PSICOLOGIA DELLO SVILUPPO EMOTIVO E AFFETTIVO

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Course code:

PSI0282

Academic Year of enrolment:

2017

Year of supply:

2018/2019

Type of Course:

Characterising

Degree:

Course of 2nd Cycle Degree in PSYCHOLOGY

Disciplinary Sector:

Psychology of Development and Psychology of Education

Language:

Italian

Location:

CHIETI

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

SPINELLI MARIA

Cycle:

First semester

Obligatory attendance:

Yes

Minimum hours of attendance:

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

Prerequisites:

Basic knowledge of attachment theory and socio-emotional development.

Objectives

The course aims to offer expert knowledge on children socio-emotional development and to give practical competences on the evaluation of the quality of socio-emotional development of infants and pre-school children.
The student will be able to reflect on the described theoric aspects and on relative practice applications on research and clinical work with parents and children.
The student will be able to read, analyse and present a scientific paper.

Contents

The parent-infant relationship in the first years of life, micro and macro analytic aspects of the interaction and its role in child socio-emotional development.
The attachment theory and the evaluation of attachment in children and adults.
The motherhood constellation and the transition to parenthood from Daniel Stern’s perspective.
Introduction on the clinical work with parents and young children.

Extended Syllabus

Attachment as an organization of socio-emotional development, main authors and recent applications.
The evaluation of attachment in childhood and adulthood.
Attachment in adult age and the transmission of attachment.
The parent-infant interaction, the role of representations and behaviours.
The development of self from Daniel Stern perspective.
The micro and macro analyses of parent-infant interaction.
The role of parent-infant interaction for the development of attachment.
The motherhood constellation and the development of self from Daniel Stern perspective.
Principles of clinical intervention with parents and young children.

Recommended Bibliography

Main M. (2008). L’attaccamento. Dal comportamento alla rappresentazione. Raffaello Cortina editore. (no chapters 3, 8, 11)
Beebe B., Lachmann F.M., (2015). Le origini dell’attaccamento: Infant research e trattamento degli adulti. Raffaello Cortina, Milano, 2003. Chapters 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7.
Stern, D. N. (2000). Il mondo interpersonale del bambino (tr. it. Bollati Boringhieri, Torino, 1987). Parts I and II, until page 188.
Stern, D. N. (1995). La costellazione materna. Bollati Boringhieri, Torino. No chapters 10 and 12

Methods of Provision

Conventional

Teaching Methods

Student’s active participation to classes is required. Supplemental material for class and home work will be provided. Attending students will be required to write short essays, give presentations and read scientific articles. videos, presentations and scientific article will be used a didactic material.
Attendance is not compulsory, but highly recommended.

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

Written exam with open questions on the whole program.
Presentation of a scientific paper to other students during the lessons attendance or (for not attendance students) to the teacher.

Contacts/More Information

Supplemental material will be provided through the e-learning platform.

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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