78937 - General Psychology I

Academic Year 2018/2019

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Rimini
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Health Assistance (cod. 8879)

    Also valid for First cycle degree programme (L) in Nursing (cod. 8475)

Learning outcomes

After completing this course the student knows the principles of human behavior organization and the main psychological functions (perception, emotion, motivation, memory, learning, thinking, language); he/she understands the link between biological structures and behavioral functions.

Course contents

I) Introduction to general pscyhology.

II) Cognitive processes: attention, memory and learning.

III) Emotion and Motivation.

IV) Stress and health. Caring for health providers.

Readings/Bibliography

Gerrig RJ, Zimbardo PG, Anolli LM, Baldi PL (2018) Psicologia generale.Pearson Italia: Milano-Torino

Teaching methods

Lectures

Assessment methods

Written test

Teaching tools

Slides and DVD

Office hours

See the website of Monica Martoni