HOLY ANGEL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ARTS and SCIENCES BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PSYCHOLOGY COURSE OUTLINE IN THEORIES OF PERSONALITY
COURSE TITLE: Theories of Personality COURSE CODE: THEOPER
NUMBER OF UNITS: 3 units CONTACT HOURS: 3 hours
Pre-requisite subject/s: INTROPSY; STATPSY
COURSE REQUIREMENTS: Research Project/Case Study; Quizzes; Active participation in group and/or individual discussion/exercises/workshops; Critique of Research Literature; Major Examinations; Successful defense of case study/ case conference
COURSE DESCRIPTION: A survey of the major theories of personality and the theoretical and practical issues involved in the scientific study and understanding of personality formation and dynamics.
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES:
At the end of the course, students are expected to:
1. Examine the philosophical assumption, historical and cultural factors that underlie the development of each personality theory
2. Identify, describe and apply the major theories of personality 3. Analyze, compare and utilize the major personality theories
4. Distinguish the characteristics of research methods of each theory
5. Engage in a critical discourse with peers about the difficulties encountered in the assessment of subjective aspects of human behavior.
6. Demonstrate research skills by writing a personality assessment of subjective.
COURSE CONTENT
MIDTERM PERIOD FINAL PERIOD
1. The role of theory in personality
2. Applications of personality theories 12. Traits and Personology
13. Factor Analytic, Genetic and
3. Evaluating personality theories 4. Psychoanalysis
5. Analytic Psychology 6. Interpsychic Theories
7. Psychoanalytic Social Psychology 8. Ego Analytic Psychology
9. Human Relations: Object Relation Theory and Relational Cultural Theory
10. Experimental Analysis of Behavior 11. Social Learning Theories
Evolutionary Theories 14. Biological Traits 15. Humanism
16. Existential Psychoanalyis 17. Personal Construct
18. Cognitive-Behavioral Theories 19. ZEN Buddhism
20.
GRADING SYSTEM:
Grading Scheme: 70% Class Standing & 30% Major Examination(s) Formula:
CSM- Class Standing Midterms ME- Midterm Examination CSF- Class Standing Final FE- Final Examination Final Grade = 70% (CSM) + 30% (ME) + 70% (CSF) + 30% FE)
60% Passing References:
1. Ashcraft, D. (2015). Personality theories workbook (6th Ed). Australia: Cengage Learning.
2. Carducci, B. J. (2015). The psychology of personality: Viewpoints, research, and applications (3rd Ed). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
3. Chamorro-Premuzic, T., Von Stumm, S., & Furnham, A. (Eds.). (2015). The Wiley-Blackwell handbook of individual differences. John Wiley & Sons.
4. Feist, J., & Feist, G. J. (2018). Theories of personality. (9th ed). McGraw Hill.
5. Larsen, Randy J. & Buss, David M. (2014). Personality Psychology: Domains of Knowledge About Learning, Human Nature (5th ed.). NY: McGraw Hill, Inc.
6. McMartin, J. (2017). Personality psychology: A student-centered approach (2nd Ed). Los Angeles: Sage Publications.
7. Schultz, Duane P. & Schultz, Sydney Ellen (2017). Theories of Personality (11th ed.). USA: Cengage Learning.
8. Specht, J. (Ed.). (2017). Personality development across the lifespan (11th Ed).
London: Academic Press.
