Course: Individual psychology and its development

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Course title Individual psychology and its development
Course code KPS/PSOSZ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Boháčová Aneta, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Kučera Dalibor, Doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Holeček Václav, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
TOPICS OF INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOLOGY LECTURES 1. Introduction to individual psychology studies, its matter, meaning 2. Concept of personality, its structure 3. Basic attitudes to personality investigation 4. Biological and sociocultural determination, models of determination 5. Motivation, regularities of motivation, classification of needs 6. Character, attitudes, their formation 7. Self-regulational qualities, character of will 8. Temperament, basic typology of temperament 9. Abilities, dispositions, special abilities, intelligence, creativity 10. Frustration, defence mechanisms, deprivation 11. Stress, periods, stressors, prevention and stress management 12. Conflict, types of conflicts, their causes and ways of solving 13. Periodisation of personality development

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Individual study, Students' self-study, Self-study of literature, Seminar
  • Contact hours - 14 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 15 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 30 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
The prerequisites are basic knowledge of psychology.
Skills
basic skills in general psychology are a prerequisite.
Competences
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learning outcomes
Knowledge
- to describe the notion of personality, to clarify the basic approaches of its investigation
- explain the main models of personality determination
- to characterize individual components of personality (motivation, character, attitudes, self-regulation, temperament, its basic typology, abilities, talent, intelligence, creativity)
- to characterize individual components of personality (motivation, character, attitudes, self-regulation, temperament, its basic typology, abilities, talent, intelligence, creativity)
- to describe the basic ideas of the main theories of personality
Skills
- to self-reflect self-image, ie to describe and critically analyze the results of non-standardized techniques focused on self-knowledge
- to name the possible factors for determining the development of some of the characteristics of their personality, to try to reveal their potency, the reserves
- set the goals of personal development
- apply the theoretical knowledge about coping with difficult life situations when dealing with them in their lives
- write a seminar paper on "The description of some of my personality characteristics, their possible determinations and self-regulation"
Competences
N/A
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teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Seminar
Self-study of literature
Skills
Seminar
Individual study
Students' portfolio
Competences
Self-study of literature
Discussion
Seminar
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Test
Skills
Seminar work
Self-evaluation
Competences
Seminar work
Self-evaluation
Recommended literature
  • Andršová, Alena. Psychologie a komunikace pro záchranáře: v praxi. Praha: Grada, 2012. ISBN 978-80-247-4119-2.
  • Cakirpaloglu, Panajotis. Úvod do psychologie osobnosti. Vyd. 1. Praha : Grada, 2012. ISBN 978-80-247-4033-1.
  • Drapela, Victor J. Přehled teorií osobnosti. Praha : Portál, 2011. ISBN 978-80-262-0040-6.
  • Holeček, V., Miňhová,J.,Prunner,P. Psychologie pro právníky. 2003.
  • Holeček, Václav. Psychologie v učitelské praxi. Vyd. 1. Praha : Grada, 2014. ISBN 978-80-247-3704-1.
  • Nakonečný, Milan. Psychologie osobnosti. 2. vyd. Praha : Academia, 1997. ISBN 80-200-0628-1.
  • PLEVOVÁ, Irena a Alena PETROVÁ. Obecná psychologie. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2012. ISBN 978-80-244-3246-5.
  • Říčan,P. Psychologie osobnosti.
  • Smékal, V. Koncepce psychodiagnostiky z hlediska potřeb psychologické praxe. Psycholog v ČSSR, 1971.
  • SVOBODA, Mojmír, Eva ČEŠKOVÁ a Hana KUČEROVÁ. Psychopatologie a psychiatrie: pro psychology a speciální pedagogy. Praha: Portál, 2015. ISBN 978-80-262-0976-8.


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