Psychology 270

Course Outline

Length of Course: One semester (14 weeks)
 
Classroom Hours Per Week: 4 hours lecture
 
Number of Credits: 3 credits
 
Prerequisite: Psychology 120, English 100
 
Description of Course:
This course addressed the origins, major underlying assumptions, basic personality structure and major theoretical concepts, and applications, of major theories of personality. Students will become more familiar with a number of techniques and instruments widely used for the assessment of personality. Students’ grasp of deep understanding of personality theories will hopefully help them apply their knowledge to the understanding of their own as well as other people’s personalities.
Students will explore the essential concepts and research findings related to major personality theories including psychoanalytic, neo-psychoanalytic, life-span, trait, humanistic, cognitive, behavioral and social-learning approaches. This course will also review issues pertaining to psychometric instruments designed for the assessment of personality variables.
 
Course Outline:
Chapter 1
Introduction
Chapter 2
Freud
Chapter 3
Jung
Chapter 4
Adler
Chapter 5
Horney
Chapter 6
Fromm
Chapter 7
Murray
Chapter 8
Erikson
Chapter 9
Allport
Chapter 10
Cattell; Eysenck; McCrae & Costa; Buss & Plumin
Chapter 11
Maslow
Chapter 12
Rogers
Chapter 13
Kelly
Chapter 14
Skinner
Chapter 15
Bandura
Chapter 17
Personality in Perspective
 
Evaluation:
Class Attendance 10%
Participation 10%
Term Project 10%
Midterm 30%
Final Exam 40%
 
Text:
D.P. Schultz & S.E. Schultz, Theories of Personality, 8 th Ed., Belmont: Wadsworth, 2005.
Suggested Reading:
J.M. Burger, Personality, 6 th Ed., Belmont: Wadsworth, 2004.
R.M. Ryckman, Theories of Personalities, 8 th Ed., Belmont:Thomson-Wadsworth, 2004.
 
Transferability:
SFU: PSYC 270(3)
UBC: PSYC 2 nd (3)
UVic: PSYC 200 level (1.5 units)
 
Instructor:
Gary Mangel, B.A. (McGill), M.A. (Simon Fraser)