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Learning outcomes

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

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

Oral examination.