Physiotherapy

Developmental Psychology2

Psicologia do Desenvolvimento

Course code:9504106

Teresa Alexandra Malveiro Andrade

Learning outcomes of the curricular unit:
  • Identify all the stages of physical (motor and language), cognitive, social and emotional development of the child since birth and until the beginning of adolescence.
  • Understand the approach of the different perspectives in child pedagogy during all the different stages, such as cognitivist, behaviorist and humanist.
  • Specify the several aspects fundamental to the Human Development since conception with a focus on the characteristics of pre-natal development until birth.
  • Understand all the factors concerned with all development transitions since birth and during all childhood, but also in adolescence and all life span.
  • Evaluate and work using basic methodologies applied from the Developmental Psychology area.
Syllabus:
  1. Stages of physical-motor and language, cognitive, social and emotional development of the child.
  2. The main perspectives in child pedagogy during all the different stages.
  3. Fundamental aspects to the Human Development since conception.
  4. Characteristics of pre-natal development until birth.
  5. Development transitions since birth and during all childhood.
 
Suggested Bibliography:
  • Cole M & Cole S (2001) The Development of Children, Worth Publishers, New York
  • Bentham S (2002). Psicologia e Educação. Edições Loyola. São Paulo
  • Hoffman L, Paris S & Hall E (2000) Psicología del Desarrollo Hoy, 6th ed., Vol. 2, McGraw-Hill, Madrid
  • Tavares J, Pereira AS, Gomes AA, Monteiro SM & Gomes A ( 2011) Manual de Psicologia do Desenvolvimento e Aprendizagem, Porto Ed.
  • Ziegler F & Mitchell P (2012) Fundamentals of Developmental Psychology, Taylor and Francis Ltd