PO3BP_PsPS Psychology Personality

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Otto Čačka (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Pavel Pecina, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Renata Buganová
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 65 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/65, only registered: 0/65
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Psyche changes relations in various stages of development. The study leads to an acquisition of understanding the elements and governing principals of the processes in mental development, including understanding the dynamics of changes in mental development process, focusing on both, the process of mental development as a whole, as well as the distinctive aspects of its individual developmental stages. In each of the individual developmental stages, the study focuses on not only the quality of the rational-cognitive processes and imaginative-emotional functions, but also on the influence and impact of partial factors such are accelerators, stressors, etc; in a subject-object interaction. This study is also discussing the issues of the likely difficulties in adaptability, various dysfunctions and illnesses, and it points out the likely reasons. It also offers suggestions how to optimize care-giving, upbringing, and education.
Syllabus
  • 1) Personality. The Theory of Personality. Models of Personality Layers. 2) Functions and abilities of orientation. Verbal and objective thinking. 3) Emotionality, temperament, and personality. 4) Personality and willpower. Frustrations, maladaptability, and frustrations' tolerance. 5) The role of the Long Term Memory and a role of studying for the development of personality. The importance of self study. 6) Forming of attitudes and their role in the Subject-Object Interaction. Attitudes and Empathy. 7) Rational-Social Aspects of a "Role" and their place in the realm of an individual's personality. 8) Awareness of a unique self individuality. Ways to self discovery. 9) An overview of an ever changing concept of human being. The nature of self identity, self reflection, and self evaluation of personality. 10) Self development of personality. Interests. Self worth, professional orientation and ambitions. 11) Education-culture for personal growth and knowledge. Cognitive Dissonance. Decision making and creativity. 12) Personal harmonization of/with "the World Picture." Importance of a personal awareness of the "World's and Life's Rules." 13) Values and their understanding. A purpose of life. Types of human character. 14) The Theory of Normality. The Aspects of Contentment and Satisfaction in life. 15) Means and roles of a personality self cultivation.
Literature
  • KOHOUTEK, Rudolf. Psychologie osobnosti a zdraví žáka (Psychology of the Personality and the Health of Pupil). První. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, pedagogická fakulta, 2006, 167 pp. Výzkumný záměr Škola a zdraví. ISBN 80-210-4077-7. info
  • SMÉKAL, Vladimír. Pozvání do psychologie osobnosti :člověk v zrcadle vědomí a jednání. 1. vyd. Brno: Barrister & Principal, 2002, 517 s. ISBN 80-85947-80-3. info
  • ŠIMÍČKOVÁ-ČÍŽKOVÁ, Jitka. Psychologie osobnosti. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2000, 65 s. ISBN 8024401371. info
  • VAŠINA, Lubomír and Věra STRNADOVÁ. Psychologie osobnosti I (Personality I). 1st ed. Hradec Králové: Vydavatelství Gaudeamus, 1998, 299 pp. ISBN 80-7041-974-1. info
  • ČAČKA, Otto. Psychologie vrstev osobnosti (Psychology of layers of a person). In Rozvoj výuky psychologie a vysokoškol. psycholog.poradenství. Olomouc: PdF UP, 1997, p. 87-93. ISBN 80-85783-14-2. info
  • NAKONEČNÝ, Milan. Psychologie osobnosti. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1995, 336 s. ISBN 8020005250. info
  • BUCHTOVÁ, Božena. Úvod do psychologie osobnosti : studijní text pro distanční studium ESF MU (Basics of Psychology of personality). 1.vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1993, 38 pp. I. ISBN 80-210-0756-7. info
  • ŘÍČAN, Pavel. Psychologie osobnosti. Vyd. 4. Bratislava: Psychodiagnostické a didaktické testy, 1983, 193 s. info
  • BALCAR, Karel. Úvod do studia psychologie osobnosti. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1983, 231 s. info
  • HOMOLA, Miloslav. Úvod do psychologie osobnosti. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1971, 266 s. info
Assessment methods
credit
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015.
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