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Basics of Psychology

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 330-7042/01
Abbreviation ZPS
Course title Basics of Psychology
Credits 3
Coordinating department Department of Applied Mechanics
Course coordinator Mgr. Radka Hájková

Subject syllabus

1. Introduction to the study of psychology: the subject of psychology and its anchorage within related disciplines.
2. Main psychological trends: psychoanalysis and follow-up, behaviorism, Gestalt psychology, humanistic trends, cognitive psychology, systemic directions, integrative approaches.
3. Cognitive processes: perception, attention, imagination and imagination
4. Cognitive processes: memory, learning, thinking and speech.
5. Emotions: definitions; emotions like body process, design and emotion.
6. Emotions: types of emotions; the proportion of emotions in decision making.
7. Intelligence: approaches to intelligence, types of intelligence, its measurement, intelligence and creativity.
8. Personality: definition, personality structure and temperament in biopsychosocial context, personality development.
9. Personality typology in main psychological directions, defense mechanisms and their functions.
10. Motivation and will: definition of terms, types of motivation, application of motivation in human behavior.
11. Communication: verbal, nonverbal, paraveral component, models of communication, interpersonal relations.
12. Small groups: group roles, group dynamics, group communication.
13–14. Stress situations, stress theory, psychohygiene and its principles.

Literature

Drapela, V. (2001) Přehled teorií osobnosti. Praha: Portál. ISBN 80-7178-606-3 .
Helus, Z. (2018) Úvod do psychologie. Praha: Grada. ISBN 978-80-247-4675-3 .
James W. Kalat (2013) Introduction to Psychology 10th Edition. ISBN 978-97-123-3748-2 .

Advised literature

Kern, H. a kol. (2000) Přehled psychologie. Praha: Portál. ISBN 80-7178-426-5.
Plháková, A. (2004) Učebnice obecné psychologie. Praha: Academia. ISBN 978-80-200-1499-3 .
Atkinson, R. L. (2003) Psychologie. ISBN 80-7178-640-3.