and errors in the interpretation of an individual's social behaviour
recognize possible threats to psychological development (neglect, abuse, etc.)
recognize possible threats to psychological development (neglect, abuse, etc.)
use knowledge of developmental and social psychology in practice
use knowledge of developmental and social psychology in practice
teaching methods
Knowledge
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Lecturing
Lecturing
Teamwork
Teamwork
assessment methods
Essay
Essay
Written examination
Written examination
Recommended literature
  • BLATNÝ, M. Psychologie celoživotního vývoje. Praha: Karolinum. 2017.
  • HAYESOVÁ, N. Základy sociální psychologie. Praha: Portál, 2021.
  • LANGMEIER, J., KREJČÍŘOVÁ, D. Vývojová psychologie. Praha: Grada, 2011.
  • MATĚJČEK, Z. Rodiče a děti. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2017.
  • ŘÍČAN, P. Cesta životem: vývojová psychologie. Praha: Portál, 2014.
  • VÁGNEROVÁ, M. Psychopatologie pro pomáhající profese. Praha: Portál, 2012.
  • VÁGNEROVÁ, M. Vývojová psychologie. Praha: Portál, 2000.
  • VÝROST J., SLAMĚNÍK I., SOLLÁROVÁ E. (Eds.). Sociální psychologie. Praha: Grada, 2019.


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