The course aims to provide the basic scientific-disciplinary skills, concerning the study of the main affective processes (emotional regulation and comprehension, motivation, emotional intelligence) that modulate social cognition and behavior. Specifically, the course will illustrate the main theories of emotion from a physiological, neurological and cognitive point of view. Moreover, the course will show strategies to develop emotional intelligence skills through an approach based on experiential learning and translational research.


By the study of Psychology of Emotion the student will be able to achieve the following training objectives.
Knowledge and understanding:
- Understand the main theoretical approaches and methods for the study of emotion, motivation and emotional intelligence;
- Understand emotion functioning and regulation in the framework of cognitive neuroscience;
- Understand how emotion influences social cognition and behavior;
- Understand strategies to develop emotional intelligence skills in educational and social settings;


Applying knowledge and understanding:
- Apply knowledge on emotion functioning in educational settings;
- Use theoretical knowledge about emotion functioning to support the development of educational interventions and promote wellbeing;

Making judgements:
- Develop a critical thinking and make comparisons between the different approaches for educational scopes;
- Develop a critical thinking about educative interventions targeted to promote wellbeing and emotion regulation skills;

Communication skills:
- Being aware of emotion functioning in learning process;
- Read and understand a scientific article;
- Disseminate research data to expert (colleagues, professionals, clinicians, stakeholder) and non-expert (e.g., parents) audiences;

Learning skills:
- Promote the use of strategies to develop emotional intelligence in educational settings;
- Encouraging the use of international literature to promote scientific interests and inquiry.