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2° Year It will be activated in the A.Y. 2026/2027
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Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)
TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Dynamic Psychology (2025/2026)
Teaching code
4S008177
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
6
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
M-PSI/07 - DYNAMIC PSYCHOLOGY
Period
Sem. 2A dal Feb 16, 2026 al Mar 26, 2026.
Courses Single
Authorized
Learning objectives
Knowledge and understanding 1. To introduce students to the study of motivation and emotions as psychological functions regulating human behaviour and improving participation. 2. To develop in the student the knowledge and understanding of those factors that facilitate or hinder the empathic process in terms of the foundation of relationships that promote motivation and well-being. Applying knowledge and understanding 1. To develop in the student the ability to identify the motivational factors that elicit individual behavior and choices, taking into account the context (relational, group, organizational) in which the motivations and behaviours are developed. 2. To develop in the student the skill to identify potential strategies for promoting and sustaining motivation in various contexts (learning and not learning contexts). 3. To develop in the student the skill to identify the different forms of empathy, those factors that are related to empathy and that improve relationships, those that inhibit the process or that can hinder the relationship.
Prerequisites and basic notions
No prior knowledge is required
Program
The course has the following specific educational objectives: 1) Develop in the student the knowledge and understanding of the theories of motivation and the motivational system of affects, as functions that regulate human behavior with particular attention to care/nurturing behaviors. 2) Develop in the student the ability to identify the motivational factors that guide the behavior of individuals taking into account the relational context in which motivations develop and behaviors are acted out. 3) Help the student to outline possible strategies for promoting well-being and motivation in different care/nurturing contexts. The topics covered during the lessons will be: Dynamic psychology and human motivation Personality and motivational systems Motivation between biology and culture. The classification of motivations Needs and theories of needs. Objectives, perceptions of competence, decisions and choices. Extrinsic motivation, intrinsic motivation and autonomy of motivation Motivations and emotions as interdependent concepts Emotions and their regulation Empathy: multidimensionality of the construct and forms of empathy
Textbooks for the exam for attending and non-attending students:
1. Gambini P. (2006). Introduzione alla Psicologia. Volume primo: I processi dinamici (Seconda Edizione), F. Angeli, Milano, (capitoli 2, 3, 4, paragrafi dall’1 al 9 compresi del capitolo 5, capitolo 7).
2. Moè A. (2020). La motivazione. Teorie e processi - Nuova edizione, Il Mulino, Bologna,.
3. Meneghini A.M. (2020). Strategie di regolazione del distress e caregiving. In L. Napolitano Valditara (a cura di), Curare le emozioni, curare con le emozioni (pp. 235-267). Mimesis Editore.
4. Bonino S. (2006). Contagio, empatia e comportamento prosociale. In Caprara G.V. & Bonino S. (a cura di), Il comportamento prosociale, pp.23-44. Erickson Editore.
Bibliography
Didactic methods
Frontal lessons
Learning assessment procedures
Written exam of about two hours with open questions. The exam modality is the same for attending and non-attending students. There are no intermediate tests. For Erasmus and international students: English or Spanish (subject to prior agreement with the instructor).
Evaluation criteria
The exam questions are aimed at ascertaining the knowledge of the topics covered in the texts (or parts of them) in the program and the ability to organize such knowledge in a critical manner.
Criteria for the composition of the final grade
The vote will be expressed in thirtieths
Exam language
Italiano
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