Development Psychology

Teaching Methodologies

The course will be developed according to a theoretical-practical model with structured exposition of the contents and related analysis and discussion or debate.

Students who obtain a minimum grade of 10 (ten), rounded up, will be considered to have passed this course unit. Continuous assessment
2 Written test (60%) and refletion report (40%).
Final assessment
Normal/Resit/ Special period exam: Written exam (100%)
In accordance with the Academic Regulations for the 1st Cycle of Studies of the School of Health Technology of the Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, available for consultation at https://www. estesc.ipc.pt/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Regulamento-Academico-1o-Ciclo_ESTeSC_-Homologado_signed_20230720.pdf

Learning Results

The student must acquire:
Knowledge:
Human growth and development
Behaviours and developmental tasks and transitions throughout life Skills:
Know, understand and integrate the development of children, youth and adults, in their different dimensions and in different contexts;
Recognize, interpret and analyze the consequences of changes or developmental differences in capabilities, characteristics and human behaviour; Competencies:
Identify the relevant behaviours of the developmental point of view that allow to understand the state of development of a particular child;
Recognize, interpret and analyze the consequences of changes or developmental differences in capabilities, characteristics and human behaviour.

Program

1. Behavior and human development.
1.1. Introductory notions and concepts relationships.
1.2. Biological bases of behavior.
2 Growth and human development throughout the life cycle.
2.1. The development of child and adolescent Cognitive development; Postural, motor and physical development; Language development;
Social, emotional and moral development.
2.2. The development of young and adult Adolescence, adulthood and old age;
Body, cognitive and interpersonal development; Psychosocial and psychosexual development; Development in the family context

Internship(s)

NAO

Bibliography

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