Introduction to Psychology 11-IP-11-a

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1: Introduction to psychology, a historical view.
2: Lifespan development. Life tasks, developmental crisis of a child and adolescent.
3: Lifespan development of an adult.
4: Development of social abilities. The role of cognitive, emotional, motivational and moral processes.
5: Social communication – tasks, boundaries, factors, social support.
6: Introduction to the most popular issues of social psychology.
7: Stereotypes and schemes in our everyday life. Discussion and workshop.
8: Attribution processes – discussion and workshop.
9: The phenomenon of cognitive dissonance, social attitude and conformism.
10: Social abilities – workshop.
11: Cognitive psychology – perception, attention, memory, language. Influence of emotions and motivation.
12: Psychology of health – introduction.
13: Psychological health challenges: burnout, PTSD and others.
14: Clinical Psychology. Main challenges of diagnosis, therapy and life with illness.
15: Summary of lectures and workshops.

Cele kształcenia

• This course is a broad introduction to the field of psychology. • Students explore the main issues of developmental psychology, social psychology, clinical, cognitive and behavioural psychology. The course is an overview of the mail psychology issues. • Students explore the research methods used by psychologist across these areas. • Students explore the key figures, main theoretical perspectives, the important, crucial and controversial psychology experiments. • Students have the opportunity to discuss and think critically about a variety of psychological issues. • Students will take part in workshops in order to experience some of the abilities and processes discussed during the lectures.

Informacja o tym, gdzie można zapoznać się z materiałami do zajęć

from the lecturer

Kierunek studiów

short course for Erasmus students

Metody prowadzenia zajęć umożliwiające osiągnięcie założonych EK

participating lecture, discussion, tasks performed individualy and in groups, social games

Nakład pracy studenta (punkty ECTS)

Hours of lecture and exercises: 30h Student's own work (sum): 70h Preparation for classes: 25h Reading of the assigned literature: 30h Preparation of final paper: 15h

Wymagania wstępne w zakresie wiedzy, umiejętności oraz kompetencji

Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences (where relevant) not needed

Koordynatorzy przedmiotu

Joanna Jarmużek

Kryteria oceniania

Assessment method: discussion, group works, final paper and attendance.
The student may receive the following grades: very good (5,0), good (4,0), satisfactory (3,0), unsatisfactory (2,0).

Literatura

E. Aronson, Timothy D. Wilson, Robin M. Ackert, Samuel R. Sommers, Social Psychology, 2016
Denise Boyd, Helen Bee, Lifespan Development, 2017
James W. Kalat, Introduction to Psychology, 2013
Teacher resources – articles, questionnaires, workshop materials

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