APPLICATIONS OF PSYCHOLOGY OF COGNITIVE, EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Academic Year 2022/2023 - Teacher: Elena COMMODARIExpected Learning Outcomes
Course Structure
Required Prerequisites
Attendance of Lessons
Detailed Course Content
Early mother-infant interaction and the role of the relationship in psychological development
The development of attachment in the first years of life; between relationship and cognition
The role of caregivers in socio-cognitive development
The relationship with caregivers after the second year of life
The "history" of attachment theory
The role of attachment to primary caregivers in the child's socio-cognitive development
Denied attachment, interrupted attachment, and rebuilt attachment: some questions about adoption.
Prenatal life: the development of the child from conception to birth
The experience of Kangaroo Mother Care
Special educational needs in the school
Textbook Information
Author | Title | Publisher | Year | ISBN |
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Commodari | L'abbraccio che crea | Franco Angeli | 2022 | 8835138167 |
Di Nuovo | Alunni speciali, bisogni speciali | Il Mulino | 2018 | 978-88-15-27971-2 |
Course Planning
Subjects | Text References | |
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1 | Early mother-infant interaction and the role of the relationship in psychological development | text 2 |
2 | The development of attachment in the first years of life; between relationship and cognition | text 2 |
3 | The role of caregivers in socio-cognitive development | text 2 |
4 | The relationship with caregivers after the second year of life | text 2 |
5 | The "history" of attachment theory | text 2 |
6 | The role of attachment to primary caregivers in the child's socio-cognitive development | text 2 |
7 | Denied attachment, interrupted attachment, and rebuilt attachment: some questions about adoption. | text 2 |
8 | Prenatal life: the development of the child from conception to birth | text 2 |
9 | The experience of Kangaroo Mother Care | text 2 |
10 | Special educational needs in the school | text 2 |
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
The evaluation criteria are :
Adequacy of expression regarding the contents and method
Thematic awareness and lexical correctness
Critical in-depth skills
Interdisciplinary liaison skills
Ability to rework knowledge
Ability to transfer knowledge to operational contexts
Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises
Exam questions are differentiated by difficulty, some basic for passing the exam, others for in-depth analysis helpful in obtaining the highest marks in the range.
Some examples of questions are presented only for explanatory purposes, remembering that the exam will focus on all the topics listed in the syllabus
attachment and adoption
the education special needs
cognitive basis of social development