Pastoral Psychology - General and Particular

elementary

enter learning outcome code/codes

level of course:

Elementary

objectives of the course:

Discerning and describing regularities established by the empirical psychology and applied to solve problems connected with priesthood

prerequisites:

Basic knowledge of: General Psychology, Personality Psychology, Developmental Psychology

course contents:

1.Subject, aim and methods of Pastoral Psychology

2.Relation of Pastoral Psychology to other sciences

3.Pastoral advice

4.Psychologist’s role in discerning and development of vocation

5.Peculiarity and function of psychological diagnosis in the process of verifying vocation

6.Dynamics of religious crises

7.Problems involving possession – psychologist’s role

8.Pastoral anthropology

9.Religious and psychological advice

10.Analysis of vocational and religious crises.

assessment methods:

- basic requirement: positive grade in the exam

- form of evaluation: oral exam

1.Płużek Z. (1991) Psychologia pastoralna. Kraków: Instytut Teologiczny Księży Misjonarzy.

2.Szentmartoni M. (1995). Psychologia pastoralna. Kraków: WAM. . Krzysteczko, H. (1998) Poradnictwo duszpasterskie. Katowice.

3.Jonata P. (1995). Psychoterapia a problemy życia religijnego.

4.Dyrek K. (1999). Formacja ludzka do kapłaństwa. Kraków

5.Trojan K. (1999). Potrzeby psychiczne i wartości oraz implikacje religijne. Kraków.

6.Kilpatrick W. K. (1977). Psychologiczne uwiedzenie. Brzemię własnego „ja”. Świeckie pokusy. Poznań.