Adolescent Psychology

Code:

LPSI216

Acronym:

PA

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Psychology

Instance: 2021/2022 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Psychology
Course/CS Responsible:	First degree in Psychology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LPSIC	12	Official Curricular Structure	2	-	3	27	81

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

This course aims to address the central themes of the development process in adolescence, completing the initial training of students in the area of human development, with a special focus on the adolescent years.

Learning outcomes and competences

At the end of the semestre, the students should be able to:

1. Identify the typical developmental characteristics and psychological functioning patterns in adolescence.


2. Integrate the differential aspects of adolescent development, referring them to explanatory models of development.3


3. Articulate the different conceptualizations of psychological development in adolescence, assuming a comprehensive and critical approach.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Concept of adolescence.


2. Physical development.


3. Intellectual and cognitive development.


4. Moral development.


5. Social development.


6. Emotional development.


7. Development of sexuality.


8. Identity development.


9. Family as a developmental context.


10. School as a developmental context.


11. Psychological adjustment.

Mandatory literature

Bornstein; The Sage encyclopedia of lifespan human development, Sage, 2018
Laurence Steinberg; Age of opportunity. ISBN: 978-0-544-57029-0
Laurence Steinberg; Adolescence. ISBN: 978-1-260-56567-6
Hupp, S., & Jewell, J. ; The encyclopedia of child and adolescent development, Wiley-Blackell, 2020

Teaching methods and learning activities

1. Lecture, under the responsibility of the professor


2. Film watching and debate


3. Small group problem solving, namely task solving, dilemma discussion, interpretation of research data and statistics, under the professor’s guidance


4. Construction of a “diary” that integrates individual learning carried out week after week.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Exame	50,00
Teste	50,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	54,00
Frequência das aulas	27,00
Total:	81,00

Eligibility for exams

Students must attend at least 75% of the classes and take the practical test that will take place in one of the last classes.

Calculation formula of final grade

The final classification results from the weighting of the classifications obtained in the following components:

1. Practical test (50%)
2. Final exam (50%).

Grades will be presented on the 0 to 20 scale.

To be successful, students must obtain at least 8 out of 20 in each of the components

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

In cases where the student's status allows him/her not to attend classes (TE, AAC...), the student can take advantage of that right in relation to the face-to-face participation in classes. However, the student must take the practical exam (see the calculation of the final grade). The student must therefore contact the teachers in the first week of the semester.

Classification improvement

It only applies to the "final exam" component and must be taken by the appeal season of the year following the one in which the CU was approved and in which it has a scheduled exam.