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Introduction to Psychology and Sociology
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:5.00
Study Course Accepted:14.07.2021 09:40:04
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | LF_405 | LQF level: | Level 5 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Psychology; Social Psychology | Target Audience: | Nursing Science; Medicine | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Ieva Pelīte | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | RSU Liepāja Branch | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Liepāja, Riņķu Street 24/26, lf rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 63442118, +371 63442119, +371 63484632 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 6 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 12 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 10 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 20 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Secondary school level knowledge in social sciences. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To develop students' understanding of sociological theories, basic concepts of social psychology, the process of human socialization, to form an idea of the science of psychology, its connection with other sciences, human cognitive and emotional sphere and personality | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introduction to psychology. The concepts of "psyche" and "psychology". Psychology as a science. Insight into the history of psychology. Psychology schools and directions. Link between psychology and other sciences. Branches of psychology. Mental care specialists (psychologist, psychotherapist, psychiatrist) | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Human cognitive activity (cognitive sphere). Feelings, their essence, types. Perception, its essence, types, illusions | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Attention, its types. Memory, its basic processes, regularities, types | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Sociology as a science, sociological theories. History of development of social psychology | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Understanding of "I" (V. James concept, views of modern social psychology), I concept, identity, self-esteem, level of claims | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Personality socialization, factors influencing it | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Intelligence. Theories of intelligence | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Thinking, its types, peculiarities. Thinking operations | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Emotions and feelings. Biological basis of affective processes. Emotional states. Feelings, their types | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Motivation. Needs | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 11 | Personality. Personality theories. Key concepts. Personality structure | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 12 | Temperaments. Character | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 13 | Status, its meaning. Social roles, their types, role conflicts | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 14 | Socio-psychological development of personality | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 15 | Attitude and social impact | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 16 | Social groups and group processes | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Students in a group, within the framework of independent work, perform a multifaceted analysis of the socialization process, linking it with the findings of psychology, present in class. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Evaluation for 2 presentations – 15% x 2 – 30% Assessment of activity in practical classes – 20% Assessment of character analysis in connection with the topics acquired in the course – 20% Assessment in oral exam – 30% | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Oral) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Recognizes theories of sociology, basic concepts of social psychology. Understands the process of human socialization, as well as the importance of psychology as a science. Understands research methods, history of psychology, human cognitive and emotional sphere, personality. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Orient themselves in theories of sociology, basic concepts of social psychology and the dynamics of the human socialization process, as well as basic concepts of general psychology, human cognitive and emotional spheres, basic concepts of personality. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Integrate sociological theories, basic concepts of social psychology, aspects of general psychology in the health care process. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Autoru kolektīvs. Psiholoģija 1 pamatjautājumi - teorijas un pētījumi. Zvaigzne ABC, 2015 | ||||||||
| 2 | Autoru kolektīvs. Psiholoģija 2 pamatjautājumi - personība, grupa, sabiedrība, kultūra. Zvaigzne ABC, 2015 | ||||||||
| 3 | Autoru kolektīvs. Psiholoģija 3 - Lietišķas jomas. Zvaigzne ABC, 2015 | ||||||||
| 4 | Auziņa R. Personības psiholoģija. Banku augstskola, 2008. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 5 | Pļaveniece M., Škuškovnika D. Sociālā psiholoģija pedagoģiem. Raka, 2002. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 6 | Reņģe V, Sociālā psiholoģija. Zvaigzne ABC, 2002. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 7 | Reņģe V. Psiholoģija : personības psiholoģija : lekciju kurss. Zvaigzne ABC, 2000. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Mārtinsone K., Sudraba V. Veselības psiholoģija: teorijas un prakses starpdisciplinārā perspektīva. RSU, 2019 | ||||||||
| 2 | Autoru kolektīvs. Veselības psiholoģija. Rīga, RSU, 2016. | ||||||||
| 3 | Autoru kolektīvs: Psiholoģijas vēsture. Zvaigzne ABC, 2016 | ||||||||
| 4 | Garleja R. Cilvēkpotenciāls sociālā vidē, Raka, 2006. | ||||||||
