Introduction to Psychology
| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language Instruction | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202EUP | ZK | 2 | 2T | English | winter |
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Name of lecturer(s)
Learning outcomes of the course unit
The course introduces students to the basic concepts of personality psychology (the dynamic concept of personality theory), which is related to its investigation, self-discovery in the study discipline „Dialogue with and Internal Partner“.
Mode of study
Group class lead by an instructor, who introduces students to the given topics through presentation, moderated discussion and discussion, exercises and independent participation of the students.
Prerequisites and co-requisites
No requirements.
Course contents
Students are introduced to the basic concepts of general psychology through presentations and practical tests. Attention is devoted to additional topics (ex: questions of the mental-physical approach) related to their personal experience in the study of individual disciplines, primarily internal dialogues. Introduction to perosonality psychology assists in a theory review of the study and a greater view into personal experience.
Recommended or required reading
Artaud, Antonin: The Theater and It’s Double. New York: Grove Press 1997.
Berne, Eric: Game People Play. London: Penguin Books Ltd. 2016.
Brook, Peter: The Empty Space. New York: Simon and Schuster 1996.
Caillois, Roger: Man, Play and Games. Illionis: University of Illionis Press 2001.
Fink, Eugen: Oasis of Happiness. Purlieujournal.com, Spring 2012. Volume 1, Issue 4, pp. 20–42/112.
Frankl, Viktor Emil: Man’s Search for Meaning. Boston: Beacon Press 1992.
Freud, Sigmund: Freud Complete Works. Ivan Smith 2000, 2007, 20010.
Freud, Sigmund: The Interpretation of Dreams. www.Abika.com.
Goffman, Erwing: The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life. Edinburg: University of Edinburg 1956.
Huizinga, Johan: Homo ludens. Great Britain: Redwood Burn Ltd. 1980.
Johnson, David: The Theory and Technique of Transformation in Drama therapy, Arts in Psychotherapy vol. 18, 1991.
Jung, Carl Gustav: Psychological Types. Great Britain: Tylor and Francis Ltd. 2016. www.Abika.com.
Jung, Carl Gustav: Man and his Symbols. Great Britain: Turtleback Books 1968.
Moreno, Jakob Levy: Psychodrama. New York: Beacon House 1964.
Psychodrama since Moreno. Ed. Holmes, Karp, Watson. Great Britain: Tylor and Francis Ltd. 1994.
Perls, F. S.: Gestalt Therapy Verbatim. Great Britain, Bertrams 1992.
Rogers, Carl Roger: On Becoming a Person. USA: Constable and Robinson 2004.
Rogers, Carl Roger: Way of Being. USA: Cengage Learning, Inc 1995.
Sacks, Oliver: Musicophilia. New York x Toronto: Alfred A. Kropf 2007.
Sacks, Oliver: The Man Who Mistook his Wife for a Hat. Great Britain: PanMcmillan 2011.
Assessment methods and criteria
Credit is awarded based on class attendance (70%) and completion of the semester paper on a recommended or selected topic (30%). Concluded with a colloquium.
Schedule for winter semester 2020/2021:
The schedule has not yet been prepared
Schedule for summer semester 2020/2021:
The schedule has not yet been prepared
The subject is a part of the following study plans
- Authorial Acting in English (M.A.) (required subject)