Course: Psychology of Personality

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Course title Psychology of Personality
Course code KPS/NSPS1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kvintová Jana, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Váchová Lucie, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Concept of personality in psychology and its determination - overview, examples. The essence and development of ego, content analysis of personality - temperament, cognition, motivation, intelligence. Approaches to studying the personality. Dimensions of human nature. Questions of intelligence, emotions, stress and perception of meaning of life.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
  • Semestral Work - 6 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 6 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 6 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
It is an introduction to the personality psychology studies. Contained are: Historical and philosophical sources of personality psychology, selected personality theories and their impact in approach to a man. Determining factors impacting forming an individual's personality, approaches to personality study. Personality dimensions, the structure and dynamics of a personality, personality contents and relation analysis. The methods of personality psychology and principles of their use in profession, the possibilities of developing extrospection and introspection skills. The issues of life fulfilment and handling hard situations in one's life.
Students will be eligible explanations of terms and definitions from the field of psychology
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of psychology

Assessment methods and criteria
Dialog

Literature study, active participation in seminars, working up tasks according to teacher's requirements.
Recommended literature
  • DRAPELA, V., J. (1997). Přehled teorií osobností.. Praha.
  • Nakonečný, M. (1995). Psychologie osobnosti. Praha.
  • Smékal, V. (2002). Pozvání do psychologie osobnosti.. Brno, Barrister a Principal.


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