Pastoral Psychology themes A

Course Information
TitleΘΕΜΑΤΑ ΠΟΙΜΑΝΤΙΚΗΣ ΨΥΧΟΛΟΓΙΑΣ Α΄. / Pastoral Psychology themes A
CodeΠΨ5
FacultyTheology
SchoolSocial Theology and Christian Culture
Cycle / Level2nd / Postgraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter/Spring
CoordinatorStylianos Tsipouras
CommonYes
StatusActive
Course ID60005147

Class Information
Academic Year2018 – 2019
Class PeriodWinter
Instructors from Other Categories
Weekly Hours3
Class ID
600127460
Course Type 2016-2020
  • General Knowledge
  • Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
The purpose of this course is the research and the familiarization with issues that come out of the co-operation between Pastoral Theology and Psychology as far as it concerns the way of dealing with the "pastoral problem" as a psychological fact. Students will have the chance to gain a deeply knowledge of psychological terms and objects as elements of the knowledge of a man. The search for points of co-operation between Pastoral Theology and Psychology and the role that Pastoral Theology holds as a resource of solutions for the problems, which are created from the morbid religiousness.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Adapt to new situations
  • Make decisions
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Work in an international context
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Generate new research ideas
  • Design and manage projects
  • Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
  • Respect natural environment
  • Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
  • Be critical and self-critical
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Ιntroduction (definitions, resources, sectors, methodology and the schools of Psychology). Personality. Psychology and Religion-religiousness. The History of Pastoral Psychology. The Orthodox Pastoral Psychology. CONTENTS OF LECTURES 1) Introduction of the subject and its purpose. Presentation of work shop’s assignments and guidelines for their completion. Information on bibliography. 2) Introduction (definitions, resources, sectors, methodology and schools of Psychology). 3) Schools of Psychology 4) Personality. Factors which contributes to personality’s growth. Pathological personality. 5) Teenage crisis and personal identity. 6) Psychology and religion – religiousness 7) The history of Pastoral Psychology. Resources, practical and theoretical guidelines. 8) The pastor as a research psychologist and spiritual advisor. 9) Approved psychotherapy and its association with the patristic therapeutic practice. 10) Sin – disease – cure. 11) The spiritual life and the mental health. 12) Neurosis. Characteristics – effects – cure.
Keywords
Pastoral care, psychology, personality, spiritual life
Educational Material Types
  • Elective related bibliography
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
power point e-mail
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures
Reading Assigment100
Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities25
Written assigments90
Public presentations3
Total218
Student Assessment
Description
The assesment of the Paper and oral exams related to the paper's subject (bibliography, structure, concept of the paper). Students, who are not able to attend lectures for a reason, they have to come in contact with the lecturer in order to arrange the way of their assesment.
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Assignment (Summative)
  • Oral Exams (Summative)
  • Performance / Staging (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Δεν διανέμονται συγκεκριμένα συγγράμματα
Additional bibliography for study
Παρουσιάζεται στους φοιτητές εκτενής κατάλογος σχετικής βιβλιογραφίας.
Last Update
06-11-2015