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• Book title: Group Dynamics
• Author: Forsyth
• Edition: 7th edition and 6th edition

Article summaries with Psychodiagnostics at Leiden University

Table of content

• Item Response Theory

Overview mandatory study material and examinfo

BLOCK 1

Developmental Psychopathology

• Readings:
  • Book: Abnormal child and adolescent psychology with DSM-V updates by Wicks-Nelson & Israel, 9th edition
    • Week 1: Chapter 1,2,3,5
    • Week 2: Chapter 6,7
    • Week 3: Chapter 8
    • Week 4: chapter 11,12
    • Week 5: Chapter 9,10
    • Week 6: Chapter 13
    • Week 7: Chapter 13
  • Articles: via Brightspace
• Examinfo: the final grade is a weighted average of the multiple choice exam (70%) and the work-group sessions (30%)
  • Monday 21 October 9:00-11:00 

Psychometrics

• Readings:
  • Book: Psychometrics: An introduction by Furr, 4th edition
    • Week 1: Chapter 1,2,3 
    • Week 2: Chapter 5,6,7
    • Week 3: Chapter 8,9
    • Week 4: Chapter 4
    • Week 5: Chapter 12
    • Week 6: Chapter 14
    • Week 7: Chapter 10,11
  • Workbook: to order via Readeronline
  • Additional texts: via Brightspace
• Examinfo: the final grade is a weighted average of the multiple choice exam (60%) and the practical skills test (40%)
  • Wednesday 23 October 8:00-10:00 

Stress, Health and Disease

• Readings:
  • Book: Stress and Health: Biological and Psychological Interactions van Lovallo, 3rd edition
    • Week 1: Chapter 1,2
    • Week 2: Chapter 3,4,5,6
    • Week 3: Chapter 4,8
    • Week 4: Chapter 6,7
    • Week 5: Chapter 9,10,11
  • Ariticles: via Brightspace 
• Examinfo: the final grade is a weighted average of the multiple choice exam (70%) and the practice sessions (30%)
  • Friday 25 October 9:00-11:00

Perspective on Career Planning (POCP)

• Readings: articles
• Examinfo: the final grade is a weighted average of the seminar grade (90%) and the career event grade (10%).
  • The seminar grade is a weighted average of the module grade (70%) and the task grade (30%). The module grade is an average of two module assignments. The task grade is an average of two polls (30% in total), personal development assignment (40%) and personal reflection assignment (30%)
  • The career event grade is based on a report following an approved career event

BLOCK 2

Consciousness

• Readings: The Science of Consciousness: Waking, Sleeping and Dreaming by Harley – 1st edition

  • week 1: CH1 & CH2

  • week 2: CH3 & CH7

  • week 3: CH8 & CH9

  • week 4: CH10 & CH11

  • week 5: CH4 & CH5

  • week 6: CH14 & CH17 

  • week 7: CH15 & CH16

• Examinfo: the final grade is a weighted average of the exam (60%) and a paper (40%)
• Examdates: 16 December 2024 + 30 January 2025 (resit)

Group Dynamics

• Readings:
  • Group Dynamics by Forsyth – 7th edition with the exception of chapters 1,2 and 16

    • week 1: CH3 & CH4

    • week 2: CH5 & CH7

    • week 3: CH6 & CH8

    • week 4: Forsyth 6th edition: CH10 & CH12, Forsyth 7th edition: CH10 & CH11

    • week 5: Forsyth 6th edition: CH9 & CH11, Forsyth 7th edition: CH9 & CH12

    • week 6: CH13 & CH14

    • week 7: CH15 & CH17

  • Lord of the Flies by Golding
• Examinfo: the final grade is a weighted average of the exam (60%) and two writing assignments (40%)
• Examdates: 18 December 2024 + 31 January 2025 (resit)

Psychodiagnostics

• Readings: Psychological Testing and Assessment by Van der Molen e.a.

  • week 1: CH1 & CH2

    Paper 1 & 2: Assessment for intervention  

  • week 2: CH5 & CH7 (66-73)

  • week 3: CH10 (except 238-256)

  • week 4: CH7 & CH13 (365-392)

  • week 5:

  • week 6:

  • week 7:

• Examinfo: the final grade is a weighted average of the multiple choice exam (60%) and the workgroup grade (40%)
• Examdates: 20 December 2024 + 28 January 2025 (resit)

BLOCK 3-4

• More information follows