SYLLABUS

FOR
THEORIES OF PERSONALITY
I. COURSE PREVIEW:
This course provides a comprehensive and sympathetic treatment of centrally important theories of
personality. From this, the student can secure a detailed overview of personality theory and at the same
time he can prepare himself to read original sources with more appreciation and greater facility. It
identifies, classifies and explains different types of personality from the point of view of prominent
psychologists.
II. COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Familiarize students with major personality theories as well as facilitate theory becoming and gaining
of self
!pecific "bjectives#
a. Cognitive
$. Identify the theories of personality and discuss them
%. &lassify the theories of personality according to the different school of thoughts
'. &ompare and contrast the theories in terms of such frames of reference as proponents,
method of research and core concept
b. Affetive
$. (efend or refute the theories as students relate such to their lives and of others.
. P!"#o$oto%
$. )repare a case study on an individual whose development can be explained through theories
of personality.
%. &ompile related articles on theories of personality.
III. COURSE OUTLINE
I. T#e &eve'o($ent of Pe%!on)'it" T#eo%": A B)*g%o+n,
a. *eaning of )ersonality
b. Theory (efined
c. Issues in Theory (evelopment
II. -).o% S#oo'! of T#o+g#t
A. PSYCHOANALYTICAL PSYCHO PHILOSOPHICAL
). Sig$+n, F%e+,/! C')!!i)' An)'"ti)' T#eo%"
i. The levels of *ental life
ii. The )rovinces of the *ind
iii. (ynamics of )ersonality
$. (rives and +nxiety
iv. (efense *echanisms
v. !tages of (evelopment
b. C)%' J+ng/! An)'"ti)' P!"#o'og"
i. ,evels of the )syche
ii. The +rchetypes
iii. (ynamics of )ersonality
$. &ausality and Teleology
%. )rogression and -egression
iv. )sychological Types
$. The attitudes and Functions
v. The !tages of )ersonality (evelopment
. Hen%" -+%%)"/! Pe%!ono'og"
i. *ajor )rinciples#
$. *otivation
%. Tension -eduction
'. .eeds
/. )ress
0. 1ector21alue
3. Thema
B. SOCIAL0PSYCHOLO1ICAL
). E%i* E%i*!on/! &eve'o($ent)' P!"#o'og"
i. The 4go in the )ost Freudian Theory
$. !ocial Influence and the 4pigenetic )rinciple
ii. !tages of )sychosocial (evelopment
b. H)%%" St)* S+''iv)n/! Inte%(e%!on)' T#eo%"
i. Tensions
ii. (ynamism
iii. )ersonifications
iv. ,evels of &ognition
v. !tages of (evelopment
. E%i# F%o$$/! H+$)ni!ti P!"#o)n)'"!i!
i. 5uman .eeds
ii. The 6urden of Freedom
$. *echanisms of 4scape and )ositive Freedom
%. &haracter "rientations# )roductive and .on2)roductive
C. PSYCHO0IN&IVI&UAL
). A'f%e, A,'e%/! In,ivi,+)' P!"#o'og"
i. !triving for !uccess or !uperiority
ii. !ubjective )erceptions # Fictionalism and )hysical Inferiorities
iii. !tyle of ,ife and &reative )ower
iv. 4xternal Factors in *aladjustment#
$. 4xaggerated )hysical (eficiencies
%. )ampered ,ife !tyle
'. .eglected ,ife !tyle
v. !afeguarding Tendencies# 4xcuses, +ggression and 7ithdrawal
b. 2)%en Ho%ne"/! P!"#o)n)'"ti Soi)' T#eo%"
i. 6asic 5ostility and 6asic +nxiety
ii. &ompulsive (rives # .eurotic .eeds and Trends
iii. Intrapsychic &onflics# the Idealis8zed !elf2Image and !elf 5atred
&. SELF0INTE1RATIVE0Bio!oi)'
). 1o%,on A''(o%t : t#e P!"#o'og" of t#e In,ivi,+)'
i. +llport9s +pproach to )ersonality theory
$. 7hat is personality:
%. -ole of &onscious *otivation
'. &haracteristics of a 5ealthy )erson
ii. St%+t+%e of Pe%!on)'it"
3. Leve'! of Pe%!on)' &i!(o!ition!
4. P%o(%i+$
b. C)%' Roge%!/ Pe%!on Cente%e, T#eo%"
i. 6asic +ssumptions # Formative Tendency and +ctualizing Tendency
ii. The !elf# !elf2concept and Ideal !elf
iii. ,evels of +wareness
iv. -oger9s )ropositions on )ersonality
v. 6arriers to )sychological 5ealth
$. &onditions of 7orth
%. Incongruence
'. (efensiveness
/. (isorganization
.
IV.TEACHN1 STRATE1IES
a. ,ecture2(iscussion
b. Film !howing
c. (ramatization
d. &ase +nalysis
e. ;roup (iscussion
f. +ctual 4xperiences< )ractical +pplication
g. ;roup -eport< )resentation
V. Refe%ene!
6ischof, ,. Interpreting )ersonality Theories. .ew =or># 5arper and -ow )ublishers. $?@A
5all, & and ,endgy, ; Theories of )ersonality. .ew =or># Bohn 7ileg and !ons, Inc., $??A
Feist, B and Feist, ; Theories of )ersonality. .ew =ro># *c;raw 5ill. %AA?