Introduction to Developmental Psychology

Hello and welcome to our Certification course on Developmental Psychology. The course consists of 19 topics in which we will examine in detail the problem related to the age-specificities and dynamics of the processes of mental development of a person throughout his life. We will look at the Subject, Tasks and Methods of research in developmental psychology, Attachment theory and basic concepts and styles of attachment, The three-category model of early attachment of Mary Ainsworth, The four-category model of adult attachment styles of Bartholomew and Horowitz, Lawrence Kohlberg and the moral development of the personality, Psychosexual development of personality by Sigmund Freud, Stages of Psychosocial Development of Personality by Erik Erikson, Jean Piaget and cognitive development during childhood, Theories of adaptation to ageing, The Humanistic Tradition in the Study of the Life Path of the Person by Charlotte Bühler, A General Approach to The Seasons of a Man's Life and The Seasons of a Woman's Life by Daniel Levinson, Dynamics of romantic and love relationships, Dynamics of marital satisfaction and predictable crises in the family life cycle, Evolution of the Individual Life Structure during the initial phase of early age by Daniel Levinson, Characterization of the early phase of an early age by Daniel Levinson, The transition in the middle of life by Daniel Levinson, Retirement Theories and The Evolution of Mature Consciousness and the Phases of Personal Transformation through Lifepath by Roger Gould.

In our training, we adhere to the idea and purpose of providing deep, useful, accurate and clear scientifically-based information, which in theory can be used for any purpose and in practice can help anyone. In each lecture, we show the original text of the course, and the goal is a more accessible and proper understanding of the training. In this way, we believe that we support the easier perception and comprehension of scientific information. Also, this way anyone can take notes. We hope you appreciate our goal of giving you as much as possible for a minimum of time.

About the author - Valentin Boyadzhiev is a trained nutritionist, graduated Master of Psychology in "Psychology and Psychopathology of Development". He has acquired Professional Qualification "Teacher of Psychology" and Postgraduate Professional Qualification "Psychological Counseling in Psychosomatic and Social Adaptation Disorders". He has obtained a Psychoanalysis Diploma and he has specialized in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy. He is a member of the Association "Bulgarian Psychoanalytic Space", "International Society of Applied Psychoanalysis" and „International Alliance of Holistic Therapists“. He is a lecturer on issues related to nutrition, diet, supplementation, food and sports. He is also a teacher and a lecturer in the field of psychology, logic, ethics, law, and philosophy. He has been a school psychologist since 2017. He has been participating annually in scientific conferences on psychology, psychotherapy, dietetics and medicine. His main interest and practice are in the field of psychoanalysis and clinical psychology.