PSYCHOLOGY OF MEMORY AND AGING

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Course code:

PSICOG08

Academic Year of enrolment:

2022

Year of supply:

2023/2024

Type of Course:

Characterising

Degree:

Course of 2nd Cycle Degree in PSYCHOLOGY

Disciplinary Sector:

General Psychology

Language:

Italian

Location:

CHIETI

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

MAMMARELLA Nicola

DI DOMENICO ALBERTO

Cycle:

First semester

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

136

Prerequisites:

None

Objectives

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: the course, as part of the general learning objectives of the CdS, aims to stimulate and guide the application of the advanced knowledge about cognitive aging (perception, attention, language and memory even in relation to new theoretical approaches (e.g., emotions, personality) that guide research in the field.
EXPECTED LEARNING RESULTS:
Knowledge and comprehension: the student should be able to recognize and apply the principal theoretical and methodological approaches in Psychology and Aging, identify the principal theoretical and experimental paradigms of Cognitive Aging and the relation between them, describe recent orientations in cognitive aging, with particular riferment to emotions;
-Autonomy of judgment: The student should be able to discuss experimental data with older adults and develop new analytical ponts of view on each cognitive process;
- Comunication Ability: the student should be able to use the technical language of GeroPsychology to highlight the differences in the terms adopted by different psychological approaches.

Contents

The course will focus on the following objects:
- psychology and aging: the origin;
- methodological problems;
- the aging brain;
- cognitive aging;
- emotional aging;
- aging and caregiving;
- cognitive screening.

Extended Syllabus

The aging population is a relevant phenomenon in our society. The course will adopt a multidimensional perspective to the study of aging: from the study of cerebral and cognitive aging to the study of emotional and societal variables. The aim is to identify a series of variables that help understanding how to increase the older adults'wellbeing

Recommended Bibliography

De Beni, R., & Borella, E. (2015). Psicologia dell'invecchiamento e della longevità. Il Mulino, Bologna.
+ Mammarella, N., & Di Domenico, A. (2011). La memoria autobiografica. Carocci, Roma.

Methods of Provision

Conventional

Teaching Methods

64 hours of frontal teaching, divided into lessons of 2 and 3 hours

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

The exam consists of a written test, aimed at verifying learning, conceptual mastery, language properties and the ability to interpret and analyze cognitive deficits. The test includes 30 multiple choice questions (4 answer options, one of which is correct). The duration of the exam is 30 min.
The student can choose to complete the exam with an oral supplement to be agreed with the teacher.
The test will be evaluated with a score between 0 and 30 (with possible honors). The grade from 18 to 23 indicates sufficient learning, the grade from 23 to 28 a good level of learning, the grade from 28 to 30 an excellent level of learning, the grade "with honors" indicates particular skills of analysis and critical reasoning of the Course topics.

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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