Theories of Personality - PSY 225 at Germanna Community College
https://courses.vccs.edu/colleges/gcc/courses/PSY225-TheoriesofPersonality
Effective: 2021-08-02
Course Description
Studies the major personality theories and their applications. Includes psychodynamic, behavioral, cognitive, and humanistic perspectives.
Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
3 credits
The course outline below was developed as part of a statewide standardization process.
General Course Purpose
This course presents an overview of the major personality theories, their applications, and their implications for human behavior.
Course Prerequisites/Corequisites
Prerequisite: PSY 200 or equivalent
Course Objectives
- Critical Thinking
- Identify strengths and limitations of the major theories of personality
- Analyze and apply theories to situations and individuals
- What is personality?
- Define personality.
- Describe what personality psychologists do.
- Evaluation of personality theory - How is personality studied and assessed?
- List the basic assumptions concerning human nature as they relate to the study of personality and research in the area.
- Recognize and evaluate how research methodology is used and helps us understand personality.
- The Theories: Psychoanalytic, Neo-Psychoanalytic, More recent trends in Psychoanalytic Theory (the Ego and object relations), Behavior and Learning Theories, Trait Theories, Biological Basis of Personality, Humanistic, Existential, Cognitive and Cognitive Behavioral
- Identify the strengths and limitations of the major theories.
- Explain the basic concepts and processes of the various personality theories.
- Differentiate between the major personality theories.
- Identify and discuss and apply various personality concepts, terms and theories to different environments, situations, understanding of people and themselves.
- Apply theories and acquired insight to describe and explain personality theory in action in various situations and cases.
Major Topics to be Included
- Course Major Topics
- What is personality?
- Evaluation of personality theory - How is personality studied and assessed?
- The Theories