Course detail

Psychology

FAST-BZB007Acad. year: 2024/2025

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. Ivana Poledňová, CSc.

Department

Institute of Social Sciences (SPV)

Entry knowledge

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

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

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

Aims

Orientation in developmental and social psychology and in communication; ability to apply gained information to personal and to professional life.
Student will be able to orientate in elementary psychological topics, student will be able to aplicate gained knowlege and abilities in life.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

M. W. Eysenck, & M. T. Keane, Cognitive psychology: A student’s handbook (8th ed.). Taylor & Francis Group. (EN)
A. Baddeley, M. W. Eysenck, & M. C. Anderson, Memory (3rd ed.). Taylor & Francis Group. (EN)
Nolen-Hoeksema, S., Fredrickson, B., Loftus, G. R., & Lutz, C. (2014). Introduction to psychology. Cengage Learning. (EN)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPC-GK Bachelor's 3 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

PhDr. Ivana Poledňová, CSc.

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.