Study Programmes

Personality Psychology

2

Psicologia da Personalidade

Course code:9219204

Jorge Manuel Dos Santos Cardoso

Learning outcomes of the curricular unit:

Promote knowledge and critical thinking about:

  1. The evolution and plurality of the concept of personality (P)
  2.  Its determinants and how they contribute to the structuring and development of Personality
  3. The methodologies used in the investigation of the Personality
  4. The different theories of Personality
  5. The predictive dimension of Personality and its importance in the various areas of psychology

Skills to be developed:

  • Discuss and describe the multi-conceptual matrix of Personality
  • Describe the genetic/biological and environmental factors that contribute to the structuring and development of the Personality
  • Know the different methods of Personality research
  • Describe and differentiate the main theoretical models in the study of the Personality with respect to its objectives, concepts, assumptions, and methods
  • Reveal an integrative perspective of Personality complexity
Syllabus:
  1. The different perspectives on personality concept, from the past to the present.
  2. The determinants of personality and its articulation with the formation and development of the personality.
  3. The methods used to study the personality.
  4. the multiple theories of personality and the search for an integrative theory.
 
Suggested Bibliography:
  • Ashcraft A (2014) Personality Theories Workbook. 6th Ed. Stamford: Cengage Learning. ISBN: 978-1285766652
  • Carver C & Scheier M (2016). Perspectives on personality. Harlow: Pearson. ISBN: 978-0134415376
  • Cervone D & Pervin LA (2015) Personality: Theory and research. 13th Ed. New York, USA: Wiley. ISBN: 978-1118976296
  • Feist J, Feist GJ & Roberts TA (2015) Teorias da personalidade. São Paulo: McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 978-8580554595