Syllabus
Basic paradigms of personality theories, introduction to the issue of personality structure and dynamics.
Biological determinants of personality, contemporary ideas, and the relationship between personality characteristics and biological correlates.
Social and trait theories of personality, basic ideas about the structure and dynamics of nature in trait theories.
Abilities. Defining capabilities. The essence of Abilities. The relationship between innate and acquired. Aptitude, aptitude, and talent.
Issues of intelligence and creativity. Cognitive style. Conditions and determinants of developing abilities.
Motivational systems and personality tendencies. Motivational systems. The basic theory of motivation.
Development and personality development. The role of internal and external factors in personality development. The essence and nature of the process of socialization and individualization of personality. The relationship between the general and the unique in the conditions, assumptions, and process of character and personality development.
Personality in challenging conditions and situations. Concept and classification of psychological burdens. Criteria and factors of integrated personality development and disintegration in situational contexts.
Personality recognition. Fundamental methodological problems of studying and recognizing personality. Current options and trends in personality disorders. Interactive approaches to uncovering critical personality traits, their essence, nature, and developmental tendencies.
Annotation
The semester focuses on the scientific description of personality – general knowledge of various approaches to personality description (constitutional, type, feature, factor, situationist, and interactionist approaches); description of personality-related phenomena (labelling, (in) consistency and modification of behaviour, attribution, and so on); individual personality components such as temperament, character, abilities, motivation, and self. Within the confines of psychological optimality and normality, personality disorders will be discussed.