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| Course name | Personality Psychology |
| Course ID | 0313-WP-PSYCH-PP |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences |
| Field of study | WNS - oferta ERASMUS / Psychology |
| Education profile | - |
| Level of studies | Erasmus programme |
| Beginning semester | winter term 2022/2023 |
| Semester | 1 |
| ECTS credits to win | 6 |
| Course type | obligatory |
| Teaching language | english |
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| The class form | Hours per semester (full-time) | Hours per week (full-time) | Hours per semester (part-time) | Hours per week (part-time) | Form of assignment |
| Class | 30 | 2 | - | - | Credit with grade |
The aim of the course is to provide students with knowledge about various theories of human personality and some methods of measuring personality traits.
Basic knowledge of mental processes and human development.
Psychodynamic approach in the field of personality: concept of unconsciousness in Freudian theory , collective unconsciousness according to C.G. Jung,
Humanistic theories of personality: A. Maslow ‘s motivation theory, person-centered therapy by Rogers, personalistic and existential tendencies in humanistic psychology.
Culture perspective in humanistic psychoanalysis.
Traits theory of personality: the role of cardinal traits in shaping individuality of a person (G. Allport’s theory) .
Murray’s system of human needs: theory and method of measuring (thematic apperception test).
The Big Five personality theory (by Costa & McCrea): description of five personality dimensions, the Big Five personality test.
The three-tiered model for describing personality (by D. McAdams) : dispositional traits, characteristic adaptations, life-stories.
Personality and narrative psychology: a life-story model of identity (McAdams), the dialogical self theory (H. Hermans), construction of own self-narration.
Discussion, case studies
| Outcome description | Outcome symbols | Methods of verification | The class form |
Participation in discussion, short oral presentation once a semester, analysis of a case study discussed in class.
1. Ashcraft D. (2012), Personality theories workbook, Belmont : Wadsworth/Cengage Learning,
2. Hall C., Gardner G, Campbell J. (1997), Theories of personality, New York : J. Wiley & Sons.
3. McAdams, D. P., & Pals, J. L. (2006), A new Big Five: Fundamental principles for an integrative science of personality. “American Psychologist”, pp. 204-217.
4. McAdams, D.P. & Adler, J.M. (2006), How does personality develop? In: D. Mroczek & T. Little (Eds.), Handbook of Personality Development (pp. 469-492). Lawrence Erlbaum.
5. McAdams D. (2006), The role of narrative in personality psychology today, “Narrative Inquiry”, pp.11-18.
6. McAdams, D. P. (2008), Foreword in H. A. Murray, Explorations in personality: 70th anniversary edition (pp. vii-xxxvi): Oxford University Press.
7. Oles, P.K., & Hermans, H.J.M. (Eds.) (2005). The dialogical self: Theory and research. Lublin:KUL.
1. Freud S. (1961), Beyond the Pleasure Principle, New York-London: W.W. Norton& Company.
*The subject can be run every semester, in case there is not enough persons to make a group there will be individual class run during instructor hours.
Modified by dr Magdalena Pokrzyńska (last modification: 25-04-2022 07:52)
