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Possible Directions of Adult Development - course description

General information
Course name Possible Directions of Adult Development
Course ID 0313-WP-PED-PDAD
Faculty Faculty of Social Sciences
Field of study WNS - oferta ERASMUS / Pedagogy
Education profile -
Level of studies First-cycle Erasmus programme
Beginning semester winter term 2018/2019
Head faculty Faculty of Social Sciences
Course information
ECTS credits to win 5
Course type obligatory
Teaching language english
Author of syllabus
  • dr Anna Mróz
Classes forms
The class form Hours per semester (full-time) Hours per week (full-time) Hours per semester (part-time) Hours per week (part-time) Form of assignment
Class 30 2 - - Credit with grade

Aim of the course

Discussing psychological theories, problems and dilemmas of adult development.

Prerequisites

Basic course of psychology. Lectures are designed for students who are interested in psychological and philosophical aspects of adult development as well as possible directions of their own development.

Scope

Psychological aspects of good and evil in human being (examples of well-known psychological experiments and artistic performances), dilemmas of moral development, mechanisms of disengaging one’s conscience, creation of narrative identity (Dan McAdam’s theory), theories of mature personality, ways of seeking personal maturity on the basis of humanistic theories, psychological games in human relationships, mid-life crisis and its consequences.

Teaching methods

Lecture with discussion, explanation, literature study, case studies, educational films.

Learning outcomes and methods of theirs verification

Outcome description Outcome symbols Methods of verification The class form

Assignment conditions

Participation in discussion, short oral presentation once a semester or writing essay discussed in class.

Recommended reading

1.     Adler J.M., Wagner J.W., McAdams D.P., Personality and the coherence of psychotherapy narratives, “Journal of Research and Personality”, 41 (2007), p.1179-1198.

2.     Meyer R., Case studies in abnormal behavior, Allyn & Bacon, Inc., 2005.

3.     Piechowski M.M. , Rethinking Dabrowski’s Theory: I. The Case Against Primary Integration, “Roeper Review”, 36 (2014), p.11-17.

4.     Schneider K.J., Bugental, J. F., Pierson J.F. (eds.), Handbook of humanistic psychology: leading edges in theory, research and practice. Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications,  2001.

Further reading

Rydz E., Musiał D. (eds.), Psychology of human development - selected issues. Vol. 1. Lublin : Towarzystwo Naukowe Katolickiego Uniwersytetu Lubelskiego Jana Pawła II, 2010.

 

 

Notes

Some recommended articles will be available at e-learning platform.

The subject can be run every semester, in case there is not enough persons to make a group there will be individual class run during instructor hours.


Modified by dr Magdalena Zapotoczna (last modification: 11-04-2018 17:05)