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Archived Version 2010 - 2011

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
Assessment
Continuous Assessment100% Examination Weight0%
Indicative Reading List

Essential Reading List

 Boyd, 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

Programme or List of Programmes
GDPCGDip in Counselling & Psychotherapy
MDPCMSc in Counselling & Psychotherapy
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