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Psychology of Personality

Code 11800
Year 2
Semester S1
ECTS Credits 6
Workload T(30H)/TP(30H)
Scientific area Psychology
Entry requirements NA
Mode of delivery Face-to-face.
Learning outcomes This curricular unit is designed to develop knowledge about personality conceptualization and knowledge about methodologies used to investigate and evaluate personality.
At the end of this curricular unit, student should be able to:
- Compare and describe personality conceptualizations; Describe and explain different theoretical models of personality; Differentiate between the methodologies used to investigate and evaluate personality by listing the strengths and weaknesses of each approach to measurement; Synthesize scientific literature for the integration and application of knowledge and Communicate ideas, problems and solutions, resulting from the activities of analysis, synthesis and reflection carried out individually and in group.
Syllabus I. Personality psychology: Introduction and methodology
1. Personality concept (s);
2.Objectives of personality psychology;
3. Research methods in personality psychology;
II. Theories of personality
1. Psychoanalytic perspective
2. Psychodynamic perspective
3. Traits theory
4. Big five model
5. Humanist perspective
6. Cognitive perspective
III. Personality and other psychological dimensions
Main Bibliography Hansenne, M. (2003). Psicologia da Personalidade. Lisboa: Climepsi Editores.
Larsen, R. & Buss, D. (2013). Personality Psychology: Domains of knowledge about Human Nature. London: McGraw-Hill.
McAdams, D. P. (2001). The person: An integrated introduction to personality psychology. Orlando, Fl.: Harcourt.
McCrae, R. R., & Costa, P. T., Jr. (1997). Personality trait structure as a human universal. American Psychologist, 52, 509-519.
Mischel, W. (2004). Toward an integrative science of the person. Annual Review of Psychology, 55, 1-22.
Nicholas, L., Deacon, E., Van der Merwe, K., Semenya, Kadish, Y., Mpofu, E., ..., Damianova, M. (2016). Personality psychology. Oxford University Press.
Pervin, L. A., & John, O. P. (2004). Personalidade: teoria e pesquisa (8. ed). Porto Alegre: Artmed. Schultz, D. P. & Schultz, S. E. (2003). Teorías de la personalidad (7ªEd.). Madrid: Thomson.
Language Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
Last updated on: 2020-01-21

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