Psychology of Everyday Life
Lectures: 15
Seminars: 15
Tutorials: 0
ECTS credit: 3
Lecturer(s): prof. dr. Kobal Grum Darja
Introduction:
Categories of modern life; significance of psychological findings for the understanding of modern man
Dynamics of adaptation:
Adapting to modern way of life; personality theories; stress and coping with stress; motivation and emotions; emotional intelligence
Mutual relations:
self-concept and self-respect; social cognition and social influence; mutual communication; friendship and love; intimacy
Development transitions:
gender and behaviour; adolescence and adulthood; work and carrier; progress and expression of sexuality
Physical and mental health:
psychology and physical health; illness and physical reactions to illness; independent life; traumatic experience; psychological disturbances; modern forms of psychological assistance: counselling, coaching, psychotherapy, rehabilitation counselling
Individualisation of modern life:
individualisation as new cultural framework for social subjectivity of an individual; individualisation and globalisation; patched identity; postmodernism and new global individuality.