Applied Psychology

The development of psychology as a science: major stages and contemporary schools and approaches

The development of the psyche in phylogeny

The development of the psyche in ontogeny

The nature of consciousness, its functions, and content structure

Sensation as the first stage and foundation of cognition

Types, qualities, and psychophysiological mechanisms of sensation

Sensory thresholds: the Fechner–Weber law and the structure of the sensory analyzer

The process of perception: types and characteristics

The role of apperception and set in perception

Physiological mechanisms, functions, and types of attention

Interpretations of memory in psychological schools: major theories

Mechanisms and types of memory

Interpretations of thinking in psychological schools: major theories

The problem as an object of thinking: its structure and the main factors determining problem solving

Types of thinking

The genetic roots of thinking and speech; the nature of egocentric speech: a comparative analysis of L. Vygotsky and J. Piaget

Types of speech and the psychophysiological characteristics of inner speech

Types and techniques of imagination; the development of imagination

Temperament as an individual characteristic: key findings of Rusalov, Strelau, and Merlin; psychogenetic and longitudinal studies

Major approaches to the study of temperament: humoral, factor, constitutional, and psychophysiological approaches

Components of character structure; character traits

Leonhard’s theory of accentuated personality traits

Typology of personality 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

The nature, functions, and mechanisms of stress

Volitional activity and the stages of a 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

Theories of personality: functions, major approaches and issues, and criteria for evaluation

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. 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 psychological research

Types of variables

Criteria for objectivity in psychological research

Structure and stages of experimental research

Ethical requirements in psychological research

Psychometric foundations of experimental research and psychodiagnostics

Classification of psychological tests and requirements for psychological tests

Methods of developmental psychology

The concept of age: the problem and criteria of age periodization

Psychological characteristics of early childhood

Psychological characteristics of the preschool period

Psychological characteristics of adolescence

Study and typology of personality accentuations in adolescents (A. Lichko)

Problems of psychological 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 aspects

Social-psychological attribution theory (H. Kelley)

Theories of mass psychology (G. Le Bon, G. Tarde)

Structure and functions of the family

Stages of the family life cycle

Subject matter and objectives of the psychology of emergencies

Subject matter and objectives of the psychology of sport and healthy lifestyles

Psychological characteristics of professional activity

Criteria for mental health

Social role theory

Psychological characteristics of personality disorders

Psychology of a person 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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