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Lecturer(s)
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Kvintová Jana, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Váchová Lucie, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Kavková Veronika, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Plevová Irena, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
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Benda Dominik, Mgr.
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Course content
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Topics: Developmental psychology as a psychological discipline. Basic developmental concepts: maturation, learning, development, developmental change, developmental tasks, and developmental stages. Biological, psychological, and social determinants of development. Major theories of development: Piaget, Erikson, Kohlberg, and related developmental perspectives. Cognitive, emotional, social, and moral development. Developmental stages: prenatal and perinatal period, infancy, toddlerhood, preschool age, school age, adolescence, adulthood, and old age. Developmental needs and risks in individual life stages. Practical application of developmental psychology in education, counselling, and helping professions.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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In the course, students learn about the basic psychological concepts included in the terminological system of general psychology. connects them with developmental psychology in order to explain human development across the lifespan. Attention is paid to the basic principles of psychological development, including maturation, learning, developmental change, and the interaction between biological, psychological, and social factors.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
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Recommended literature
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Erikson, E.H. (1994). Identity and the life cycle.
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Gillibrand R., Lam V., O´Donnell V.L. (2016). Developmental psychology.
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Hoeksema S.N. (2014). Atkinson and Hilgard´s Introduction to Psychology.
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Mangal, S. K. (2009). General Psychology. Sterling.
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Miller, P.H. (2016). Theories of Developmental Psychology.
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Mohanty, G. (2015). A Textbook of general psychology.
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Sheldon, B. Developmental Psychology for the Helping Professions..
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Slater, A. (2017). Introduction to Developmental Psychology.
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Slater, A.M., Quinn, P.C. (2012). Developmental Psychology -revisiting the classical studies..
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Sternberg, R.J., Sternberg, K. (2015). Cognitive psychology.
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