Course: Personality Psychology

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Course title Personality Psychology
Course code USP/Z2PO
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Plevová Irena, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Šťastná Michaela, Mgr.
Course content
- Analysis of student preconcepts in relation to the subject issue. - Subject of personality psychology. - The concept of personality. - Personality development, determination of the human psyche. - Personality normality. - Personality theory. - Personality structure. - Temperament. - Character. - Powers. - Motivational processes. - Personality dynamics. - Getting to know your personality. - Personality for the future - positive psychology.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Text analysis, Educational trip
  • Participation in classes - 42 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 28 hours per semester
  • Preparation for examination - 50 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Completion of the course USP/S1ZP Basics of Psychology.
Completion of the course USP/S1ZP Basics of Psychology.
learning outcomes
to define the subject and methods of personality psychology
to define the subject and methods of personality psychology
to describe the structure of personality in different psychological concepts
to describe the structure of personality in different psychological concepts
to describe the personality structure in individual psychological concepts
to describe the personality structure in individual psychological concepts
to define character, temperament, motivation, powers
to define character, temperament, motivation, powers
to describe the factors of personality development
to describe the factors of personality development
Skills
to apply an individual approach to the student
to apply an individual approach to the student
to choose appropriate methods of recognition of the teacher's personality
to choose appropriate methods of recognition of the teacher's personality
to estimate the child's temperament
to estimate the child's temperament
to apply knowledge about character development when setting requirements for pupils
to apply knowledge about character development when setting requirements for pupils
to estimate the student's living conditions and their influence on personality development
to estimate the student's living conditions and their influence on personality development
teaching methods
Knowledge
Text analysis
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Educational trip
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Text analysis
Educational trip
assessment methods
Text analysis
Oral examination
Text analysis
Oral examination
Recommended literature
  • Blatný, M. Psychologie osobnosti: hlavní témata, současné přístupy. Praha: Grada., 2010.
  • Drapela, V. J. Přehled teorií osobnosti. Praha: Portál, 2011.
  • Hall, C. S., & Lindzey, G. Psychológia osobnosti.. Slovenské pedagogické nakladateľstvo., 1997.
  • Hřebíčková, M. Pětifaktorový model v psychologii osobnosti: přístupy, diagnostika, uplatnění.
  • Lukšík, I. Osoba v kontextech a textech. Bratislava: Humanitas, 2013.
  • Mareš, J. Pedagogická psychologie. Praha: Portál, 2013.
  • Říčan, P. Psychologie osobnosti: obor v pohybu. Praha, 2010.
  • Slezáčková, A. Průvodce pozitivní psychologií. Praha, 2012.
  • Smékal, V. Pozvání do psychologie osobnosti: člověk v zrcadlení, vědomí a jednání.. Brno: Barrister & Principal., 2009.
  • Vágnerová, Marie. Psychologie osobnosti. Vyd. 1. Praha : Karolinum, 2010. ISBN 978-80-246-1832-6.
  • Zelina, M. Stratégie a metódy rozvoja osobnosti dieťaťa. Bratislava, 2011.


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