Course: Psychology of the Personality

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Course title Psychology of the Personality
Course code KPS/9PSOS
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course unspecified
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
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)
  • Miňhová Jana, Doc. PhDr. CSc.
  • Kubíková Kateřina, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Boháčová Aneta, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Komzáková Martina, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
COURSE TOPICS 1. Introduction into psychology of personality, her subject and meaning 2. The term "personality" and her structure 3. Main approaches to research of personality 4. Biological and socio-cultural determination, models of determination 5. Motivation, motivation patterns, needs classification 6. Character,attitudes; formation of character and attitudes 7. Self-regulating characteristics, characteristics of a will 8. Temperament, basic typologies of temperament 9. Abilities, faculties, special abilities, intelligence, creativity 10. Frustration, defense mechanisms, deprivation 11. Stress, phases of stress, stressors, prevention and stress management 12. Conflict, types and causes of conflicts, methods of solution

Learning activities and teaching methods
Interactive lecture, Lecture with practical applications, Discussion, Seminar classes, Individual study, Self-study of literature
  • Contact hours - 8 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 40 hours per semester
  • Graduate study programme term essay (40-50) - 35 hours per semester
  • Graduate study programme term essay (40-50) - 40 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
- to describe basic knowledge of general psychology in the scope of secondary school education
- Know the key psychic characteristics of your own personality, special abilities, skills, attitudes, ways of responding
- briefly characterize the personality of their parents (ie parents), ie to list key features, special abilities, skills, attitudes, responses, interests, etc.
Skills
- to interpret independently the results of non-standardized personality questionnaires and tests
- to analyze (compare) the basic characteristics of their personality with the results of self-knowledge techniques that measure these properties
learning outcomes
Knowledge
- Describe the notion of personality, to clarify the basic approaches of its investigation
- Explain the main models of personality determination
- Characterize the individual components of personality (motivation, character, attitudes, self-regulation, temperament, its basic typology, abilities, talent, intelligence, creativity)
- List the basic knowledge of personality formation in difficult life situations (frustration, deprivation, stress and conflict)
Skills
- to self-reflection of their own personality, ie to describe and critically evaluate the results of non-standardized techniques focused on self-knowledge
- to recognize the possible factors of determining the development of some characteristics of their personality, ie to try to distinguish the features inherited from ancestors from the properties acquired during the development
- Apply the theoretical knowledge about coping with difficult life situations when dealing with them in their lives
- write a seminar paper on "The description of some of my personality characteristics, their possible determinations and self-regulation"
Competences
bc. studies: they acquire additional professional knowledge, skills and competences on the basis of practical experience and its evaluation, as well as by independent study of the theoretical knowledge of the field
teaching methods
Knowledge
Interactive lecture
Self-study of literature
Discussion
Seminar classes
Skills
Individual study
Interactive lecture
Discussion
assessment methods
Knowledge
Written exam
Seminar work
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Portfolio
Continuous assessment
Recommended literature
  • Balcar, Karel. Úvod do studia psychologie osobnosti : Celost. vysokošk. učebnice pro studenty filozof. fakult stud. oboru psychologie. Praha : SPN, 1983.
  • Blatný, Marek. Psychologie osobnosti : hlavní témata, současné přístupy. Vyd. 1. Praha : Grada Publishing, 2010. ISBN 978-80-247-3434-7.
  • Cakirpaloglu, Panajotis. Úvod do psychologie osobnosti. Vyd. 1. Praha : Grada, 2012. ISBN 978-80-247-4033-1.
  • ČÁP, J., MAREŠ, J. Psychologie pro učitele. Vyd. 1. Praha : Portál, 2001. ISBN 80-7178-463-X.
  • Helus, Zdeněk. Úvod do psychologie. 2., přepracované a doplněné vydání. 2018. ISBN 978-80-247-4675-3.
  • HOLEČEK, V., MIŇHOVÁ, J., PRUNNER, P. Psychologie pro právníky. Dobrá Voda : Aleš Čeněk, 2003. ISBN 80-86473-50-3.
  • Holeček, Václav. Psychologie v učitelské praxi. Vyd. 1. Praha : Grada, 2014. ISBN 978-80-247-3704-1.
  • Mikšík, Oldřich. Psychická integrita osobnosti. 1. vyd. Praha : Univ. Karlova, 1986.
  • Mikšík, Oldřich. Psychologické teorie osobnosti. 1. vyd. Praha : Karolinum, 1999. ISBN 80-7184-926-X.
  • Nakonečný, Milan. Psychologie osobnosti. Praha : Academia, 1995. ISBN 80-200-0525-0.
  • Nakonečný, Milan. Základy psychologie osobnosti. 1. vyd. Praha : Management Press, 1993. ISBN 80-85603-34-9.
  • Paulík, Karel; Gruber, David. Trénink radosti : sebepoznání, seberozvoj : emotion management. 2. přeprac. a dopl. vyd. Ostrava : Repronis, 2001. ISBN 80-86122-74-3.
  • Paulík, Karel. Psychologie lidské odolnosti. 2., přepracované a doplněné vydání. 2017. ISBN 978-80-247-5646-2.
  • Plháková, Alena. Učebnice obecné psychologie. Vyd. 1. Praha : Academia, 2005. ISBN 80-200-1387-3.
  • Říčan, Pavel. Psychologie osobnosti : obor v pohybu. 6., rev. a dopl. vyd., V Grada Publishing 2. Praha : Grada, 2010. ISBN 978-80-247-3133-9.
  • Říčan, Pavel. Psychologie osobnosti. Vyd. 5., rozš., V Grada Publishing 1. Praha : Grada, 2007. ISBN 978-80-247-1174-4.
  • Smékal, Vladimír. Pozvání do psychologie osobnosti : člověk v zrcadle vědomí a jednání. Brno : Barrister & Principal, 2004. ISBN 80-86598-65-9.
  • Soják, Petr. Osobnostní a sociální rozvoj, aneb, Strom, mozaika a vzducholoď. Vydání 1. 2017. ISBN 978-80-271-0342-3.
  • ŠVAMBERK ŠAUEROVÁ, Markéta. Techniky osobnostního rozvoje a duševní hygieny učitele. Praha: Grada, 2018. ISBN 978-80-271-0470-3.
  • Vágnerová, Marie. Psychologie osobnosti. Vyd. 1. Praha : Karolinum, 2010. ISBN 978-80-246-1832-6.


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