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Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
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Module Title Life span development psychology
Module Code NS239
School School of Nursing and Human Sciences
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Module Co-ordinatorSemester 1: Liz McLoughlin
Semester 2: Liz McLoughlin
Autumn: Liz McLoughlin
Module TeacherLiz McLoughlin
NFQ level 8 Credit Rating 5
Pre-requisite None
Co-requisite None
Compatibles None
Incompatibles None
Description
Module Aim:To enable the students to gain a knowledge base of development across the life span from conception through childhood and adulthood emphasising the implications for understanding mental health from multiple perspectives.

Learning Outcomes
1. Summarise the principles of life span development and be able to relate them to real world situations
2. Identify the basic research methods used to study development across the life span
3. Apply major theories of life span development to understand people and mental health issues
4. Discuss physical, cognitive and socio-emotional development across the life span, acknowledging continuities and changes
5. Demonstrate an awareness of the relationship between parental mental illness and child development



Workload Full-time hours per semester
Type Hours Description
Lecture24No Description
Group work20Group presentaion preparation
Independent learning time40No Description
Assignment41No Description
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities
Indicative Syllabus.
This module will build on previous work in psychology completed by students..

Introduction to life span developmental psychology.
principles, theories and research methods..

Physical development in childhood.
physical, cognitive and socio-emotional development and the implications for mental health.

Adolescence.
physical, cognitive and socio-emotional development and the implications for mental healthAdulthood: physical, cognitive and socio-emotional development and the implications for mental healthOld age: physical, cognitive and socio-emotional development and the implications for mental health.

Special topics.
Parental mental illness and impact on the child (COPMI).

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment100% Examination Weight0%
Course Work Breakdown
TypeDescription% of totalAssessment Date
Group presentationSmall group presentation based around case based vignettes40%n/a
Essayn/a60%n/a
Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories;
1 = A resit is available for all components of the module
2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module
3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1
Indicative Reading List
  • Santrock, J. W.: 2009, Life Span Development, 12th, Mc Graw Hill, Boston,
  • Helen Bee, Denise Boyd,: 2010, Developing Child, The, 12th, Pearson, 978-0-205-68593-6
  • Dogra, N., Parkin,A., Gale, F. & Frake, C.: 2008, A Multidisciplinary Handbook of Child and Adolescent Mental Health for Front-line Professionals, 2nd, Jessica Kingsley Publishers,
  • Steinberg.,L.: 2010, Life-Span Development, International Edition, Wadsworth; International ed edition,
  • Oltmanns, T.: 2011, Case Studies in Abnormal Psychology, 9th, John Wiley & Sons,
  • Barlow, D.: 2011, Abnormal Psychology: An Integrative Approach, 6th, Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc,
  • ALDRIDGE, J., & BECKER, S.: 2003, Children Caring for Parents with Mental Illness: Perspectives of Young Carers, Parents and Professionals, Policy Press,
  • Slater, A.: 2011, An Introduction to Developmental Psychology (BPS Textbooks in Psychology), 2nd, John Wiley & Sons,
Other Resources
977, website, 0, Barnados, 978, website, 0, COPMI,
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BNPYBSc in Nursing (Psychiatric)
Timetable this semester: Timetable for NS239
Date of Last Revision06-OCT-10
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