Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
SDCM-0180
Organization's ID:
Psychology 310: Psychology of Personality
Organization:
Location:
Online
Length:
Self-Paced. 20 weeks (44 hours)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Psychology of Personality
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to cover the psychoanalytic theories of personality, the biological aspects of personality and many personality theories, including humanistic, cognitive and psychoanalytic.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Analyze the theoretical explanations for understanding personality development, describe their historical underpinnings and the founding theorist(s) associated with each
  • Identify the major contributors of the primary perspectives (psychoanalytic, behavioral, cognitive, humanistic) within personality psychology.
  • Judge individuals' personalities using various personality assessment tools to include the TAT, ACT, Myers-Briggs, and DISC.
  • Differentiate approaches that psychology has developed for understanding personality to include Humanistic, Trait Theory, Socio-Cognitive, Behavioral, Psychodynamic and Psychoanalytic
  • Differentiate between race, culture, religion and ethnicity and describe the influence each one has on personality.

General Topics:

  • Introduction to Personality Psychology
  • Personality Research & Assessment
  • Psychoanalytic Theories of Personality
  • Adler & Jung & Personality Theory
  • Neo-Analytic & Ego Approaches to Identity
  • Biological Aspects of Personality
  • Psychodynamic Theories & Theorists
  • Behavioral & Learning Aspects of Personality
  • Cognitive & Existential Theories of Personality
  • Humanistic Theories & Theorists
  • Trait Aspects of Personality
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
  • Quizzes
  • Written Papers

Minimum Passing Score:

70%
Supplemental Materials