PSYCHOLOGY OF AGING
| Title | ΨΥΧΟΛΟΓΙΑ ΗΛΙΚΙΩΜΕΝΩΝ / PSYCHOLOGY OF AGING |
| Code | ΨΥ-517 |
| Faculty | Philosophy |
| School | Psychology |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600013510 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos PSychologías (2017-sīmera)
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2017 – 2018 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
|
| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600070220
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Class Schedule
| Building | Φιλοσοφική (Νέα) |
| Floor | Όροφος 1 |
| Hall | ΑΜΦΙΘΕΑΤΡΟ 106 (125) |
| Calendar | Παρασκευή 18:30 έως 21:00 |
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
- Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600070220
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=1640
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
Required Courses
- Ψ-301 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
General Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for the course
Learning Outcomes
The overall aim of this course is to introduce students to the psychology
of ageing. The course will acquaint students with the psychological explanations of age-associated changes in human function and the debate over the types of changes that people experience as they grow old. By the end of the course, students will have learned about the development of such important cognitive abilities as memory, learning, and intelligence; they will also have begun to appreciate the differences between normal and pathological change during later life.
On completing this course students should at minimum be able to do the following:
1.Identify and describe major models of human development.
2. Evaluate the research methods commonly used to study age-associated changes in
cognitive function.
3. Describe and estimate the types of changes that occur during adulthood in the human cognitive system, including memory, intelligence, and learning skills.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The course introduces students to concepts and methods of geropsychology, and focuses on aspects of the ageing process that are related to cognitive functioning. Emphasis is given on major theoretical approaches to ageing (biological and psychosocial); on population ageing and its relation to cognitive ageing; on dimensions of cognitive ageing (attention, memory, problem-solving, expertise, and
learning), covering topics related to their trajectories of change and measurement.
Issues about the relation of cognitive ageing and socio-cultural factors, sensory and health-related changes, and dementia are also covered.
Keywords
theories of ageing, cognitive ageing, longitudinal study of lifespan cognitive change
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
As regards lectures, use of power point and e-learning.
As regards practical and the presentation of students' work, use of power point, spss, word.
Use of ICT to inform students about procedural issues of the course.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 78 | 3 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Laboratory Work | 13 | 0.5 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Fieldwork | 9 | 0.3 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Reading Assigment | 13 | 0.5 | ✓ | ||
| Project | 15 | 0.6 | |||
| Exams | 2 | 0.1 | ✓ | ||
| Total | 130 | 5 |
Student Assessment
Description
Practical presupposes (α) carrying out a small research using (β) basic assessment instruments; (c) data processing. Practical covers 40% of the course grade; the rest (60%) is covered by exams on the content of the whole course.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
- Labortatory Assignment (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Κωσταρίδου-Ευκλείδη, Α. (Επιμ. Έκδ.) (2011). Ψυχολογία Ηλικιωμένων (Θέματα Γηροψυχολογίας και Γεροντολογίας). Αθήνα: Πεδίο.
-Παγοροπούλου-Αβεντισιάν, Α. (1993). Ψυχολογία της Τρίτης Ηλικίας. Αθήνα: Αυτο-έκδοση.
Additional bibliography for study
-Hofer, S. & Alwin, D. (eds.)(2008). Handbook of Cognitive Aging: Interdisciplinary perspectives. Thousand Oaks, California, U.S.: Sage.
-Fernandez-Ballesteros, R. (ed.) (2007). Geropsychology: European perspectives for an aging world. Goettingen, Germany: Hogrefe & Huber.
-Johnson, M. H., & de Haan, M. (2011). Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience (3rd ed.). Chichester, West Sussex, UK: Wiley-Blackwell.
-Bengtson, V., Gans, D., Putney, N., & Silverstein, M. (eds.) (2009). Handbook of theories of aging (2nd ed.). New York, U.S.A.: Springer.
Last Update
04-11-2017
