The mode of study for the Master's programme is full-time, with a duration of two years. The annual tuition fee is AMD 800,000. Upon completion of the educational programme, students are awarded the qualification of Master of Psychology, with a specialization in Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy.
ENTRANCE EXAMINATION SYLLABUS
The development of psychology as a science: major stages and contemporary approaches
The development of the psyche in phylogenesis
The development of the psyche in ontogenesis
The nature, functions, and content structure of consciousness
Sensations as the first stage and foundation of cognition
Types and qualities of sensations
Psychophysiological mechanisms of sensation
The threshold of sensation: the Fechner–Weber law and the structure of the analyzer
The process of perception: types and properties
The role of apperception and set in perception
Physiological mechanisms, functions, and types of attention
Interpretations of memory in psychological schools (theories)
Mechanisms of memory
Types of memory
Interpretations of thinking in psychological schools (theories)
The problem as an object of thinking: its structure and the main factors determining problem solving
The concept of the subject of thinking
Operations of thinking and stages of solving a cognitive problem
Types of thinking
The genetic roots of thinking and speech
The nature of egocentric speech: a comparative analysis (L. Vygotsky, J. Piaget)
Types of speech. Psychophysiological characteristics of inner speech
Types and techniques of imagination. The problem of the development of imagination
Temperament as an individual characteristic: major conclusions (Rusalov, Strelau, Merlin), psychogenetic and longitudinal studies
Major approaches to the study of temperament (humoral, factor, constitutional, psychophysiological)
Components of character structure. Character traits
Leonhard's theory of accentuated personality traits. Typology of accentuations
Abilities as individual characteristics: types and levels of development (giftedness, talent, genius)
Types of emotions and emotional states
Psychophysiological mechanisms underlying the expression of emotions
Theories of emotion
Classification of emotions according to C. Izard
The nature, functions, and mechanisms of stress
Decision-making: volitional effort and the struggle between motives
Volitional activity and stages of the volitional act
Interpretations of the concept of personality in psychological theories
Objectives, principles, and stages of psychological counselling
Major strategies for studying personality structure
The relationship between the concepts of individual, personality, and individuality
The motivational and need-based sphere of personality: types of motives
Factors in personality formation within activity theory (according to A. Leontiev)
The problem of personality development in L. Vygotsky's cultural-historical theory
Personality theory: functions, major approaches and problems, and evaluation criteria
Principles of behaviorism and social learning theory (B. Skinner, A. Bandura)
Fundamental principles of psychoanalysis and models of the mental apparatus (S. Freud)
Functions and types of psychological defense mechanisms (S. Freud)
The development of psychoanalysis: approaches and principles of neo-Freudianism (K. Horney, E. Fromm, A. Freud, E. Erikson, and others)
The epigenetic concept of personality development: the problem of identity (E. Erikson)
Fundamental principles of A. Adler's individual psychology
Principles of self-actualization theory. The concept of metamotivation (A. Maslow)
Fundamental principles of C. Rogers' theory
Fundamental principles of C. G. Jung's analytical psychology
Subject matter and objectives of psychophysiology
Research programmes in psychology: a comparative analysis of their advantages and disadvantages
Requirements and criteria for psychological research
Specific features of conducting experiments in psychology. Types of variables
Criteria for objectivity in psychological research
Structure and stages of experimental research
Ethical requirements for psychological research
Psychometric foundations in experimental research and psychological assessment
Classification of psychological tests and requirements for psychological tests
Types of psychological tests. Specific features of projective tests
Principles of selecting, compiling, and administering psychological tests
Subject matter and objectives of educational psychology
Methods of developmental and educational psychology
The concept of age and the problem of age periodization: criteria
Characteristics of early childhood
Psychological characteristics of the preschool period
Psychological characteristics of adolescence
Development of self-awareness during adolescence and youth
The study and typology of adolescent personality accentuations (A. Lichko)
Problems of mental development in adulthood
Age-related crises as a factor in personality development
Psychology of deviant behavior
Research methods in social psychology
Social groups: factors of formation and types
Factors and stages of personality socialization
Communication as a three-dimensional process (communicative, interactive, and perceptual)
Theory of social-psychological attribution (H. Kelley)
Theories of mass psychology (G. Le Bon, G. Tarde)
Family structure and functions
Stages of the family life cycle
Contemporary approaches to family therapy
Subject matter and objectives of emergency psychology
Subject matter and objectives of the psychology of sport and healthy lifestyle
Psychological characteristics of professional activity
Criteria of mental health
Theories of the etiology of neuroses
Theory of social roles
Classification of neuroses and their differences from personality disorders
Psychological characteristics of personality disorders
Psychology of a patient with schizophrenia
Stages of physiological affect
Classification of psychosomatic disorders
Theories, classification, and dynamics of conflict
Subject matter, objectives, and branches of legal psychology
Theoretical approaches to the study of the psychology of culture
Psychological characteristics, symptoms, and types of depression
Types of image
Methods of self-regulation
Types of psychological influence
Effects of interpersonal perception as a means of social cognition
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