PSX_005 Psychology of personality

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Katarína Millová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Pavel Humpolíček, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
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
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to introduce the basic concepts in personality theory and research. The attention is given to defining of personality, units of personality, structure and dynamics of personality, nature and nurture of personality, growth and development of personality, and methods of personality assessment.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction: Aim of personality psychology, definition of personality, structure, dynamics, development. 2. Biological basis of personality: Temperament - main theories. 3. Trait units (R.B. Cattell, H.J. Eysenck, Five Factor Model) 4. Cognitive units (intelligence, cognitive styles, cognitive schemata, attribution, beliefs) 5. Motivation (needs, interests, attitudes, values, goals, motivational models) 6. Consciousness, unconsciousness, self (-concept). 7. Nature - nurture debate, life-span development. 8. Personality assessment. The course is taught annually.
Literature
  • Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  • Handbook of child psychology. Edited by Richard M. Lerner - William Damon. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, 2006, xx, 1063. ISBN 0471272884. info
  • Historical influences on lives & aging. Edited by K. Warner Schaie - Glen H. Elder. New York, NY: Springer Pub., 2005, xiii, 309. ISBN 0826124054. info
  • SCHULTZ, Duane and Sydney Ellen SCHULTZ. Theories of personality. 7th ed. Belmont: Wadsworth, 2001, xviii, 541. ISBN 0-534-55107-6. info
  • Methods of life course research : qualitative and quantitative approaches. Edited by Janet Zollinger Giele - Glen H. Elder. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, 1998, xvi, 344. ISBN 0761914374. info
  • ELDER, Glen H. Children of the Great depression : social change in life experience. Chicago: Univ. of Chicago Press, 1974, xxiii, 400. ISBN 0226202658. info
Teaching methods
homework (hand in choice of topic/headline, list of 5 most important sources, final essay - according to time schedule), discussion about the essay
Assessment methods
Individual consultations - every month. Essay.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
General note: Výuka probíhá formou konzultací s příslušným vyučujícím.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět je určen pouze zahraničním studentům psychologie.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021.
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