ECTS - PWSZ im. Witelona w Legnicy

The Witelon University of Applied Sciences in Legnica - Field: Pedagogy
ECTS Course Catalogue 2010/2011
ECTS credits
4
1.Course title
Developmental and Personality Psychology
2.Course contents
Historical approach to theories of child development, prenatal development stages, motor development in the
stage of early childhood, sensor and motor development , the cognitive development: J. Piaget approach, the
social and emotional development in early childhood, educational institutions in child’s life, the theories of
social development in early childhood, a reciprocal regulation of relationship between young children and their
parents, theories of sex roles development, the influence of family on sex role development, typical relationships
amongst peers, Contemporary theories of personality, Psychodynamic, Freud’s personality theory,
Neopsychoanalitic Theory– Carl Jung, Alfred Adler, Harry Stack Sullivan, Karen Horney, Erik Erikson; The
Field Theory (Kurt Goldstein), The Factorial Theories - Joy Paul Guilford, Raymond Cattell, Hans Eysenck;
Learning theories –John Dollard, Neal Miller , social learning theories Albert Bandura;,humanistic theories -
Abraham Maslow, Carl Rogers, Frederick Perls, Kazimierz Dąbrowski; systematic theories - Milton Erickson,
Oscar Ichazo.
3.Prerequisites
None
4.Learning outcomes
The principal goal of the lecture is to familiarize students with psychical processes in developmental run, general
laws of psychical development and factors, of which the development is determined and description of phases of
development, which can be distinguished, here.
Developmentally, other phases of life may be treated, starting from the point of procreation, which is in interest
of prenatal psychology, describing development in this stage. Moreover, gerontological psychology, which
considers problems of elderly people and adult life span is discussed.
All processes related with the various phases of life are treated developmentally.
The result of the development is personality, which is understood as a self-regulating and self-organization
structure. As the basis of the theoretical explanations modern theories of development have been assumed,
considering them from philogenetic and ontogenetic perspective.
Since personality can be shaped during the entire human life an important role in the process of socialization
plays individual activity of a person. Nonetheless, it is not possible to describe the creation of personality
structure without taking into consideration biophysical features of an individual. The problems are to be
considered and developed from the point of view of the modern theories of personality, here.
5.Recommended reading
1. Doman, G., Doman, J. JAK NAUCZYĆ MAŁE DZIECKO CZYTAĆ, Excalibur 1992.
2. Pervin Lawrence A. PSYCHOLOGIA OSOBOWOŚCI. Gdańsk 2002
3. Brzezińska, A. I., PSYCHOLOGICZNE PORTRETY CZŁOWIEKA, GWP, 2006
4. Vasta, R., Haith, M. M., Miller S. A. PSYCHOLOGIA DZIECKA.WSIP, Warszawa
6.Type of course
Mandatory
7.Teaching team
Department of Education
8.Course structure
Form Number of hours
Semester year
Lecture
Classes
30/30 4 2
Laboratory
Project
Seminar
15/15 4 2
Total student’s
120
workload
9.Assessment methods
Both lecture and class are based on the developmental and personality psychology theoretical or experimental
study written by students.
10.Language of instruction
Polish
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