EPSY 224 : Psychology of Personalities

Department

Department of Educational and Psychological Sciences

Academic Program

Bachelor in Education and Psychology

Type

Compulsory

Credits

02

Prerequisite

EPSY 122EPSY 214

Overview

Psychology of Personality

Understanding the concept of personality, types of personalities throughout history, nature of personality, components of personality, personality determinants, personality dynamics, dimensions of personality building and growth, cultural formation, social formation, cognitive formation, theories of personality: classical, formative and organic. traits. personality and mental health. emotional system, types of emotional system, normal and abnormal personality. psychological illness. mental illness, personality assessment. theoretical foundations, curriculum, psychological measurement, measurement methods. educational methods, the most important types of personality measures. clinical tools, traditional behavior, personality therapy. modern behavior, the modern analytical school.

Intended learning outcomes

The student must be able to:

1. The student should explain the concept of personality throughout history, its nature and components.

2. The student should address in detail the determinants of personality, indicating its dynamics, the dimensions of building and growing personality, cultural formation, social formation, cognitive formation.

3. The student should clarify some theories of personality, classical, formative, organic.

4. The student should explain in detail the traits and emotional system and its types, personality between alike and mental illness, personality assessment.

5. The student should explain in detail psychometrics, its tools, the most important personality scales, personality therapy, traditional behavior and modern behavior, the modern analytical school

6. The student should discuss the concept of personality, personality throughout history, nature of personality, components of personality.

7. The student should distinguish between personality determinants, personality dynamics, dimensions of personal construction and growth, cultural formation, social formation, cognitive formation.

8. The student should compare theories of personality, classical, formative, organic.

9. The student should analyze the traits and emotional system and its types, personality between alike and psychological and mental illness, personality assessment.

10. The student should review in detail the meaning of psychometrics, its tools, the most important personality scales, personality therapy, traditional behavior and modern behavior, the modern analytical school

11. The student should design a presentation in which he explains the concept of personality, personality throughout history, the nature of personality, and the components of personality.

12. The student should design a research plan in which he clarifies the determinants of personality formation, (cultural formation, social formation, cognitive formation.)

13. To analyze the student through a visual presentation between theories of personality, classical, formative, organic.

14. . The student should collect scientific articles on traits and emotional system and its types, personality between both and psychological and mental illness, personality assessment.

15. The student should describe psychometrics, its tools, the most important personality scales, personality therapy, traditional behavior and modern behavior, the modern analytical school

16. Uses modern technology and the Internet to search for information

17. Respects the opinions of others and has a team spirit

18. Uses oral and written communication skills

19. Interested in conferences, seminars and bulletins on the psychology of personality

20. Ability and competence for self-learning

Teaching and learning methods

· Lecture

· Brainstorming

· Collaborative Learning

· Present examples and problems during the lecture.

· The use of semi-internet in enhancing the content of the article.

· Participation and discussion of students during the lecture.

· Assigning students assignments.

Methods of assessments

The assessment of students in this course is distributed as follows:

(Semester 40% and final 60%)

Separation work: (40 degrees) divided between:

First written test of objective or short essay style tests (15 marks)

Second written test of objective or short essay style (15 marks)

Scientific activities (e.g. writing a report or making a presentation) (10 marks)

Final: Written exam (60 marks)

Course contents.

The week

Scientific topic

1

The concept of personality, personality throughout history, nature of personality, components of personality.

2

Determinants of personality, personality dynamics, dimensions of personality building and growth

3

Cultural formation, social formation, cognitive formation.

4

Theories of personality, classical, formative, organic.

5

First midterm exam (two hours)

6

Traits, personality and mental health.

7

The emotional system, the types of emotional system, the personality between alike and disease.

8

Psychiatric illness.

9

Mental illness, personality assessment.

10

Second midterm exam (two hours)

11

Psychometrics, measurement tools.

12

Educational tools - the most important personality measures

13

Clinical Tools Personality Therapy Traditional Behavior

14

Modern behavior - the modern analytical school

15-16

Final Exam

References

Reference title

Publisher

Published

Author

Country of publication

Personality psychology

Dar Al Masirah

2015

Marine Maysar Andin and translated by Dr. Nayef bin Muhammad Al-Harbi

Oman

Personality psychology

Dar Al Masirah

2013

Mohamed Shehata Rabie

Oman

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