Course: Adolescent Mental Health and Development

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Course title Adolescent Mental Health and Development
Course code PCH/AMH
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Procházka Roman, doc. PhDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Krasniqi Elona
Course content
The course will be divided in the following lessions (the materials send prior each lesson): - Puberty and psychological development - Cognitive and brain development - Adolescent relationships and influences in context - Adolescence and media - Risk and resilence processess during adolescence - Introduction to developmental psychopathology perspective - Internalizing problems - Externalising problems - Mental health youth promotion and pervention

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
  • Attendace - 9 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 15 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 35 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course is intended to provide students with an overview and understanding of development following adolescence with a nuanced and critical understanding of influence of factors that shape identity, adolescent personality also of factors that promote risk and resilience on them. The course will cover also health status of youth adolescents (anxiety, depression, psychotic disorders, bipolar disorder, development of disharmonic personality ) and behaviors associated with adolescent health (deliquency, aggressive behavior, eating disordersr).
Upon completing the course, students are expected to have deep-knowledge for the influencing factors that influence transitional years between childhood and adulthood, identify the role of puberty in prevalence of psychopathology among teens also effective ways which we can assist youth experiencing mental health problems.
Prerequisites
The course is intended for student who have knowledge about developmetal psychology, social psychology and also developmental psychopathology.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Seminar Work

Students are required to attend lessons, engage in discussion and fulfill seminars assigned during the semester. Attendance: 2 absence allowed) Credit Requirements: Students are required to attend lessons, engage in discussion and fulfill caseworks assigned during the semester. Form of exam zkoušky: Upon completing the course, students will be assessed with examination seminars and written individual final report (case report).
Recommended literature
  • Cicchetti, D. (2006). Development and Psychopathology. In Chichetti, D., & Cohen, J, D. (Eds.), Developmental Psychopathology Volume 1, THEORY and METHOD.. Hoboken, New Jersey. John Willey & Sons, Inc.
  • Evans. L. D., Foa. B, E., Gur. E. R., Hedin, H., O?brien. P. Ch., Romer, D., Seligman. P. E. M., Timothy Walsh, B. (2005). Treating and Perventing Adolescent Mental Health Disorders. What we know and what we don?t Know.. New York, New York. Oxford University Press, Inc.
  • Foa. B. E., & Adrews. W. L. (2006). If your adolescent Has an Anxiety Disorder: An essential Resourse for Parents. Oxford University Press, Inc.
  • Lerner. M. R., & Steinberg, L. (2004). Handbook of Adolescent Psychology. New Jersey; John Willey & Sons , Inc.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Psychology (2015) Category: Psychology courses 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: -