The teaching is organized as follows:

Learning outcomes

Module: PSICOLOGIA SOCIALE E DEI GRUPPI
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One will work in order to achieve the following goals:
- Analyze and understand the interpersonal relation between educator and child/teenager/adult
- Analyze and understand the social processes which regulate interpersonal relationships in social, sanitary and socio-sanitary context,
- One will try to understand problems related to the way the caregiver enter s and keeps the relationship with the child or the teenager,
- Understand the different attitudes of the caregiver and his/her way of conducting relationship with the child, teenager or adult,- the segregation social/organizational practice and violence, aggressive behavior, how can aggressive cues influence aggressive behavior,
- understand the principles of the attachment theory and the origin and development of intersubjectivity, understanding the origin of aggressive behavior within the family , in dyadic context such as the marital one, and in every social, private and public context social psychologists have analyzed in their research designs in recent years.


Module: PSICOLOGIA DINAMICA
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The course aims at raising the students’ awareness about their own involvement and responsibility in the activities of observation, evaluation and planning. Knowledge will be also given about the psychological dynamics that are active in the contextual and social relationships.
Students will be invited to reflect on the problems caused by the contemporary widespread psychological culture and to adopt a critical attitude about its influence on the everyday life.

Program

Module: PSICOLOGIA SOCIALE E DEI GRUPPI
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attitudes and perception;
- attributions and behavior;
- social support; -
normative and informational influence on behavior; -
the dynamics of obedience; -
interpersonal vs. group behavior; -Group polarization; -The power of a consistent minority
aggressive behavior
segregation and violence
cooperation and competition
1)Pedrazza M., 2010, Pratiche educative e processi psicologici, Carocci, Roma
2)Krahè B., 2005, Psicologia sociale dell’aggressività, Il Mulino, Bologna
3)Voci A., 2003, Processi psicosociali nei gruppi, Laterza, Roma – Bari
4)Zamperini A., 2004, Prigioni della mente. Relazioni di oppressione e resistenza, Einaudi, Torino


Module: PSICOLOGIA DINAMICA
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The course will treat in depth the dialogical and constructive functions of language in the human relationships, as well as the important influence played by personal beliefs, ideas and culture in co-determining not only the human relationships and perceptions, but also the observation and evaluation processes.
Furedi’s hypothesis will be presented and discussed, about the influence played by the generalized use of therapeutic language and practice on the everyday life, especially with regards to the perception of the life facts and the related emotions.



References
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Frank Furedi Il nuovo conformismo. Troppa psicologia nella vita quotidiana, Feltrinelli Ed., Milano, 2008 (ed. orig. 2004)
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Watzlawick, J.H.Beavin, Don D.Jackson, La pragmatica della comunicazione umana, Astrolabio ed., Roma, 1971 (ed. orig. 1967), pag.13-183

H. von Foerster, Sistemi che osservano, Astrolabio ed., Roma, 1987, pag. 9-69, 215-233
T. Apolloni, G. Bozzetto, Il Sé linguistico, Connessioni, Centro Milanese di Terapia della Famiglia, MI, 1987, pag. 113-123
L. Fruggeri, Servizi sociali e famiglie. Dalla risposta al bisogno di costruzione delle competenze, Oikos, Lubrina ed, Bergamo, 1991, pag. 175-190.

Examination Methods

Module: PSICOLOGIA SOCIALE E DEI GRUPPI
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oral exam


Module: PSICOLOGIA DINAMICA
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Oral examination.