PdF:VY3DC_PSOS Psychology of personality - Course Information

VY3DC_PSOS Psychology of personality

Extent and Intensity

0/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

PhDr. Katarína Zvončáková, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Petr Soják, Ph.D.
Department of Social Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Ing. et Ing. Jana Šajkovicsová
Supplier department: Department of Social Education – Faculty of Education

Timetable

Sat 4. 5. 9:00–11:50 učebna 32, Sat 11. 5. 9:00–12:50 učebna 32

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

• DPS Child and Youth Afterschool Education (programme PdF, C-CV)

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

• SMÉKAL, Vladimír. Pozvání do psychologie osobnosti. Člověk v zrcadle vědomí a jednání. (Invitation to personality psychology. A man in the mirror of conscioussness and activity.). 2., opravené vydání. Brno: Barrister & Principal, 2004, 523 pp. Studium. ISBN 80-86598-65-9. info
• ČAČKA, Otto. Nástin psychologie : pro doplňující pedagogické studium. I. Brno: Paido - edice pedagogické literatury, 2001, 90 s. ISBN 80-85931-94-X. info
• KOHOUTEK, Rudolf. Základy psychologie osobnosti. Brno: Cerm, 2000, 263 s. ISBN 8072041568. info
• NAKONEČNÝ, Milan. Psychologie osobnosti. Vyd. 2. Praha: Academia, 1997, 336 s. ISBN 8020006281. info
• NAKONEČNÝ, Milan. Základy psychologie osobnosti. Vyd. 1. Praha: Management Press, 1993, 232 s. info
• BALCAR, Karel. Úvod do studia psychologie osobnosti. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1983, 231 s. info

Teaching methods

lectures

Assessment methods

credit Requirements: active participation in seminars, seminar work or presentation, credit test (70%)

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 7 hodin.

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