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Personality Psychology

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:1.00
Study Course Accepted:03.02.2021 10:28:54
Study Course Information
Course Code:LUSDK_231LQF level:Level 6
Credit Points:2.00ECTS:3.00
Branch of Science:Psychology; Psychology of PersonalityTarget Audience:Nursing Science
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:Liāna Deklava
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:Department of Welfare and Social Work
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:Riga, 26a Anninmuizas boulevard, socdkatrsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061575
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)5Lecture Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Lectures10
Classes (count)11Class Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Classes22
Total Contact Hours32
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
General psychology, Introduction to psychology and sociology.
Objective:
To provide insight into the personality psychology theories and to create awareness about personality theories main principles and concepts differences.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.TopicType of ImplementationNumberVenue
1Personality psychology development – historical overview. Personality theory groupsLectures1.00auditorium
2Psychoanalytic personality theories, Sigmund Freuds psychosexual development theoryLectures1.00auditorium
3Topographical and structural models of the personality. Psychological defence mechanismsClasses1.00auditorium
4Erik Erikson`s Psychosocial development theory, its main conceptsLectures1.00auditorium
Classes1.00auditorium
5Analytical psychology. Carl Gustav Jung: Individuation process. A. Adler – Individual PsychologyLectures1.00auditorium
6Object relations theory (Margaret Mahler, Melanie Klein)Lectures1.00auditorium
7Personality needs concepts (Ērich Fromm, Abraham Maslow)Classes1.00auditorium
8Workshops (independently conducted theoretical work presentations)Classes8.00auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Presentation about one of the personality theories, one personality development case evaluation and analysis.
Assessment Criteria:
Independent literature acquisition, active participation in lectures and discussions (15%), individual presentations preparation reflecting any personality theory (30%), one personality development case evaluation and analysis (55%).
Final Examination (Full-Time):Exam
Final Examination (Part-Time):
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:By completing the study course students are able to characterize personality development regularities in the view of different theories, can describe structure of the personality and protection mechanisms.
Skills:By completing the study course students are able to identify the differences between personality theory concepts, causality and possible protection mechanisms.
Competencies:Students are able to apply the acquired knowledge and skills in personality assessment and analysis.
Bibliography
No.Reference
Required Reading
1K.Mārtinsone, V.Perepjolkina, M.Ludāne, S.Mihailova, u.c. Psiholoģija 2, Zvaigzne ABC, 2015.
2Borns L., Ruso N. Psiholoģija [tulk. Ieva Kalnciema]. Rīga, RaKa, 2001. (akceptējams izdevums)
3Jungs, K.G. Dzīve, māksla, politika. Zvaigzne ABC, Rīga, 2001. (akceptējams izdevums)
4Karpova Ā. Personības. Teorijas un to rādītāji. Zvaigzna ABC, Rīgā, 1998. (akceptējams izdevums)
5Reņģe, Viesturs, Psiholoģija : savstarpējo attiecību psiholoģija / Viesturs Reņģe ; autora redakcijā. Rīga : Zvaigzne ABC, 2004. 116, [1] lpp. Lekciju kurss
Additional Reading
1Sundberg MC. Fundamentals of Nursing. Ch 13, Jones & Bartlett Publishers, inc, Boston / Monterey, 1989.
2MacKinnon, R., Michels, R., & Buckley, P. (2015). The Psychiatric Interview in Clinical Practice (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C: American Psychiatric Publishing.
3McWilliams, Nancy Psychoanalytic Diagnosis : Understanding Personality Structure in the Clinical Process / Nancy McWilliams. Second edition. New York : Guilford Press, 2011. xxi, 426 lpp. (iesiets).
Other Information Sources
1Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
2European Journal of Social Psychology.