Course detail

Psychology

FAST-GZ51Acad. year: 2020/2021

Psychological science object and system, psychological phenomenon classification – cognitive, emotive, conative processes and states, body and other expressive characteristics and abilities, temperament, character, structural qualities of personality, normality and pathology of personality, motivation, personality stimulation, forming and its development

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

PhDr. Katarína Šafárová, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Social Sciences (SPV)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Student will be able to orientate in elementary psychological topics, student will be able to aplicate gained knowlege and abilities in life.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge from general psychology and sociology, elementary terms in psychology and personality psychology. Acquaintance with sociological research and its practical use.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

1. Role of psychology in personal life.
2. Classification of Psychology.
3. Psychology of perception on human and subhuman level.
4. Neuroanatomy.
5. Cognitive proceses.
6. Inteligence and ways how to measure it.
7. Emotions. Temperament. Motivation.
8. Differences between men and women.
9. Learning, its importance and types.
10. Common learning types.
11. Theories of personality - psychoanalysis of S. Freud.
12. Psychosocial development of personality.
13. Social communication.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Orientation in developmental and social psychology and in communication; ability to apply gained information to personal and to professional life.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

ATKINSON, R. L.; ATKINSON, R. C.;SMITH, E.E.: Psychologie. Portál, 2003.

Recommended reading

FIELDEN, J. S.: Principles of Business Communication. Macmillan Publishing Company, 1990.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-K-C-GK Bachelor's

    branch GI , 3. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme B-P-C-GK Bachelor's

    branch GI , 3. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

PhDr. Katarína Šafárová, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Role of psychology in personal life. 2. Classification of Psychology. 3. Psychology of perception on human and subhuman level. 4. Neuroanatomy. 5. Cognitive proceses. 6. Inteligence and ways how to measure it. 7. Emotions. Temperament. Motivation. 8. Differences between men and women. 9. Learning, its importance and types. 10. Common learning types. 11. Theories of personality - psychoanalysis of S. Freud. 12. Psychosocial development of personality. 13. Social communication.