Deepened Topics of Psychology II

Code:

PI21

Acronym:

QAPII

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Psychology

Instance: 2009/2010 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Psychology
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Psychology Themes

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MTP	6	Official Curricular Structure	1	-	10	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Assuming that the student has already chosen the theme of the thesis, this course provides more references on the subject and new skills in the several research methods, besides new topics development

Program

Educability of elderly
Spirituality of elderly
Elderly and death

Psychosocial aspects oof aging
Happiness
Intimacy, love and sexuality
Leisure

Mandatory literature

Neto, F. (Coord.); Psicologia Social Aplicada, Lisboa: Universidade Aberta, 2004
Johnson, M., Bengtson, V., Coleman, P., & Kirkwoal, T. B. ; The Cambridge handbook of age and ageing, Cambridge University Press, 2005
Barros de Oliveira, F. ; Psicologia do Idoso - Temas complementares, LivPsic, 2008

Teaching methods and learning activities

Brief presentation of the topic by the professor
followed by students' presentation and discussion

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	64,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

Participation in class activities and written work

Calculation formula of final grade

oral expositions 50%
writtenwork 50%

Examinations or Special Assignments

n/a

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

according to law

Classification improvement

new written exercice