PSYCHOLOGY OF ADOLESCENCE

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Course code:

PSISVI08

Academic Year of enrolment:

2021

Year of supply:

2022/2023

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:

D'URSO GIULIO

Cycle:

Second semester

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

136

Prerequisites:

Basic knowledge of developmental psychology and social psychology.

Objectives

The course aims to provide students the specific knowledge relating to the psychosocial, the developmental and diagnostic aspects of adolescent psychology, the construction of the self, developmental risks (e.g., internalizing and externalizing behaviors), as well as its theoretical and applications in different life contexts (school, peer group and family).
At the end of the course, the student will be able to identify and analyze the clinical and evolutionary aspects of the typical and atypical development of adolescents, managing to grasp the risk and protective factors underlying the different growth outcomes.
The students will be able to diagnose, prevent and manage youth distress in all its forms, also knowing psychological and educational intervention strategies and the tools to be used in these paths.

Contents

Adolescence will be analysed starting from the developmental tasks of this phase of the life cycle (e.g., the development of identity, the emotional-relational development linked to relational contexts (i.e., family, school and peers), as well as analysing the relationship between adolescents and society. Issues relating to the atypical development of adolescence will also be explored, such as crime, bullying, eating disorders, with particular attention to assessment techniques and intervention strategies.

Extended Syllabus

The course explores in deep:
The development tasks of the adolescent in relation to the contexts in which he/she is inserted.
The recent and classic theoretical models in the study of adolescence and the aetiology of self, in relation to the contexts in which he/she is inserted.
Trajectories of atypical development in adolescence (i.e., criminal and violent behavior in adolescence, bullying, internalizing and externalizing disorders, suicidal risk, atypical eating behaviours).
The evaluation and monitoring strategies of the typical and atypical development of the adolescent, and of the main figures with whom he/she is related.

Recommended Bibliography

Palmonari, A. (2011). Psicologia dell’adolescenza. Bologna: Il Mulino.
Cattelino, E. (2021). Rischi in adolescenza. Comportamenti problematici e disturbi emotivi. Roma: Carocci.
One book of your choice from the list below:
Beltramini, L. (2020). La violenza di genere in adolescenza. Roma: Carocci.
Maleddu, M., & Scalas, L.F. (2003). La molteplicità del sé. Disagio emotivo, vissuto corporeo e adolescenza. Roma: Carocci.
Petruccelli, I., Pedata, L., & D’Urso, G. (2018). L’autore di reati sessuali. Percorsi di valutazione e trattamento. Milano: Franco Angeli.
Petruccelli, F., Simonelli, C., Grassotti, R., & Tripodi, F. (2016). Identità di genere. Milano: Franco Angeli.
Rivers, I. (2015). Bullismo omofobico. Conoscerlo per combatterlo (V. Lingiardi, trad.). Milano: Il Saggiatore.

Methods of Provision

Conventional

Teaching Methods

64 hours of lectures and practical activities. Student’s active participation to classes is highly recommended. Supplemental material for class and homework 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 mandatory, but recommended.

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

The exam consists of two parts: an oral exam and a written essay.
The written essay will be carried out by the student independently and provides for the administration and coding of the tools presented in the practical part with comment and clear and unambiguous analysis of what emerged, or the planning of a socio-educational intervention for the prevention of deviant behaviour, or the discussion of one of case studies with a diagnostic hypothesis and evaluation. The written report must be delivered to the professor at least 5 days before the oral exam.
The interview will be on the entire program of the course, in order to verify the knowledge of the topics covered by the lectures and of the texts adopted. The oral test will be passed demonstrating, beyond the skills mentioned above, sufficient ability to define and discuss the exam topics in a correct and organic form and using a specific language appropriate for the discipline. The final evaluation is composed the 80% by the oral exam and the 20% by the written essay.

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Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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