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Description of Study Subject Programme Introduction into Legal Psychology
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Description of Study Subject Programme Introduction into Legal PsychologyTitle and category of study subject programme Introduction into Legal Psychology, elective Structural unit involved in academic work - Department of sociology and psychology Manager of study subject program - Mg. psych.Guntra Riņķe Audience (faculty, study programme, year of study) – Faculty of Communication, Professional higher education study programme for Bachelor’s degree in psychology „Psychology”, 3st year Bachelor’s degree students Volume of study programme in credit points – 2CP Aim of study subject – To introduce students into Law psychology as a science, its use, to provide an application of this knowledge in justice. Task of study programme –To promote to reveal and to understand the developmental specificities of adult, mentally healthy individual’s psyche, processes, statuses and features. To develop the understanding of these phenomena, which would successfully help to organize the communication in the field of justice and legal activities. Content of study subject – Psycology legal: term and methods; Development of Legal Psychology; Structure of Legal Psychology; Professional works of psychology in the context legal psychology. The professional work lawyer and psychology of lawyer. Psychology of professional legal working. Psychology of Victim and Witness. Psychological aspects of Investigation and justice. General and juridical psychology investigation methods. Psychological aspects of criminality. Psychological portret of criminal. Penalty of Penology psychology. Resocialisation of Prisoner. Probation. Laight. Using of poligrafy. Legal psychology ekspertise. Legal Conflicts. Analise of legal conflicts Knowledge assessment –Active participation in seminars – 20%, regular individual work with theoretical literature – 20%, presentation of individual works-20%, written examination -40%. List of literature: commendatory literature
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Description of Study Subject Programme Introduction into Health psychology Title and category of study subject programme – Introduction into Health psychology, elective course. Structural unit involved in academic work - Department Sociology and Psychology Manager of study subject programme – Mg.paed. Kristiāna Lapiņa Audience (faculty, study programme, year of study) –Faculty of Communication, Professional higher education study programme for Bachelor’s degree in psychology „Psychology”, 1st year Bachelor’s degree students Volume of study programme in credit points – 2 CP Aim of study subject – to acquaint students with psychological understanding of health – health, physical, psychic and social aspects; the main health promoting factors in context of psychology; At the end of the course students have knowledge of different aspects of health, the main health promoting factors. Task of study programme – to understand relation to health and its disturbances; to acquaint students with essence of health in the context of development psychology, different types of addiction, to give an idea on public health. Content of study subject – Explanation of health concept, its essence. Health from psychic, physical and social point of view. Health in individual’s value system. Crises in person’s life, stages of crises, exit of crisis. Conception of addiction, types of addiction, addiction disease. Alcoholism, narcomania. Stress – health and disease. Management of stress. Relaxation, visualisation. Stress, its individual differences, behaviour in stress situations. Family health. Sexual health. AIDS. Psychological aspects of violation. Health in the context of development psychology – children, adolescence, ageing, death. Public health. Healthy environment. Health promoting factors – hygiene of work, rest, sleep, nutrition; care for physical and mental health . Health habits, their changes, possibilities. Nutrition, diet, nutritional disturbances, weight watching. Knowledge assessment – 1 written test, 2 individual practicals, evaluated by a mark, written examination. Total evaluation is comprised by 100 points, i.e., 10 points for test, 30 for individual work (2), examination – 30. List of literature: - commendatory literature Baum A., Newman S. Cambridge Handbook of Psychology, Health and Medicine.(1997) Cassidi T. Stress, Cognition and Health.(1999) Murrey M., Chamberlain K. Qualitative health psychology. (1999) Journal of Health Psychology - additional literature Managing Chronic Illness: A Biopsychological Perspective (1995) Ed.by Perry M. Nicassio and Timothy W. Smith Stroebe W. Social Psychology and Health.(2000) Brannon L., Feist J. Health Psychology. Australia. (2000) Luban - Plozza B., Poldinger W. Psychosomatic Disorders in General Practice. (1999) Taperveins,K (2000) Krīze kā izdevība, R. Description of Study Subject Programme Introduction into pedagogical psychology Title and category of study subject programme – Introduction of pedagogical psychology, elective Structural unit involved in academic work - Department of Sociology and Psychology Manager of study subject program – Dr.psych. Guna Svence Audience (faculty, study programme, year of study) – Faculty of Communication, Professional higher education study programme for Bacalaur’s degree in psychology „Psychology”, 3st year Bacalaur’s degree students Volume of study programme in credit points – 2CP Aim of study subject – to promote students understanding about meaning of theories of pedagogical psychology and its practical utilization possibilities in concordance with declaration today education. Task of study programme: To reveal psychological correlations in pedagogical process when interpreting various theories. To reach understanding about formation of knowledge, skills, attitudes, motivations, their characteristics for different age groups. To emphasise respect for individual specific needs of children in the pedagogical process, to reach understanding about deviant behaviour as a regular result of an educational process that ignores child’s development. To reach understanding of influence of individual features of teacher’s personality on pupils during the pedagogical process. Content of study subject – The subject of pedagogical psychology in the interpretation of various philosophical and psychological schools of education (essentialism, progressivism, perennialism, existentialism, behaviourism, activity psychology, psychoanalysis, humanism, inclusive educational approach as the optimum model of contemporary humanistic education).Teaching and learning – a quest for optimum interaction of both processes. Attitude and motivation as the main stimuli of a learning process. Psychological basis for the formation of knowledge, skills and habits. Pedagogical guidance of this process in various age intervals. Psychological advantages and restrictions of various learning models (cognitive, process-oriented, pupil-oriented, communicative, oriented on emotional experience, etc.). Psychological foundation of education in the interpretation of various psychological and philosophical schools. Styles and methods of education. Formation of motivation using various stimuli of education. Description of teacher’s personality features, interaction of personal and professional levels. Influence of teacher’s personality on the pupils’ consciousness and emotional spheres. Knowledge assessment –Active participation in seminars – 20%, regular individual work with theoretical literature – 20%, presentation of individual works, written examination -40%. List of literature:
1.Geidžs N.L., Berliners. Pedagoģiskā psiholoģija. – Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 1999. 2.Smita K., Strika L. Mācīšanās traucējumi no A līdz Z. Rīga: Raka, 1998. 3. Gardner H. Intelligence Reframed. Multiple Intelligences for the 21st Century. – New York: Basic Books, 1999. 4. Lazear D. The Artistry of Teaching with Multiple Intelligences. - Illinois, 1991.
Description of Study Subject Programme Introduction into psychology of environment Title and category of study subject programme – Introduction into psychology of environment, elective course Structural unit involved in academic work Department of sociology and psychology Manager of study subject program – Mag. Paed. K. Lapiņa Audience (faculty, study programme, year of study) – Faculty of Communication, Professional higher education study programme for Bacalaur’s degree in psychology „Psychology”,1st year Bacalaur’s degree students Volume of study programme in credit points – 2CP Aim of study subject – to contribute understanding about psychological aspects of interactions between a human and an environment; to promote development of creative personality and abality to feel environment. Task of study programme – to provide knowledge about enviroment’s psychology inconnection with science and culture; to contribute ability to seek and to perceive the factors make environment harmony or disharmony; to promote development of creative personality of students, by doing analysis, comparison and looking for selution. Content of study subject – 1.9.Concept of environment psychology, its aim and tasks; methodological point of view to environment transactions that to discovers application of environment psychological; environment psychology theories; environment perceptions, its evaluations and attitude; how to make better transactions between human conduct and environment. Knowledge assessment –– Active participation in seminars – 20%, regular individual work with theoretical literature – 20%, presentation of individual works, written examination -50%). List of literature:
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