2023
Lifespan development
Name: Lifespan development
Code: PSI14452L
3 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours
Scientific Area:
Psychology
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Regime de Frequência: Presencial
Presentation
This UC contributes, through its programmatic contents, to the understanding of development as a set of transformational processes that occur throughout the lifecycle and the theoretical models of developmental psychology.
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
Conceptualize development as a set of transformational processes that occur throughout the lifecycle
Know the explanatory theoretical models of developmental psychology
Identify the main developmental changes that occur throughout the different stages of the life cycle.
Relate the different development trajectories with the factors and contexts that influence its construction
Understand the dynamics between risk, protection, and resilience in adaptive and maladaptive developmental trajectories
Conceptualize the relationships between development, health and well-being
Skills to observe the processes of psychological development
Skills in analyzing and interpreting developmental changes in the light of theoretical frameworks of developmental psychology
Ability to reflect on the implications for health and well-being of developmental psychology theories
Ability to reflect on their development process, enhancing their ability to think about themselves and others
Know the explanatory theoretical models of developmental psychology
Identify the main developmental changes that occur throughout the different stages of the life cycle.
Relate the different development trajectories with the factors and contexts that influence its construction
Understand the dynamics between risk, protection, and resilience in adaptive and maladaptive developmental trajectories
Conceptualize the relationships between development, health and well-being
Skills to observe the processes of psychological development
Skills in analyzing and interpreting developmental changes in the light of theoretical frameworks of developmental psychology
Ability to reflect on the implications for health and well-being of developmental psychology theories
Ability to reflect on their development process, enhancing their ability to think about themselves and others
Contents
I- On the concept of development
1. Concept and development factors
2. Models and theoretical perspectives in developmental psychology
3. Development and contexts
4. Dynamics of development:
4.1. The dialectic between gains and losses
4.2. Continuity versus change
4.3. Life events and transitions
5. Development, health and well-being
II - Development throughout the life cycle
1. Aspects of psychological development in the prenatal phase
2. Aspects of psychological development in childhood
3. Aspects of psychological development in adolescence and emerging adulthood
4. Aspects of psychological development in adulthood and in the elderly
III - The construction of development trajectories throughout the life cycle
1. Life paths and construction of adaptive and maladaptive development paths
2. Risk and vulnerability, protection and resilience factors and mechanisms
3. Aging successfully throughout the lifecycle
1. Concept and development factors
2. Models and theoretical perspectives in developmental psychology
3. Development and contexts
4. Dynamics of development:
4.1. The dialectic between gains and losses
4.2. Continuity versus change
4.3. Life events and transitions
5. Development, health and well-being
II - Development throughout the life cycle
1. Aspects of psychological development in the prenatal phase
2. Aspects of psychological development in childhood
3. Aspects of psychological development in adolescence and emerging adulthood
4. Aspects of psychological development in adulthood and in the elderly
III - The construction of development trajectories throughout the life cycle
1. Life paths and construction of adaptive and maladaptive development paths
2. Risk and vulnerability, protection and resilience factors and mechanisms
3. Aging successfully throughout the lifecycle
Teaching Methods
Teaching methodologies 1. Presentation of programmatic topics; 2. Group activities for reflection and discussion of program topics. 3. Guidance on the autonomous work of students, with indication of appropriate readings for each topic of the program and for the objectives of the curricular unit. The university's e-learning platform [moodle] (https://www.moodle.uevora.pt/) will be used both for the presentation of work materials and for discussion forums on topics related to the syllabus.
Assessment Methodologies. Continuous assessment involves taking a written test (60% of the final grade and the preparation of a group assignment, which allows for the deepening of topics in the program (40% of the final grade). Final assessment involves taking a written test , including this one, in-depth questions (100% of the final grade).
Assessment Methodologies. Continuous assessment involves taking a written test (60% of the final grade and the preparation of a group assignment, which allows for the deepening of topics in the program (40% of the final grade). Final assessment involves taking a written test , including this one, in-depth questions (100% of the final grade).
Teaching Staff
- Isabel Maria Marques Mesquita [responsible]
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