LPSI110 - ECTS

To think critically about the History of Psychology, and its main events, according the main theories of Epistemology.

LPSI101 - ECTS Writing is a powerful thinking tool. Hence, students will benefit from understanding it, training it, and valuing it. This course covers four important dimensions that stand at the intersection between writing and psychological science: motivation, writing mechanics, knowledge about scientific writing and metacognition of writing. On motivation, the aim is that students come to value writing as they develop its creative, fluent and critic use. On mechanics, students should improve their expertise on basic aspects of writing such as the sentence, punctuation, cohesion, and APA writing style. On knowledge, students will identify and train several forms of scientific communication. On metacognition, the aim is that students become aware and develop their personal writing strategies. By targeting these four dimensions we open the possibility that students can value and self-regulate their writing accordingly to the principles of scientific writing in psychology.

LPSI103 - ECTS
This CU aims to contribute to student training in quantitative data analysis methods, using univariate and bivariate, descriptive and inferential data analysis techniques, through the use of IBM SPSS Statistics for data recording, manipulation and analysis.

LPSI105 - ECTS

Enable students with basic concepts and methodologies of analysis in Human Formal, Population, Cytogenetics, Molecular Genetics and its applications in the field of Psychology. It is expected that the acquired conceptual background and analytical skills will be helpful in the fields of applied psychology, teaching, research and others with more applied purposes.

LPSI100 - ECTS The main goal of this course is to introduce students to the theoretical and practical models related to Methodology of Research in Psychology. The specific goals are operationalized through the following stages:

1. distinction between common-sense and scientific approach as forms of knowlegede
2. analysis of the role of the researcher's positionning towards the subject of study, both as a scientist and as a social actor;
3. mastering of introductory descriptive and inferential research methodologies and concepts and their role in a research project.

LPSI102 - ECTS

The aim of this curricular unit is to present and discuss the perception and attention theories and models. Besides the theoretical framework, the methodologies of empirical investigation of perception and attention in the domain of experimental cognitive psychology will also be presented, as well as the their implications and applications in multiple domains.

LPSI109 - ECTS

The learning objectives in this course are :

1. To know the statistical procedures relevant to Psychology;
2. to identify and apply the statistical procedures appropriate to the research objectives;
3. To promote skills in using a data analysis program;
4. To support skills of critical analysis and interpretation of results;
5. To support the plan and development of studies, based on research hypothesis, that allows the application of the taught statistical procedures.

LPSI104 - ECTS

1. Reinforce the valorization and adherence to the essential (humanistic) values ​​of a culture of integrity, both academically and professionally

2. Provide students a first opportunity to approach and familiarize themselves with the ethical dimension of academic and professional conduct, stimulating the acquisition of knowledge and the adoption of behaviors in line with its main references

3. Promote the recognition of the centrality of reasoning and ethical-deontological decision-making skills in the profile of psychologists as professionals whose object of intervention/research are human subjects/people

LPSI111 - ECTS To provide a general view on the antecedents and forerunners of Social Sciences.
To introduce students to the evolutionary perspective on social behavior.

LPSI108 - ECTS

This curricular unit aims to present and discuss the most influential theories and models of learning and memory. Simultaneously, this curricular unit focus on empirical research methodologies, especially those that most contributed to the development of these areas of basic psychology.

LPSI107 - ECTS

LPSI106 - ECTS

Introduction to the Psychology of Thinking and Language

LPSI212 - ECTS

This Curricular Unit aims at approaching the basic concepts of Psychology applied to the child protection contexts.

LPSI204 - ECTS The main objective of the course is to put the students in touch with a phylo-ontogenetic, structural and functional perspective of the Nervous System (NS). For this purpose, the program is conceived based on the phylo-ontogenetic model as a structural and functional organizer of the CNS. The different programmatic components are structured around an evolutionary and developmental perspective of that System, seeking to achieve the objectives and results described in low.

LPSI211 - ECTS * familiarize students with Reproductive Health Psychology;
* allow to know the different fields and intervention of the psychologist within Reproductive Health;
* sensitize to basic intervention skills within Reproductive Health specific contexts;
* promote a critical view on Reproductive Health policies;
* foster a proactive atitude regarding inclusion when considering the different options individuals have throughout their reproductive life cycles.

LPSI202 - ECTS This course aims at contributing to the training of students that may enable them to: 

1. To organize, systematize, and structure the acquired knowledge in a common structure, ranking it according to its level of importance and generality; 

2. To use the acquired knowledge concerning intelligence and personality constructs and group differences to collect and critically analyse new scientific (theoretical and empirical) and non-scientific data, using different sources of information and methods. 

3. To apply the acquired knowledge to formulate or evaluate intervention and research proposals in different specialization domains of Psychology.

LPSI201 - ECTS

The first topic focus on the acquisition of basic knowledge related with the understanding of child and adolescent development. Thus, the emphasis is putted on questioning the notion of psychological development and on presenting major conceptual approaches to human development. 

The next four topics envision at gaining knowledge about developmental characteristics, the understanding the patterns of psychological and behavioral functioning in each main period of child and adolescent development

Finally, the sixth and seventh points, developed throughout practical classes, are related with the aim of observational skills competencies, understanding understanding and integration of processes in Developmental Psychology.

LPSI200 - ECTS The course of Social Psychology aims at achieving the following goals:

1. knowledge of the macro-theories that structure Social Psychology and their relationship with individuals, groups and contextual characteristics;

2. assimilation of Social Psychology’s core concepts, theories and models and research about the perception and judgment of self and others, the social determinants of though and behavior, the processes underlying social conflict, and about intragroup processes;

3. understanding of the usefulness of those theories and models as a framework for specific social contexts and for the intervention upon the issues emerging in these contexts;

4. integration of the methodological-empirical discourse of Social Psychology, hence allowing students to analyse the production in the field and motivating them to take part in such production and to use it with the academic and non-academic communities.

LPSI210 - ECTS

To provide an integrated perspective on the phenomena of inclusion and exclusion in several contexts of social life, specifically, in small interactive groups, in community, and in society at large. 

To provide conceptual, analytical and intervention instruments.

LPSI203 - ECTS Introduction to Psychometrics and the theoretical and technical foundations of Psychological Assessment.

LPSI208 - ECTS This UC aims to make a fundamental contribution to the training of students in Psychological Assessment, namely through the study of the main theories, instruments and evaluation methodologies to be implemented during theoretical and practical classes, and a case study.

LPSI209 - ECTS Introduction to the domain of Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, an area that serves as an interface between Psychology and Neuroscience.

LPSI207 - ECTS

LPSI219 - ECTS

- Understanding the history and foundations of the Psychology of Peace, violence and conflict
- Development of a critical and technically grounded view regarding phenomena within this field of knowledge
- Learning about the main theories and practices in this field, as well as its fundamental concepts
- Understanding the applicability of Psychology in this context at the micro, meso and macro levels

LPSI206 - ECTS

 The objectives of the classes:
- Promote the reflection on adulthood and older development, considering perspectives and concepts covered in the course;
- Enable students to identify the adults and late adulthood most significant life contexts, the underlying processes and the main changes that occur in the life cycle, and the impact on the individual reorganization and/or the systems in which he/she participates; - Awareness among students to the importance of the senses psychological, social and cultural notion of aging;
- Raise awareness and frame the psychologist's role in promoting the psychological development of adults and older adults in a multisystemic perspective.

LPSI205 - ECTS It is intended that students develop general knowledge about Work and Organizational Psychology as a discipline and professional field.

LPSI217 - ECTS

LPSI213 - ECTS Students are expected to develop a critical personal and cultural awareness that allows them to understand and respect differences by understanding how categorization, stereotypes, and prejudice lead to discriminatory situations.

LPSI218 - ECTS

This curricular unit aims to deepen some of the most consensually established conceptual contributions in Developmental Psychology, emphasizing the implications for contemporary research and the applications for psychological and educational practice. It is also intended to contribute to an understanding of social problems based on scientific evidence relating to human development and to the development of skills related to the search and systematization of information from different sources.

LPSI304 - ECTS

The main objective of this course is to provide students with essential knowledge and skills in group intervention by applying different group approaches and understanding the main phenomena that may emerge during the intervention. Additionally, this course sought to foster students’ personal development through transversal and transferable skills, such as self- and hetero-knowledge, communication, and leadership.

LPSI320 - ECTS

This course aims to:
- promote knowledge in the area of gender studies and its applications to the context of work and family.
- promote the development of a gender perspective for the analysis, reflection and action in different contexts of psychology.

LPSI314 - ECTS

 

                The course of introduction to Sexology aims to promote knowledge in the field of Sexology as the multidisciplinary science of sexuality. We will address some of the most prominent authors in the history of Sexology and their theories, as well as the various scientific paradigms.  We will cover the psychophysiology of sexual response, its principles and main models. We will also review the research on the role of different psychological variables in sexual response and sexual functioning.

 

Finally, we will discuss some relevant issues in the psychology of sexualityand diversity (e.g., sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, consensual non-monogamic relationships, sexuality during the lifecourse, chronic illnesses, etc.).

 

LPSI302 - ECTS

• To recognise, identify and take position vis-a-vis a synthesis of the main characteristics of psychoanalytic and humanistic models of psychological intervention in the cultural, political, epistemological and scientific-psychological contexts of their emergency
• To identify their main ontological, epistemological and metatheoretical assumptions
• To differentiate, for each group of models, their respective conceptions of human psychological organisation and functioning genesis of psychological disfunction; strategies, methodologies, resources and instruments of psychological intervention processes of psychological change to be activated
• To mobilise theoretical and methodological acquisitions in order to initiate a process of conceptualisation of problems of psychological intervention
• To understand and integrate knowledge, competencies and instruments from these models of psychological intervention

LPSI305 - ECTS

It is its main goal to promote the construction of conceptual frameworks in the field oof community psychology.

 

Learning outcome: At the end of the semester, students should be capable to:

(a) Acquire knowledge concerning community intervention projects and critically analyse them;

(b)Critically and carefully analyse and question, based on recent research, objectives, methods and strategies of intervention modalities in personal and contextual systems, concerning a diversity of problems, populations and contexts;

(c)Design community projects in personal and contextual systems: family, school, organizations and communities.

(d) Present and debate recent investigation projects of community intervention, by writing and orally.

LPSI303 - ECTS

The main goal of this course is to provide the student with an approach to the field of Psychology of Justice and Deviance. It is intended that the student: (1) understands the field of Psychology of Justice; (2) knows the concept of deviation, its socio-cultural and historical relativization, as well as the social reaction to deviation and its consequences; (3) knows the main themes of these areas and its complexity, being able to interpret them taking into account the contributions of the different disciplinary areas; (4) knows the specificities and the contexts of intervention of the psychologist in this area.

LPSI311 - ECTS

This course has the following main goals:

1. To provide a contextualization of the national and intrnational state of the art concerning Sport Psychology;
2. To discus the role of cognitive, socio-emotional and motivational processes in the practice of sport from both teaching and learning viewpoints;
3. To present a set of evidence-base practices effective in the promotion of ahtletes' psychological skills;
4. To discuss the cooperative nature of the coach-athlete/s relationship;
5. To reflect on the major risks and benefits associated with the practice of sport, including the identification of good practices to minimize the risks;
6. To show the more and more relevant role of the sport psychologist to assure sucess in sport contexts.

LPSI301 - ECTS This CU aims to contribute to the initial training of students in the field of child and adolescent psychopathology, namely by promoting knowledge about the most frequent disorders in these age groups, and their differential diagnosis. It is also intended to foster the analysis of the biopsychosocial dynamics associated with emotional disorders.

Another objective is to promote skills in assessing the presence of psychopathology and the use of the DSM 5 classification system, stimulating reflection on the ethical implications and attribution of a psychopathological diagnosis to the child or adolescent.

LPSI313 - ECTS

Understand the conceptual and methodological specificity of the Rorschach test.
Developing skills on test administration, including preparing the subject and the technique of recording responses.
Responses coding with about one hundred variables of the Rorschach comprehensive system
Structural summary elaboration.

LPSI214 - ECTS

Using descriptive methodology and practical exercises, this curricular unit aims to present to the students the mechanisms of stress and to identify its influence on the daily life, as well as its chronic expression through burnout or acute expression through post-traumatic stress.

LPSI300 - ECTS

The following will constitute the main objectives of this UC:
1. Provide students with practical experiences in realizing key concepts in developmental psychology and communication theories, facilitating the establishment of a relationship with the interviewee;
2. Promote knowledge and reflection on the implications of communication axioms in establishing the relationship with the other and its intentional use;
3. Present communication techniques to establish an empathic and non-evaluative relationship with the interviewee.
4. Share communication techniques that facilitate the self-expression of the child, a teenager or an adult, in the context of an interview.
5. Characterize in the form of preparation and in the conductn process, the different types of interviews.
6. Expose the process of building semi-structured interview scripts.
7. Promote experiences of expanding the skills of conducting individual and group interviews.
8. Enable self-criticism of individual performance in conducting interviews, taking as a background theoretical perspectives about the child's development and the communication process.

LPSI314 - ECTS

 

                The course of introduction to Sexology aims to promote knowledge in the field of Sexology as the multidisciplinary science of sexuality. We will address some of the most prominent authors in the history of Sexology and their theories, as well as the various scientific paradigms.  We will cover the psychophysiology of sexual response, its principles and main models. We will also review the research on the role of different psychological variables in sexual response and sexual functioning.

 

Finally, we will discuss some relevant issues in the psychology of sexualityand diversity (e.g., sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, consensual non-monogamic relationships, sexuality during the lifecourse, chronic illnesses, etc.).

 

LPSI308 - ECTS

This course aims to present different models of psychological intervention, to promote the acquisition and consolidation of the underlying psychological intervention procedures, and also to contribute to the development of interpersonal skills and critical thinking.

LPSI310 - ECTS

Introduction to Neuropsychology.

LPSI306 - ECTS

The objective of this course is mainly the practical application, systematization and integration of the knowledge already acquired. It is specifically intended that students:

1. Differentiate the application of qualitative and quantitative methodologies in research in Psychology;

2. Implement different stages of the research process, including the definition and substantiation of research questions and hypotheses;

3. Collect empirical data, using research tools, and assess of their qualities, conduct data analysis and interpretation and discussion of results;

4. Identify advantages and limitations of the conduted study, in particular regarding ethical considerations and lessons for interpretation and generalization of results from their qualitative and quantitative study;

5.Identify the implications for the practice of the conducted study.

LPSI309 - ECTS The objective of this course is to guide the students to the professional areas of Psychology, allowing them to know the different areas and specialities of Psychology, namely the specialities included in the Master in Psychology at FPCEUP, as well as their objectives, core contents, practices and potential professional outlets, namely:
a) Clinical and Health Psychology;
b) Psychology of Education and Human
Development;
c) Organizational, Social and Work Psychology;
d) Psychology of Justice and Deviance.

LPSI318 - ECTS

This UC intends to contribute to the training of future psychologists capable of a systemic understanding of the situations with which they work, and with flexibility in adapting their intervention to different contexts, according to the institutional framework of their function.

LPSI316 - ECTS

The general objective of this subject is to provide students with the knowledge and skills that allow them, on the one hand, to understand the usefulness of using physiological and neurophysiological indices for the study of cognitive or affective processes and, on the other hand, to acquire the basic technical skills to conduct laboratory research using such indices.
More specifically, the objectives are:

1. to provide key notions regarding research using physiological and neurophysiological signals;

2. to enable students to describe the general characteristics of neuropsychophysiological studies, as well as the phases involved in the acquisition of the respective indices;

3. to provide knowledge about the laboratory techniques of neuropsychophysiology;

4. to train the students to identify the psychological variables that can be investigated from physiological and neurophysiological signals, as well as the neurobiological bases of these signals;

5. to train students in the techniques of acquisition, processing and analysis of physiological and neurophysiological signals.

LPSI307 - ECTS

LPSI315 - ECTS

Mastering the technique of interpretation and analysis of results obtained from the Rorschach test protocols - Comprehensive System.
Demonstrate the mastering the methodologies of administration and coding of responses as well the analysis of results.
Integrate the Rorschach results in a psychological assessment process, with other test results.