Overview

Welcome to Personality and psychological growth class! Personality Psychology is the study of personality types, whether certain traits are fixed or fluid, and how they contribute to mental disorders as well as life choices like career and relationships. The study of personality psychology is continuously evolving based on new research and developments in the field. Psychologists are often especially interested in studying whether or not a person is born with a certain personality, or can change it over his or her lifetime. This information is related to studies of genetics as well, as psychologists attempt to determine whether personality traits are genetically determined or are based more on life experience, or are a combination of both. As the first objective of our course, we will learn about the theories from different psychological perspectives, which will answer or discuss the questions above.

We will also attempt to answer questions as what makes a person unique and different from others, as well as what personality traits are common across different people, why these certain traits are common and try to understand certain thoughts and behaviors that a person might exhibit. It will be instrumental in treating certain mental or personality disorders and promoting one's psychological growth. That is the second objective in the course.

Syllabus

第一章 Introduction (导论)

1.1 The description and explanation of personality（人格的描述与解释）
1.2The development of personality psychology （人格心理学的发展）
1.3 The methods of studying personality psychology（人格心理学的研究方法）
1.4 The estimation/measurement of personality （人格的评估/测量）

第二章 psychoanalysis perspective: the foundation of personality psychology（精神分析取向——人格心理学的基础）

2.1 Personality Structure: Three Interacting Systems（人格结构——三个相互作用的系统）
2.2 Anxiety and Psychological defense mechanism（焦虑与心理防御机制）
2.3 The five psychosexual Stages of development（人格的五个心理性欲发展阶段）
2.4 Free Association and interpretation of dreams（自由联想与释梦）

第三章 Neo- psychoanalysis perspective（新精神分析取向）

3.1Complexes and collective unconsciousness（情结与集体无意识）
3.2Archetypes（原型）
3.3 Personality Typology and the Myers-Briggs Types indicator（心理类型理论与迈尔斯性格类型工具）
3.4Individuation and Four Stages of Life-span Development（个性化与人格发展四阶段）
3.5 Inferiority and striving for superiority （自卑与超越）
3.6Style of life and creative self （生活风格与创造性自我）
3.7Identity crisis （同一性危机）
3.8The eight psychosocial development stages (心理社会性发展八阶段)
3.9Basic Anxiety: the foundation of neurosis (基本焦虑：神经症的基础)
3.10ten neurotic needs and three trends (十种神经症需要和三种人格倾向性)
3.11Idealized self-image (理想的自我意象)

第四章 The trait perspective (特质论取向)

4.1Common trait and personal trait（共同特质与个人特质）
4.2 factor analysis
4.3Source traits and 16 personality factors test
4.4Hans Eysenck：The three personality dimensions and their Biological foundation (艾森克：人格的三个维度及其生物学基础)
4.5 McCrae and Costa Big 5 personality factors (2)