Psychology of human development

elementary

PS_W04

PS_W09

PS_U05

Lectures concern material in the field of psychology of human development in the prenatal period, early childhood, middle childhood, late childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. The material covers basic issues in developmental psychology, contemporary concepts and developmental theories. We will discuss the characteristics of particular periods in human life with a description of the main regularities in the development of children, youth, and adults in the following areas: psychomotor development, cognitive development, personality development, emotional development, moral development, and social development.

Lecture topics:

1. Introduction to the psychology of human development.

2. Basic theories of human development.

3. Research methods in human development psychology.

4. Prenatal period: characteristics of selected developmental changes.

5. Early childhood: characteristics of selected developmental changes.

6. Middle childhood /preschool age: psychomotor development, cognitive development, language and communication, fun.

7. Middle childhood /preschool age: emotional development, social development, moral development, personality development.

8. Late childhood/school-age: psychomotor development, cognitive development, language, and communication.

9. Late childhood/school-age: emotional development, social development, moral development, and personality.

10. Adolescence: youth development and life course development, a socio-cultural approach to growing up.

11. Adolescence: cognitive development, morality, identity, development of the value system.

12. Early adulthood: characteristics of selected developmental changes.

13. Middle adulthood: characteristics of selected developmental changes.

14. Late adulthood: characteristics of selected developmental changes.

15. Summary.

Mandatory literature:

Trempała J. (2011) (red.). Psychologia rozwoju człowieka. Warszawa, Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN. (rozdziały: 1-13, 18).

Knowledge:

- Student understands the specificity of human development psychology

- Student differentiates the main theories of human development and defines basic concepts

- Student has knowledge of various concepts and theories in the field of developmantal psychology, knows how to identify them

- Student knows the basic methods of assessing various areas of human development, knows their theoretical and practical specificity

Skills:

- Student classifies the regularities inscribed in harmonious human development

- Student is able to use techniques to measure various areas in the field of developmantal psychology and to interpret the results

- Student individually describes a given area of ​​human development from the perspective of the theories learned

Competence

- Student is aware of the need to take into account the specificity of diagnostic needs and social and cultural conditions when selecting methods

- Student is aware of the importance to conduct scientific research or diagnosis in accordance with the ethical norms

ECTS description:

lecture attendance - 30 h

preparation for lectures - 15 h

consultations - 5 h

preparation for exam - 40 h

Total hours: 90 [90/30(25)=3]

ECTS number: 3

Assessment method:

Written exam in the form of a test.

Assessment criteria:

for grade 5: the student has acquired and understands very well the

the role and directions of psychological processes; he/she knows very well the research methods enabling the assessment of various areas of human development

for grade 4: the student has acquired and understands well the

the role and directions of psychological processes; he/she knows well the research methods enabling the assessment of various areas of human development

for grade 3: the student has acquired and understands suffciently the

the role and directions of psychological processes; he/she knows suffciently the research methods enabling the assessment of various areas of human development

for grade 2: the student does not understand the role and directions of psychological processes; he/she does not know the research methods enabling the assessment of various areas of human development

Not applicable.