Course: General Psychology and Psychology of the Personality

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Course title General Psychology and Psychology of the Personality
Course code KPS/ROBON
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Pushniak Markéta, Mgr.
  • Müllerová Michaela, Mgr.
  • Cifrová Iveta, PhDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Legler Michal, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Malá Dagmar, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Fišerová Petra, PhDr. et PaedDr. Ph.D.
  • Prošková Ivana, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Bukačová Kerstin, Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Introduction to the study of psychology. 2. Basic psychological methods. 3. Determination of the human psyche. 4. Sensory processes and perception, attention. 5. Memory and learning. 6. Imaginative processes (imagination, fantasy). 7. Thinking, problem-solving phases, speech. 8. Emotion and will. 9. Personality structure. Self-regulatory qualities. 10. Motivation, needs, interests. 11. Temperament, character. 12. Performance traits, abilities, intelligence. 13. Personality formation in challenging life situations (frustration, deprivation, stress, conflict). Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

Learning activities and teaching methods
Interactive lecture, Lecture, Seminar
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 20 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 20 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
- - be familiar with basic psychological terminology at the high school level.
Skills
- independently search for information in professional publications
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
- define the subject of general psychology. define mental processes, states, properties. explain the functioning of individual cognitive processes. define test and clinical psychological methods. describe the structure of personality and challenging life situations
Skills
- use the terminology of cognitive psychology and personality psychology correctly. describe other people's behaviour based on knowledge of personality structure. recognise temperament typologies from an individual's behaviour and describe them verbally.
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Seminar
Skills
Students' portfolio
Discussion
Seminar classes
Competences
Task-based study method
Lecture
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Seminar work
Skills
Individual presentation at a seminar
Competences
Continuous assessment
Recommended literature
  • Blatný, Marek. Psychologie osobnosti : hlavní témata, současné přístupy. Vyd. 1. Praha : Grada Publishing, 2010. ISBN 978-80-247-3434-7.
  • Holeček, Václav. Psychologie v učitelské praxi. Vyd. 1. Praha : Grada, 2014. ISBN 978-80-247-3704-1.
  • Kučera, Dalibor. Moderní psychologie : hlavní obory a témata současné psychologické vědy. Vyd. 1. Praha : Grada, 2013. ISBN 978-80-247-4621-0.
  • Nakonečný, Milan. Psychologie osobnosti. Praha : Academia, 1995. ISBN 80-200-0525-0.
  • Nolen-Hoeksema, Susan. Psychologie Atkinsonové a Hilgarda. Vyd. 3., přeprac. Praha : Portál, 2012. ISBN 978-80-262-0083-3.
  • PLEVOVÁ, Irena a Alena PETROVÁ. Obecná psychologie. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2012. ISBN 978-80-244-3246-5.
  • Plháková Alena. Učebnice obecné psychologie. Praha: Academia. 2023.
  • Pugnerová, Michaela. Psychologie : pro studenty pedagogických oborů. Vydání 1. 2019. ISBN 978-80-271-0532-8.
  • Vágnerová, Marie. Psychologie osobnosti. Vyd. 1. Praha : Karolinum, 2010. ISBN 978-80-246-1832-6.
  • Vygotskij, Lev Semenovič. Psychologie myšlení a řeči. 2017. ISBN 978-80-262-1258-4.


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