PdF:SZ1028a Personality Psychology - Course Information
SZ1028a Personality Psychology - lecture
Faculty of EducationAutumn 2018
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- prof. PhDr. Michaela Bucková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Táňa Fikarová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Jana Kratochvílová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Tereza Škubalová, Ph.D. (lecturer) - Guaranteed by
- Mgr. et Mgr. Jan Mareš, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jitka Sekaninová
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Education - Timetable
- each odd Wednesday 14:00–14:50 učebna 33
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Lower Secondary School and Language School Teacher Training in English Language (eng.) (programme PdF, N-ZS)
- Lower Secondary School and Language School Teacher Training in English Language (programme PdF, N-ZS)
- Course objectives
- Psychology of Personality The study yields an overview of contemporary theories on Psychology of Personality, and a concise structure of the known facts on the nature and dynamics of multilateral interactions of mental processes in all personality layers-from the elementary ones through the more complex functions and units of integration, all the way to the most complex ones-the Autonomous Self Directing and Self Reliance. At the end of the course student should be abble inspect autodiagnosis and manage autotherapy.
- Syllabus
- 1) Personality. The Theory of Personality. Models of Personality Layers. 2) Functions and abilities of orientation. Verbal and objective thinking. 3) Emotionality, temperament, and personality. 4) Personality and willpower. Frustrations, maladaptability, and frustrations' tolerance. 5) The role of the Long Term Memory and a role of studying for the development of personality. The importance of self study. 6) Forming of attitudes and their role in the Subject-Object Interaction. Attitudes and Empathy. 7) Rational-Social Aspects of a "Role" and their place in the realm of an individual's personality. 8) Awareness of a unique self individuality. Ways to self discovery. 9) An overview of an ever changing concept of human being. The nature of self identity, self reflection, and self evaluation of personality. 10) Self development of personality. Interests. Self worth, professional orientation and ambitions. 11) Education-culture for personal growth and knowledge. Cognitive Dissonance. Decision making and creativity. 12) Personal harmonization of/with "the World Picture." Importance of a personal awareness of the "World's and Life's Rules." 13) Values and their understanding. A purpose of life. Types of human character. 14) The Theory of Normality. The Aspects of Contentment and Satisfaction in life. 15) Means and roles of a personality self cultivation.
- Literature
- Handbook of research methods in social and personality psychology. Edited by Harry T. Reis - Charles M. Judd. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000, xii, 558. ISBN 0521559030. info
- Personality psychology : recent trends and emerging directions. Edited by David M. Buss - Nancy Cantor. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1989. ISBN 3540969934. info
- Teaching methods
- lectures
- Assessment methods
- credit Requirements: credit test (70%)
- Language of instruction
- English
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Information on completion of the course: Učitelství pro ZŠ: ZÁPOČET, Učitelství pro SŠ: KOLOKVIUM
The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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