XS130 Personality psychology

Faculty of Science
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Bohumíra Lazarová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Bohumíra Lazarová, Ph.D.
Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. PhDr. Bohumíra Lazarová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 14/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course student should be able to understand main notions and selected theories of personality. The aim of the course is to present to students basic psychological terminology and slected topics of the Psychology of personality.
Learning outcomes
Students will understand the terminology used in the field of Psychology of personality. Students will understand the structure and dynamics of the personality. Students will learn selected theories of personality. Students will apply some personality tests them selves and deepen their own self-knowledge.
Syllabus
  • The aims and the subject of psychology of personality (development, structure, dynamics of personality, diagnostics, prognostics and transformation of personality. Description of personality. System of personality. Models. Factorial analysis. Typologies (Eysenck, Cattell). Diagnostics of personality. Big 5. Selected typologies of personality. Risks of typologies. Self in psychology. Selfawareness, selfconcept, selfimage. Development of personality, personal development. Theories of personality - Adler, Frankl, Fromm, Horney, Loevinger, Rogers, Erikson, etc.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • NAKONEČNÝ, Milan. Psychologie osobnosti. Vyd.2., rozš. a přeprac. Praha: Academia, 2009, 620 s. ISBN 9788020016805. info
  • ŘÍČAN, Pavel. Psychologie osobnosti : [obor v pohybu]. Vyd. 5., rozš., V Grada Pub. Praha: Grada, 2007, 196 s. ISBN 9788024711744. info
  • 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
  • DRAPELA, Victor J. Přehled teorií osobnosti. 3. vyd. Praha: Portál, 2001, 175 s. ISBN 80-7178-606-3. info
    not specified
  • BLATNÝ, Marek. Psychologie osobnosti hlavní témata, současné přístupy. [Brno: Masarykova univerzita. Středisko pro pomoc studentům se specifickými nároky, 2012, 1 online. URL info
  • VÁGNEROVÁ, Marie. Psychologie osobnosti. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 2010, 467 s. ISBN 9788024618326. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussions, group work, self-diagnostics.
Assessment methods
An output from the group work
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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