Themes of Interpersonal Development

Teaching Methods

Teaching

- Lectures, with support of visual aids;

- Filmed resources;

- Group work with oral presentation;

- Role-play;

- Interpersonal exercises.

Learning Outcomes

- To analyze and characterize the interpersonal development as a specific aspect of psychological development;

- To identify and characterize factors and principles that can affect interpersonal relationships;

- To recognize the importance and influence of interpersonal relationships on the development of individuals;

- To identify the cognitive structure and the levels of interpersonal development according to the structuralist conceptual model about understanding the interpersonal reality;

- To understand pro-social behaviour and to analyze the effects of asymmetry and reciprocity in interpersonal relationships;

- To relate interpersonal development to the several dimensions of psychological development.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Introduction – Interpersonal development as a specific aspect of psychological development.

Chapter I – Interpersonal relationships

1. Factors that affect the quality of interpersonal relationships

2. Interpersonal relationships and interpretation of general principles of behaviour

3. Social technologies and interpersonal relationships: The internet paradox

4. Sullivan’s theory

Chapter II – Sociocognitive development

1. Development of interpersonal understanding: Social Perspective Taking (Selman)

2. Development of the organization to interpersonal action: Interpersonal Negotiation Strategies (Selman)

Chapter III – Development of social competencies and social norms: Pro-social behaviors

Chapter IV – Asymmetry and reciprocity in interpersonal relationships

1. Adult-child relationships

2. The evolution of interaction between partners

3. Interpersonal conflicts

Conclusion – The relationship between interpersonal development and the different dimensions of psychological development.

Head Lecturer(s)

Maria da Luz Bernardes Rodrigues Vale Dias

Assessment Methods

Final
Exam: 100.0%

Periodic
Exam: 50.0%
Individual work: 50.0%

Bibliography

Chen, X., French, D. C. & Schneider, B. H. (Eds) (2006). Peer Relationships in
Cultural Context. New York: Cambridge University Press.

Coimbra, J. L. (1990). Desenvolvimento interpessoal e moral. In B. P. Campos (Coord.), Psicologia do Desenvolvimento e Educação de Jovens, Vol. II (pp.18-29). Porto: Universidade Aberta.

Fachada, M. O. (2012). Psicologia das Relações Interpessoais (2ª ed.), Vol. 1. Lisboa: Silabo.

Martin J., Sokol, B. W. & Elfers ,T. (2008). Taking and Coordinating Perspectives: From Prereflective Interactivity, through Reflective Intersubjectivity, to Metareflective Sociality. Human Development , 51, 294-317.

Taborda Simões, M. C., Vale Dias, M. L. & Formosinho, M. D. (2006). Estratégias de resolução de conflitos interpessoais: Alguns dados empíricos. In M. C. Taborda Simões, M. T. Sousa Machado, M. L. Vale Dias & L. I. Nobre Lima (Eds.), Psicologia do Desenvolvimento: Temas de investigação (pp. 77-93). Coimbra: Almedina.