Cursos / 1º Ciclo / Institute of Psychology and Educational Sciences :: Psychology
PSICOLOGIA DO DESENVOLVIMENTO DA CRIANÇA E DO ADOLESCENTE - 2023/2024
1º curricular year
Semestralidade: 1st semester
ECTS: 6
Teachers
Leading Teacher: Prof. Doutora Mariana Sousa
Assistant Professor: Prof. Doutora Mariana Sousa
Class type and School hours
Orientação Tutorial : 1 Horas
Teórico-prática : 2 Horas
Teaching Language
Portuguese
Main Aims/Objectives
To know the object of study, goals and scope of Developmental Psychology
To understand and debate the main models and theories on human development
To know the main developmental milestones and tasks of childhood and adolescence
Specific Aims/Objectives
To identify the object of study, goals and scope of Developmental Psychology
To understand the assumptions of the main models and theories on human development
To identify similarities and differences in the assumptions underlying these models and theories
To know the main milestones and developmental tasks of childhood and adolescence
To mobilize models and theories on human development to understand developmental processes in childhood and adolescence
Skills to be acquired
To convene knowledge allowing for:
- identifying the object, goals and scope of Developmental Psychology
- understanding and debating the main developmental milestones and tasks in childhood and adolescence
- mobilizing models and theories on human development to understand the developmental processes in childhood and adolescence
Teaching Procedures
- Exposition by the professor
- Discussion in large group
- Analysis and discussion of papers
- Analysis and discussion of videos illustrating the programmatic contents
- Supervision of the group work
Programme
1. Developmental Psychology
1.1. Object, goals and scope
1.2. The concept of development
1.3. From Psychology based on the theories of developmental stages to the contextual and ecological approaches focused on the vital cycle
1.4. Methodologies more frequently used in Developmental Psychology
2. Development in childhood
2.1. The perinatal period: genetic and perinatal factors
2.2. Birth and postpartum
2.3. Child?s social and emotional development: attachment theory and sociocultural theory
2.4. Child?s cognitive development
2.5. Child?s moral development
3. Development in adolescence
3.1. The concept of adolescence
3.2. Physical development: Puberty changes and its psychological implications
3.3. Cognitive development: J. Piaget and L. Vygotsky theories on cognitive development
3.4. Social and emotional development: attachment theory and main theories framing the developmental milestones in these dimensions.
3.5. The construction of identity: E. Erickson´s theory of psychosocial development
Evaluation Type
Continuous assessment:
1 - Attendance of the 70% of classes
2 - Two written tests on the theoretical component of the course
3 - A group work to be presented orally in the tutorial classes
Final assessment:
- The students may choose to either submit themselves to a mid-term assessment at the end of the semester or take a final exam at the end of the school year.
Teaching Resources
Computer, projector, chart , scientific articles
Sustainability Objectives
Keywords
development, children, adolescent, models and theories on childhood and adolescence development
Main Bibliography
Author | Whitebread, D., Grau, V., Kumpulainen, K., McClell |
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Title | The SAGE handbook of Developmental Psychology and |
Editor | SAGE |
Year | 2019 |
Author | Shute, R. H., & Slee, P. T. |
Title | Child development: theories and critical perspecti |
Edition | 2ª ed. |
Place | New York |
Editor | Routledge |
Year | 2015 |
Author | Sprinthall, N. A., & Collins, W. A. |
Title | Psicologia do adolescente: uma abordagem desenvolv |
Edition | 5ª ed. |
Place | Lisboa |
Editor | Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian |
Year | 2011 |
Complementary Bibliography
Author | Shaffer, D. R., & Kipp, K. |
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Title | Psicologia do Desenvolvimento: infância e adolescê |
Edition | 8ª ed. |
Place | São Paulo |
Editor | Cengage Learning |
Year | 2015 |
Author | Smith, P. K., & Hart, C. H. |
Title | The Wiley-Blackwell handbook of childhood social d |
Edition | 3ª |
Place | New York |
Editor | Wiley-Blackwell |
Year | 2022 |