Teaching code

4S008177

Teacher

Anna Maria Meneghini

Coordinator

Anna Maria Meneghini

Credits

6

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

M-PSI/07 - DYNAMIC PSYCHOLOGY

Period

Sem. 2A dal Feb 19, 2024 al Mar 29, 2024.

Courses Single

Authorized

Lessons timetable Moodle Seminars 0

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 training objectives: 1) Develop in the student the knowledge and understanding of the theories of motivation and the motivational system of affects, such as functions that regulate human behavior with particular attention to care/care 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 upon. 3) Help the student to outline possible strategies for promoting well-being and motivation in different care/care contexts. The topics addressed 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. Goals, 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 Texts for the exam for attending and non-attending students: 1. Gambini P. ( 2006). Introduction to Dynamic Psychology. Volume one: Dynamic processes (Second Edition), F. Angeli, Milan, (chapters 2, 3, 4, paragraphs 1 to 9 inclusive of chapter 5, chapter 7). 2. Moè A. (2020). The motivation. Theories and processes - New edition, Il Mulino, Bologna,. 3. Meneghini AM (2010). Strategies for regulating distress and caregiving. In L. Napolitano Valditara (ed.), Curing emotions, curing with emotions (pp. 235-267). Mimesis Publisher. 4. Bonino S. (2006). Contagion, empathy and prosocial behavior. In Caprara GV & Bonino S. (eds.), Prosocial behavior, pp.23-44. Erickson Publisher.

Bibliography

Didactic methods

Frontal lessons

Learning assessment procedures

Written exam lasting approximately two hours with three open questions. The exam method is the same for attending and non-attending students. There are no intermediate tests.

Evaluation criteria

The exam questions are aimed at ascertaining knowledge of the topics reported in the texts (or parts of them) in the program and the ability to discursively organize this knowledge.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

the vote will be expressed out of thirty

Exam language

italiano