Official Code: | 9555 |
Acronym: | MIPSI |
• Acquaintance with the biological aspects of human social behavior. Acquisition of skills to analyze human cultures when compared with other non-human primate cultures. • Acquaintance with the evolution of thought on society and on social relations accounting for social, economic, political and religious conditions.
Course Goals - Students should be able to: (1) know the major basic and complex learning mechanisms, (2) know the various learning types and major theories and models (3) understand some of the major literature references and communicate information about this area; (4) attend as subjects in small experiments and demonstrations in order to integrate information and skills.
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This course aims:
1. to describe the history of the neurosciences and the brain modern conception concerning the relation brain-mind-behavior;
2. to identify the several disciplines of the neurosciences, their specificity, their inter-dependencies and their contribution for the understanding of the behavior;
3. to explain synapses and neuronal neurophysiology;
4. to explain both general CNS development, and its specific structures, from phylogenesis and ontogenesis to adult individual;
5. to explain the development principles of the CNS, as well as its anatomical and functional organization, centered in the role of the main brain structures and regions that are engaged in behavioral regulation.
(1) To expose and discuss the major research topics in the area of human memory, in particular models and memory processes and the various types considered, (2) To present and discuss neurological cases of deficits and excesses of memory and how the analysis of these cases contributed to the improvement of the latest models of memory, (3) Provide students with the opportunity to participate in tasks and experiments of some of the most representative types of memory
The first topic focus on the acquisition of basic knowledge related with the understanding of developmental processes. Thus, the emphasis is putted on questioning the notion of psychological development and on presenting major conceptual approaches to human development without ignoring the problem of developmental stages versus gradual development.
The next three topics envision the understanding of the patterns of psychological functioning in each main period of child development. Finally the fifth topic, developed throughout practical classes, is directed related with the aim of observational skills research methodological competencies within the field of child development.
Objectives for this course are:
The UC Qualifications and Competences in organisations and in Work have as general aim: characterise the problematic of development competences throughout professional life. Theory leans on the contribute of different subjects to provide an enlarged comprehension of this matter. The main goals are:
- characterise, briefly, the social and economical context present in the emergent approach of competences in Organisations
- clarify concepts and notions associated to competences through the contribute of Pscychology, Sociology and Ergonomics
- characterise some theoretical approaches about competences development
Students of this course integrate a training group (T-group), as participating members. This methodology allows that relevant theoretical concepts be assimilated through practice. Globally, it is expected that students develop skills in the domain of group psychological intervention. Core group phenomena are addressed, linking the personal experience in the group dynamics with the theory.
At the end of this curricular unit the student should:
1 – Know the plurality of discourses and psychological intervention techniques offered in the domain of behavioural and cognitive perspectives.
2 – Know how to critically analyse the different conceptualization of: (a) functioning and psychological development; b) dysfunctionality theory and c) psychological change strategies in the domain of behaviourism and classical cognitivism.
3 – Have acquired concepts relative to psychological intervention procedures in the behavioural and cognitive models.
4 – Be able to reflect on the different intervention models, considering their rational and the techniques that are derived from them.
Goals: The students will: a) Be able to apply experimental methodology knowledge; b) Recognize and be able to use the more important apparatus in the lab; c) Be able to empirically replicate some of the more important effects or psychological laws; d) Acquire, through their participation in the experiments and the individual results obtained, the awareness and better understanding of some important effects in human cognition; e) Learn how to collect, process and analyze data and how to write a report communicating the knowledge from this area according to prevailing rules; f) Participate in the conducting of small experimental studies in this field of knowledge, integrating the methodological and statistical knowledge.
At the end of the unit students should be able to: Demonstrate deep knowledge of the scope of the discipline, and its contributions to the study and understanding of human behavior and development in educational settings. Develop an integrated perspective on Educational Psychology and its relations with other theoretical and applied psychological domains. Acquire knowledge on the process of teaching and learning in educational contexts in different developmental periods, and to identify theoretical models relevant for its understanding. Find relevant information in the field of Educational psychology. Know relevant research in the area and how it can be applied to practice.
The discipline aims that students will be able to: - Historically identify and understand the importance of emotions in Psychology and in the study of behavior - describe and understand different theories of emotions - describe and understand different domains where the emotions can be applied when we study the behavior - known and understand the main literature in the domain of emotions - read, think, write and communicate about the topic of emotions - do and present systematic reviews of the topic of emotions - develop the capacity of autonomous study
The course of Psychological Assessment (I) has as main objective to promote the development of knowledge and skills in the field of evaluation and its application in different areas of psychology.
This aims of this course are:
1. to show key-knowledge about the psychophysiological research method;
2. to describe the general characteristics of the psychophysiological and neuropsychophysiological research, as well as the phases of the acquisition of the respective indexes;
3. to define the concepts of psychophysiological and neuropsychophysiological techniques, indexes, acquisition, amplification, modulation, filtering, registering and analysis;
4. to recognize variables that can be studied from physiological and neurophysiological activity, as well as the neurophysiologic bases of the signals in question;
5. to know and put into practice polygraphic and electrophysiologic procedures for the registering of EEG, PE and BEAM, manipulating Independent Variables, analyzing data and interpreting results according to neuroscientific models.
The UC Qualifications and Competences in organisations and in Work have as general aim: characterise the problematic of development competences throughout professional life. Theory leans on the contribute of different subjects to provide an enlarged comprehension of this matter. The main goals are:
- characterise, briefly, the social and economical context present in the emergent approach of competences in Organisations
- clarify concepts and notions associated to competences through the contribute of Pscychology, Sociology and Ergonomics
- characterise some theoretical approaches about competences development
Aims, Skills and Learning Outcomes
This curricular unit aims to broaden the study of the modalities of intervention in the field of social work, specifically the social mediation and local action approaches as alternative modalities of political and cognitive definition of social problems.
Aims:
To politically and historically contextualize the issues of social mediation and the local action dimensions in the transition from a societarian organization focused on the state to a market oriented society;
To understand the central role of conflict in the diverse approaches to mediation and the diverse visions of the social role of subjects it implies;
To distinguish different perspectives guiding the mediation intervention.
To know the epistemological traditions, the central characteristics and the different phases of qualitative research • To develop skills for planning qualitative research in social sciences • To know and be able to apply qualitative research methods and techniques at different levels: data collection, data analysis and interpretation of results • To de able to implement the different phases of a qualitative research project: definition of the problem, planning, elaboration of research design, writing research questions, selection of data collection method(s), data collection, analysis and interpretation of results • To acquire competences to write a scientific paper on qualitative research • To acquire basic knowledge on mixed methods research design • To be proficient in procedures to guarantee quality and validity of data and interpretations in qualitative and in mixed methods research designs.
To understand theoretical constructs that guide practice in systemic approaches To understand the paradigm shift in approaching development - from diagnostic approaches to the biopsychosocial perspective To adopt an integrated vision by applying principles of the diagnosis – positive functioning continuum To apprehend the contribution of the biopsychosocial model in the assumption of a systemic way of thinking To gain knowledge on procedures leading to co-construction of transdiciplinary narratives in assessment-intervention process To analyze real assessment-intervention situations, based on authentic assessment strategies and on principles of interventions with eco-cultural validity To understand the structure and usefulness of the International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health (ICF, WHO, 2001) To realize the implications of the capabilities approach in understanding atypical development To identify research questions and methodologies within a biopsychosocial perspective
This course aims enabling students to: 1. show key-knowledge about the psychophysiological research method; 2. describe the general characteristics of the psychophysiological and neuropsychophysiological research, as well as the phases of the acquisition of the respective indexes; 3. define the concepts of psychophysiological and neuropsychophysiological techniques, indexes, acquisition, amplification, modulation, filtering, registering and analysis; 4. recognize variables that can be studied from physiological and neurophysiological activity, as well as the neurophysiologic bases of the signals in question; 5. know and put into practice polygraphic and electrophysiologic procedures for the registering of EEG, PE and BEAM, manipulating Independent Variables, analyzing data and interpreting results according to neuroscientific models.
By the end of this Curricular Unit (CU) students should demonstrate: - Global knowledge in the area of Organizational Psychology as a field of study as well as a practice, its object of interest and topics; - Meta knowledge of different existing approaches and the relations between these theories; - Empirical knowledge in what is concern with organizational psychological phenomena, as well as theories that enable them to understand and explain these phenomena.
The discipline aims that students will be able to: - Historically identify and understand the importance of emotions in Psychology and in the study of behavior - describe and understand different theories of emotions - describe and understand different domains where the emotions can be applied when we study the behavior - known and understand the main literature in the domain of emotions - read, think, write and communicate about the topic of emotions - do and present systematic reviews of the topic of emotions - develop the capacity of autonomous study
This CU seeks to raise awareness and consolidate students' knowledge by a relatively new area of psychology, especially given his relationship with other domains of knowledge. We refer to issues concerning the built environment and built by man, the questions of urbanism and its influence / impact on whether or not promotion of human development and their psychological well-being. The possibility to observe, reflect and discuss real situations, whether about experiences in single-family’s spaces, institutional spaces, or the participation and experience in construction and enjoyment of public spaces (urban renewal), allows students to empower themselves to raise awareness (and intervention in future) in this specific field, deepening a central theme in the lives of individuals - their intimate, social, public and community spaces - where they necessarily and obligatory, live and experience through life cycle.
• Gerir o processo de comunicação com a criança/adolescentes e subsistemas envolvidos no atendimento a crianças e adolescentes • Elaborar entrevistas clínicas para os diversos intervenientes no processo de consulta • Mediar a comunicação com a criança no contexto da consulta, nomeadamente através de estratégias lúdicas, de modo a garantir a optimização do envolvimento da criança no processo de consulta. • Conhecer aprofundadamente o modelo avaliação compreensiva com crianças e adolescentes • Conhecer a Classificação Internacional da Funcionalidade, Incapacidade e Saúde para crianças e jovens - estudo de casos • Conhecer os objectivos e técnicas de intervenção do modelo cognitivo comportamental na análise de problemáticas de crianças e adolescentes.
1. Contactar com aspectos práticos e específicos nos processos de consulta psicológica com crianças 2. Aprofundar o conhecimentos sobre modelos específicos de intervenção com crianças 3. Obter alguma experiência em intervenção psicológica com crianças: análise e leitura do caso e desenho uma intervenção apropriada 4. Treinar a redação de relatórios das sessões 5. Planear sessões de trabalho com crianças e com pais das crianças e, eventualmente, professores 6. Reflectir criticamente sobre processos de consulta psicológica com crianças
1. Compreender a importância do conhecimento da evolução dos sistemas de educação e formação de adultos na UE e em Portugal para a intervenção do psicólogo do trabalho, nomeadamente enquanto promotor de desenvolvimento humano e de intervenção nas condições de trabalho; 2. Conhecimento e compreensão de diferentes formas de articular a análise do trabalho com a formação profissional, demonstrando capacidade de integração dos diferentes contributos teóricos e metodológicos explanados nas aulas teóricas, nos trabalhos de campo e nos exercícios teórico práticos, bem como nos momentos formais de avaliação. 3. Capacidade de produzir reflexões e processos originais de abordagem às questões em análise. 4. Capacidade de auto-crítica e de compreensão do ponto de vista dos seus interlocutores (clientes, parceiros, alvos da intervenção).
Pretende-se que os estudantes adquiram competências de Intervenção Organizacional e percebam como esse processo promove o desenvolvimento dos indivíduos, dos grupos e das organizações. No final da unidade curricular os estudantes devem ser capazes de: - Distinguir diferentes teorias acerca de intervenção organizacional; - Conhecer as diferentes etapas do processo de intervenção organizacional; - Conhecer as ferramentas que podem ser usadas para realizar o diagnóstico; - Distinguir diferentes níveis de intervenção nos processos humanos em contexto organizacional; - Conhecer estratégias de intervenção nos processos humanos e adequá-las ao nível da intervenção; - Reconhecer as características sistémicas das organizações; - Reconhecer os elementos responsáveis pela génese e dinâmica grupais, bem como os sistemas fundadores de um grupo; - Identificar e caracterizar as fases de desenvolvimento de um grupo; - Articular, integrando, as fases de desenvolvimento de um grupo e os seus níveis de funcionamento.
A uc Saúde, Idade e Trabalho estuda o fenómeno do envelhecimento no trabalho. Este fenómeno é colocado ao nivel das preocupações de natureza social, ao nivel biológico e cognitivo. Os objetivos principais deste curso procuram responder a duas questões:
- como é que os trabalhadores mais velhos vivem as evoluções do trabalho, transformações tecnológicas, transformações na organização do trabalho
- como é que os trabalhadores mais velhos vivem as situações de trabalho com uma forte componente cognitiva e fisica
São bjectivos da UC:
1. identificar os principais factores psicobiológicos do comportamento desviante e compreender as suas interacções com factores da mesma e de outra natureza;
2. pesquisar, rever e demonstrar compreensão crítica relativamente à principal literatura sobre comportamento desviante no domínio das neurociências;
3. seleccionar, aplicar, interpretar e comunicar os resultados decorrentes dos dispositivos avaliativos de factores psicobiológicos envolvidos no comportamento desviante.