Download PSY110 - European University Cyprus

Course Unit Title:
Psychology I
Course Unit Code:
PSY110
Type of Course Unit:
Compulsory
(Compulsory/Optional)
Level of Course Unit:
Bachelor (1st cycle)
(first, second or third cycle)
Year of Study:
1
Semester when the unit is
delivered:
Number of ECTS credits
allocated:
Name of lecturer(s):
1
7
Areti Chouchourelou
Learning Outcomes of the course unit:
Upon successful completion of this course students should be able to:

Apply a more diverse and insightful understanding of human behaviour.

Determine and assess weaknesses and strengths of each theory and experimental
study that has been examined.

Relate the main findings and/or theories in the psychology areas covered during the
course.

Discuss the scientific nature of Psychology, the use of the scientific model and forms
of basic statistical analysis.
Evaluate the scientific nature of Psychology, the use of the scientific model and
forms of basic statistical analysis.
Mode of Delivery:
Face- to- face
Prerequisites and corequisites:
Recommended optional
program components:
None
None
Course Contents:
Objective:
To present and assess fundamental concepts and theoretical perspectives in psychological
science.
Description:
This is the first introductory course for Psychology majors only. It is a survey and analysis
of the basic methods and points of view in the scientific study of human behavior. Major
topics include the nature of psychology as a science, an introduction to research methods,
physiological and psychological development, personality, emotion, health psychology,
psychological disorders and therapy.
The second course in the sequence will cover
additional topics in Psychology.
Specific Topics Discussed:
Introduction: Definition and goals; The intellectual origins of Psychology as a discipline and
current theoretical perspectives; nature and nurture.
Understanding Research: framework for psychological research; conducting research;
analyzing the data; ways to become a wiser research consumer.
Life-span Psychological Development: The life-span approach; heredity; the beginning of
the life cycle; physical, cognitive, social and emotional development; adult development.
Emotion: Human emotions; basic theories.
Understanding Human Personality: Studying personality: type and trait theories,
psychodynamic theories, humanistic theories, learning theories, cognitive theories.
Comparison of Personality theories.
Stress, health and Coping: Stressors; moderators; physiological and psychological
reactions to stress; relationship to health; coping strategies.
Psychological Disorders: Definitions; conceptualizing abnormality theoretical perspectives;
classification
of
disorders:
anxiety,
mood,
somatoform,
personality,
dissociative,
schizophrenic. The DSM-IV-TR.
Methods of therapy: Goals of psychological therapy; psychodynamic, humanisticexistential, cognitive, behavior therapies; biological therapies; effectiveness.
Recent developments and contemporary issues pertaining to the subject-matter of the
course.
Laboratory work included.
Recommended
Or
Required Reading:
Myers, D.:PSYCHOLOGY,
Edition
Worth
Publishers,
Latest
Gerrig, Richard, J., Zimbardo, Philip, G.: PSYCHOLOGY
AND LIFE Allyn and Bacon, Latest Edition
Planned learning activities
and teaching methods:
Assessment methods and
criteria:
Class Instruction
56 Hours
Consultation
15 Hours
Examinations
Assignments/Quizzes
Attendance/Class
Participation
65%
30%
5%
100%
Language of Instruction:
English
Work Placement(s):
No
Place of Teaching:
Regular Classroom
European University Cyprus Campus, Nicosia
Psychology Lab, European University Cyprus Campus,
Nicosia