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Module Title	Personality and Developmental Psychology
Module Code	NS511
School	School of Nursing and Human Sciences
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Level	5	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None

Module Aims

? To provide a review of the basic paradigms of human psychology and behaviour as established in the discipline of Psychology ? To encourage students to adopt multiple perspectives on human behaviour ? To enable students to review new developments in the discipline of Psychology, particularly Social Constructionism and Critical Psychology

Learning Outcomes

? Critical understanding of five basic models of Personality: Psychodynamic, Behaviourist, Cognitive, Learning and Humanistic ? Ability to apply developmental perspectives of Piaget, Kohlberg, Bowlby, Ainsworth, Erikson and Gilligan ? Capacity to compare and integrate insights from different models in specific domains? Development of theoretical understanding and practical applications of personality and developmental psychology in practice ? Analysis of the role of the discipline of Psychology in psychotherapy and counseling

Indicative Time Allowances
	Hours
Lectures	4
Tutorials	8
Laboratories	8
Seminars	39
Independent Learning Time	16

Total	75
Placements
Assignments

NOTE

Assume that a 5 credit module load represents approximately 75 hours' work, which includes all teaching, in-course assignments, laboratory work or other specialised training and an estimated private learning time associated with the module.

Indicative Syllabus

1. Psychodynamic Approach: The Unconscious and defence mechanisms 2. The Behaviourist Approach: Classical and Operant conditioning; Reinforcement3. The Learning Approach: Learning by observation; self reinforcement 4. The Cognitive Approach: Thought patterns, cognition and affect 5. The Humanistic Approach: Growth and Development, self actualization6. Social Constructionism: Discourse and subjectivity 7. Critical Psychology: Social Inequality and Marginalisation 8. Erikson and life-span developmental psychology 9. Bowlby, Ainsworth and attachment over the life-span 10. Piaget's approach to cognitive development 11. Kohlberg, Gilligan and gender across the life-span12. Integration and implications for practice

Assessment
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Indicative Reading List

Essential Reading ListBoyd, Denise (1998) Life-span Development Helen Bee Theories of development (Ch. 2, 4th edition). New York Glassman, William (2005) Approaches to Psychology (2nd edition). Buckingharn: Open University Press. Sonkin, DJ (2005) Attachment Theory and Psychotherapy: The Therapist (Jan/Feb)Supplementarv Reading List Bateman, A., Brown, D., & Peddar, J. (2000 edition) Introduction to Psychotherapy (Part 1). Brunner-RoutledgeBrown, M. & Gilligan, C. (1994). Meeting at the Crossroads: women's psychology and girl's development. Feminism and Psychology, 3, 11-35. Burman, E. (1997) Critical Psychology, an Introduction Developmental Psychology and its discontents. In D. Fox and I. Prilleltensky (eds.). Sage, LondonBurr, V. (1995). An Introduction to Social Constructionism. Routledge, LondonGreene, S. and Moane, G. (2000). Growing up Irish: the changing child in a changing society. Irish Journal of Psychology . Hare-Mustin, R.T. and Maracek, I. (1997). Abnormal and Clinical Psychology; The politics of Madness. In D. Fox and I. Prilleltensky (eds.) Critical Psychology. an Introduction. Sage, London Karen, R. (1990) The Atlantic Monthly: Becoming attached (February)Moane, G. (1999) The Concept of Liberation Psychology: The Thornfield Journal, Volume 21, 21-28Nelson Jones, R. (2001) Theory and Practice of Counselling & Therapy:Chapters 1,2,10,11,13,18. Sage, London Smith, E., Nolen-Hoesksema, S. & Fredrickson, B. (2002) Atkinson and Hilgard?s Introduction to Psychology (14th edition). Belmont, CA; Wadsworth, London

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