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Fundamentals of Psychology

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 340-0426/01
Abbreviation ZPS
Course title Fundamentals of Psychology
Credits 3
Coordinating department Department of Machine and Industrial Design
Course coordinator Mgr. et Mgr. Martina Friedlová

Subject syllabus

1. Introduction to the study of psychology: the subject of psychology and its position within related disciplines.
2. Major psychological approaches: psychoanalysis and related approaches, behaviourism, Gestalt psychology, humanistic approaches, cognitive psychology, systemic approaches, and integrative approaches.
3. Cognitive processes: perception, attention, imagery, and imagination.
4. Cognitive processes: memory, learning, thinking, and language.
5. Emotions: definition; emotions as a bodily process, design and emotions.
6. Emotions: types of emotions; the role of emotions in decision-making.
7. Intelligence: approaches to intelligence, types of intelligence, measurement of intelligence, intelligence and creativity.
8. Personality: definition, personality structure and temperament in biopsychosocial contexts, personality development.
9. Personality typologies in major psychological approaches, defence mechanisms and their functions.
10. Motivation and volition: definition of concepts, types of motivation, the role of motivation in human behaviour.
11. Communication: verbal, non-verbal, and paraverbal components, communication models, interpersonal relationships.
12. Small groups: group roles, group dynamics, group communication.
13. Stressful situations, theories of stress, mental hygiene 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 .
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.

Advised literature

Atkinson, R. L. (2003) Psychologie. ISBN 80-7178-640-3.
Hartl, P., Hartlová, H. (2015) Psychologický slovník. ISBN 978-80-262-0873-0 .
Orel, M. (2017) A co řeknete teď, doktore? Praha: Portál. ISBN 978-80-262-1283-6 .
Výrost, J., Slaměník, I. (2008) Sociální psychologie. Praha: Grada. ISBN 978-80-247-1428-8.