Week |
Topic |
1 |
The concept of play; definitions with different points of view |
2 |
Significance of play in the life of a child, its goals |
3 |
Multiple play functions, play value |
4 |
Characteristics of play and games, negative play, positive play, types |
5 |
Midterm exam |
6 |
Types of games; theories in game behavior |
7 |
Psychotherapy/diagnosis, non-directive therapy, determinants of therapeutic relationships |
8 |
Characteristics of the psychotherapist |
9 |
Educational games; definitions and conditions |
10 |
Creativity, its definition, reasons for delayed interest in creativity, factors that help develop creativity in children |
11 |
Psycho drama, creative drama, creativity and its relationship with other variables |
12 |
Creativity and intelligence, creativity and personality, creativity and psychological compatibility |
13 |
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14 |
Final exam |
The Psychology of Play, Muhammad Ahmad Salha, Dar Al-Masirah for Publishing and Distribution, Amman, Jordan. Seventh Edition 2