| Course title | Developmental and Social Psychology |
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| Course code | UZV/C2VP |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lesson + Seminary |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | 1 |
| 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 |
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| Course content |
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- 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.
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
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| 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 |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester |
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