Cursos / 1º Ciclo / Institute of Psychology and Educational Sciences :: Psychology

PSICOLOGIA DO DESENVOLVIMENTO DO ADULTO E DO IDOSO - 2021/2022

1º curricular year
Semestralidade: 2nd semester
ECTS: 6

Teachers

Leading Teacher: Prof. Doutora Ana Meireles
Assistant Professor: Prof. Doutora Ana Meireles

Class type and School hours

Orientação Tutorial : 1 Horas
Teórico-prática : 2 Horas

Teaching Language

Portuguese

Main Aims/Objectives

This course aims to promote the acquisition of basic knowledge about the understanding of adult development processes and the elderly, and emphasized the historical changes in social roles and meanings attributed to family, social relations and work throughout the life cycle. It also aims to promote reflection on aging and its implications intra and inter subjects.

Specific Aims/Objectives

This course aims to promote the acquisition of basic knowledge about the understanding of adult development processes and the elderly, and emphasized the historical changes in social roles and meanings attributed to family, social relations and work throughout the life cycle. It also aims to promote reflection on aging and its implications intra and inter subjects.

Skills to be acquired

This course aims to promote the acquisition of basic knowledge about the understanding of adult development processes and the elderly, and emphasized the historical changes in social roles and meanings attributed to family, social relations and work throughout the life cycle. It also aims to promote reflection on aging and its implications intra and inter subjects.

Teaching Procedures

Oral presentation of contents, watching films and debate, problem solving in the context of class, case discussion, presentation and discussion of group work, discussion of texts, observation and evaluation of subjects in different contexts of life

Programme

1.1 Development in adulthood
1.1. The development in adulthood and life cycle perspective
1.2. relational contexts of adult development:
1.2.1. Romantic relationships
1.2.2. The family and the changes in parenthood and conjugal
1.2.3. Divorce, single parenthood and remarriage
1.3. The perspective of psychosocial development and developmental tasks in adulthood
1.4. Work and psychosocial reform tasks
1.5. gender, sexual orientation, and other conditions and specifics of psychosocial adult development

2. The development in the elderly
2.1. social and historical representations about aging
2.2. The aging in the context of development: physical and cognitive changes
2.3. Intergenerational ties and the development of several generations
2.4. Ageing and social relations
2.5. Successful aging versus risk behaviors in the elderly
2.6. Abuse and victimization in the elderly
2.7. Quality of life and the end of life: Death and mourning processes

Evaluation Type

a) Attendance; e) Participation in developed initiatives and work in class; c) Speeches; d) written Points; e) Individual and / or group work.

Teaching Resources

Sustainability Objectives

Keywords

Main Bibliography

Complementary Bibliography