2022/2023

2022/2023

DM270

M-PSI/04 (PSYCHOLOGY OF DEVELOPMENT AND PSYCHOLOGY OF EDUCATION)

DEPARTMENT OF BRAIN AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

PSYCHOLOGY, NEUROSCIENCE AND HUMAN SCIENCES

PERCORSO COMUNE

1°

1st semester (03/10/2022 - 21/12/2022)

6

36 lesson hours

English

WRITTEN AND ORAL TEST

PROVENZI LIVIO (titolare) - 6 ECTS

Basic knowledge of developmental psychology is an appreciable, yet nonmandatory, prerequisite.

This course aims to provide students with [1] principles in developmental psychobiology, integrating notions and processes that pertain to infant research, psychoneuroendocrinology, applied behavioral genetics, and epigenetics; and [2] insights into the implications of these concepts and processes for clinical practice and interventions.

The course is organized into 4 sections. Section 1 (principles) introduces basic principles of dynamic systems and draws connections with a global view of human development from a neuroscientific and psychobiological perspective. Section 2 (processes) presents specific psychobiological domains (e.g., neuroendocrine system, cardiorespiratory system, behavioral genetics, behavioral epigenetics, etc.). Section 3 (contexts) reports on specific applications of these domains to the study of developmental trajectories in typical and at-risk human conditions. Section 4 (implications) highlights the potential implications of developmental psychobiology for clinical practice.

Lectures and interactive discussions on scientific papers.

Suggested scientific papers will be signaled during the course.

The evaluation method is oral exam. The content includes both slides and suggested bibliography.

The teacher is available to meet students by appointment. Interested students can write to livio.provenzi@unipv.it setting "DEVPB appointment" as the subject of the e-mail.

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