Ecological Psychology of Human Development

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The classes will consist of oral exposition supported by audiovisual media, lectures, case presentations and discussion of the theoretical and scientific foundations of Developmental Psychology. They may also include guidance for further development and research in particular areas of student interest within topics of this discipline.
The students choose one of the following types of evaluation:
i. Continuous evaluation (evaluation during the semester) or exam. The continuous evaluation includes: a) individual written test – 50% of the final classification; b) Written and discussion of a working group on a topic related to human development – 30%; c) Attendance, involvement and tasks performance proposed in class our at home – 20%. To pass the subject (continuous evaluation), the student must obtain a minimum score of 7.5/20 points in the individual written test.
ii. The exam will consist of a written test on all matters summarized.

– Develop Students skills to know, understand and intervene in human development from the prenatal period to old age, by means of an appropriate theorethical preparation and use of scientific methods for observation of human behavior in all situations.
– Develop Students awareness that the teaching-learning process is based on permanent interactions with others, with the environment and with the acquisition and learning already integrated in personality.
– Demonstrate the need for action planning, implementation and evaluation of its activities, taking into account the various contextual influences at various stages of human development.
– Develop, in future professionals, skills to know, to understand and to intervene in the familiar environment of their group, aware of the role of the environment and social and family interaction in individual development as well as in the teaching-learning process.

UNIT 1. Nature and Scope of Developmental Psychology.
1.1. Definition and factors of development.
1.2. Methods of Developmental Psychology.
1.3. Main theories of human development:
1.3.1. Psychoanalytic perspective.
1.3.2. Cognitive-developmental perspective.
1.3.3. Social learning perspective.
1.3.4. Ecological perspective of human development.
1.4. Whole personality formation: areas of behavior and domains of development.
UNIT 2. Psychological development in early childhood: between 0 and 3 years.
UNIT 3. Psychological development of second childhood: between 3 and 6 years.
UNIT 4. Psychological development of children between 6/7 and 11/12 years.
UNIT 5. Psychological development of adolescents.
UNIT 6. Psychological development of the young adult and adult.
UNIT 7. Psychological development of the elderly.

• - Exam - 100.0%

• - Attendance and Participation - 20.0%
• - Frequency - 50.0%
• - Individual and/or Group Work - 30.0%

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