General Psychology

elementary

(in Polish) TMA_W04

TMA_W07

TMA_W08

TMA_U22

no prerequisites needed

The course is designed to equip students with the basic knowledge and skills in general psychology.

The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the importance of psychological knowledge in human life. Therefore, the student is introduced to issues related to human behavior, including ways (processes) of thinking, feeling and acting.

The classes discuss various approaches to understanding why people behave in a certain way (hence various schools of psychology). The aim of the subject is therefore to develop the ability to reflect on one's own behavior and the behavior of other people, as well as the ability to influence undesirable behavior.

For this reason, the aim of the subject is also to raise awareness of the educational consequences of specific attitudes and ongoing development processes. The following specific topics are discussed:

1. introduction to general psychology

2. basic directions, approaches, schools in psychology

3. biological basics of psychology

4. perception, attention, conscioussness, memory

5. learning

6. emotions and motivation

7. personality

8. intelligence

9. psychical resilience

10. stress

11. human development

12. cultural psychology

13. social psychology

14. psychotherapy

15. summary

Basic literature:

S.K. Ciccarelli, J.N. White, Psychologia, Poznań 2021.

Supplementary literature:

D. Doliński, J. Strelau, Psychologia - podręcznik akademicki, t. 2, Gdańsk 2020.

A. Augustynek, Wprowadzenie do psychologii, Warszawa 2018.

M. Stasiła-Sieradzka, A. Sokół-Siedlińska, Psychologia (nie)codzienna, Warszawa 2019.

B. Stelcer i in., Elementy psychologii ogólnej i klinicznej, Poznań 2011.

D. Kurzydło, Sytuacja kryzysu i jej aspekty psychologiczne i religijne,w: Pandemia jako „znak czasu” dla Kościoła w Polsce, red. T. Wielebski, M. Tutak, Warszawa 2021, s. 151-171.

D. Kurzydło, W. Zagórska, Nie jestem już dzieckiem. Quasi-rytuały wyjścia z dzieciństwa w narracjach nastolatków. Perspektywa psychologii antropologicznej, „Psychologia Rozwojowa” 2016, nr 1, s. 77-96.

D. Kurzydło, Stres i dziecko, w: Ból i cierpienie - ognisko światła i ciemności. Problemy rozwojowe wieku dziecięcego, red. D. Pater, t. 10, Warszawa 2023, s. 127-147.

Learning outcomes:

TNMA_W03

1. Knows, lists, defines the basic terms of general psychology

2. It describes the interaction of psychology with other fields of science

TNMA_W09

1. He has ordered a basic knowledge of general psychology

2. Knows the selected theories of psychology

3. Know and understand the psychological processes conditioning the effective exercise of the profession

TNMA_U02

1. Able to search, analyze, evaluate, select and

properly convey information from the media

traditional and electronic equipment, and also on the basis of

make critical judgments about the basic psychological knowledge

2. Has the ability for substantive argumentation in psychology

TNMA_K06

1. Has the awareness level of their knowledge, understands the need

learning, personal development and participation in culture

Lifelong

2. Know how to effectively motivate others personal development

3. He is aware of what is burnout and know how to counter him

Credits: 2

Lecture: 30 hours

Assessment of knowledge:

2 - has no knowledge on the subject of general psychology research and basic research methods of the discipline;

3 - has knowledge on the subject of general psychology, but does not have the correct knowledge about the detailed specifics of specific mental processes;

4 - have correct knowledge about specific mental processes; understand their individuality;

5 - they have a thorough knowledge of all mental processes and phenomena studied by general psychology.

Assessment skills: assessment of the extent to which the student understands the problems of general psychology, can critically evaluate psychological research, formulate research questions.

Assessment of competence: Assessment of cultural discussion, openness to different views of their position.

mid-term test

final exam test