Code |
11830
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Year |
3
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Semester |
S1
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ECTS Credits |
6
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Workload |
T(30H)/TP(30H)
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Scientific area |
Psychology
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Entry requirements |
NA
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Learning outcomes |
Objectives:To familiarize students with the systemic approach and the application of its principles to the family system; To promote knowledge about the concept of family and family development process. At the end of UC, student must be able to: . Identify the main assumptions of the systemic approach; Demonstrate the ability to apply systems principles to the family system; Describe the various stages of family development - family life cycle; Identify different tasks and difficulties associated with each stage of the life cycle; Recognize variations on the family life cycle / other family forms; Reflect upon the concept of family diversity; Search, analyze and synthesize research on family psychology.
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Syllabus |
- Foundations od family psychology: systemic approach - Definition of family - Family as a system: basis concepts - Family life cycle: stages, tasks and problems, transformations in the family life cycle
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Main Bibliography |
- Alarcão, M. (2006). (Des) Equilíbrios familiares. Uma visão sistémica. Coimbra: Quarteto Editora - Bray, J. & Stanton, M. (2012). The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Family Psychology. Singapore: Blackwell Publishing - McGodrick, M Carter, B. & Garcia-Preto, N. (2010). The expanded family life cycle: individual, family and social perspectives (4th Edition). Needham Hill: Allyn & Bacon Classics Edition.
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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