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Developmental Psychology

Code: LICFT003    Acronym: PD
Scientific area: Ciências Sociais e Humanas

Instance: 2015/2016 - 1S

Department: Social and Human Sciences

Courses

Acronym N. of students Study Plan Curricular year ECTS Contact hours Total Time
LICFT 51 2,0 30 54,0

Teaching weeks: 18

Teaching - Hours

Contact hours: 2

Type Teacher Classes Hours
Contact hours Totals 1 2,00
Célia Soares   2,00


Docência - Responsabilidades

Teacher Responsability
Célia Cristina Casaca Soares Head
Madalena Ramos Lopes Gomes da Silva Coordenador de curso
Maria Gabriela de Magalhães Colaço Coordenador de Departamento

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives, competences and learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students are expected to:
. Identify and describe the main concepts and theoretical approaches about human development;
. Understand and describe the major developmental tasks and milestones across lifespan;
. Understand the interaction between biological, psychological and social dimensions of human development across lifespan;
. Understand the importance of applying developmental psychology knowledge within health interventions.

Main Contents

- Introduction to developmental psychology:
Concepts about human development
Nature versus nurture
Normative and non-normative influences
- Major theoretical approaches on human development
- Infancy:
The newborn and reflex activity
Sensorial and motor development
Cognitive and language development
Psychosocial and emotional development
- The child in preschool years:
Main acquisitions in cognitive and motor development
Psychosocial development: self, relationships with others, gender
- The child at school age:
Main cognitive developments
Psychosocial development
Social perspective taking – Selman’s socio-cognitive theory
- Adolescent years:
Identity construction, self-image and self-esteem
Psychosexual development
Relationships with parents and peers
Cognitive and moral development
- Young and Middle Adulthood:
Main cognitive and psychossocial features and developmental tasks
Erikson’s psychosocial crises

Type of assessment

Pass Standard

In this course students are exempt from sitting a final exam if they get a minimum grade of 10 on an individual written test.
If students fail in this evaluation, or if they miss it, they have the chance to take a written test in both periods of exams (100% of final grade).

Special assessment (Working Students, etc):

No additional information.

Assement and Attendance registers

Description Type Tempo (horas) End Date
Attendance (estimated)  Classes  0
  Total: 0

Mandatory Bibliography

Berk, L. E. (2004). Development through the lifespan. 3ª ed. Boston: Alin & Bacon.
Erikson, E. (1997). The life cycle completed. New York: W. W. Norton & Company.
Ferland, F. (2006). O desenvolvimento da criança no dia a dia: do berço à escola primária. Lisboa: Climepsi Editores.
Guedeney, N. & Guedeney, A. (2004). Vinculação. Conceitos e implicações. Lisboa: Climepsi Editores.
Lourenço, O. (2002). Psicologia do desenvolvimento cognitivo: teoria, dados e implicações. 2ª ed. Coimbra: Livraria Almedina.
Marchand, H. (2001). Temas de desenvolvimento psicológico do adulto e do idoso. Coimbra: Quarteto.
Papalia, D.E., Olds, S.W. & Feldman, R. D. (2007). O mundo da criança. Da infância à adolescência. Lisboa: MacGraw Hill.
Sprinthall, N.A & Collins, W.A (2003). Psicologia do adolescente: Uma abordagem desenvolvimentista. 3ªed. Lisboa: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian.
Thies, K. & Travers, J.F. (2001). Human growth and development through the lifespan. Thorofare, NJ: Slack Incorporated.

Complementary Bibliography

Feldman, R. (2001) ;Compreender a Psicologia, Lisboa: MacGraw Hill
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