Course: Psychology of Personality

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Course title Psychology of Personality
Course code KPS/PSOSO
Organizational form of instruction Exercise
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 1
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, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Methods of Written Work
  • Semestral Work - 6 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 6 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 6 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Basic orientation in attitudes to personality, chosen theories of personality, content analysis of a personality.
Students will be eligible explanations of terms and definitions from the field of psychology
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of psychology

Assessment methods and criteria
Seminar Work

Literature study, active participation in seminars, working up tasks according to teacher's requirements.
Recommended literature
  • DRAPELA, V.J. (2008). Přehled teorií osobnosti. Praha : Portál.
  • NAKONEČNÝ, M. (1997). Psychologie osobnosti. Praha : Academia.
  • SMÉKAL, V. (2002). Pozvání do psychologie osobnosti. Praha : Portál.


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