Paper 2.1: Theories of Personality
Unit |
Contents |
Teaching Hrs. |
Domain |
| I | Key concepts
Theories – meaning, types, and construct; interactionism Personality and temperament – humoral theory, trait vs types Freud’s psychoanalytic theory R.B. Cattell’s factor analytic theory Neo-freudians’ approach Sheldon’s classification |
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| II | Major Theories
Allport’s psychology of individuality Murray’s personology – needs Roger’s self theory Eysenck’s three dimensional theory of personality Hippocrates’ theory of personality Comprehensive comparison of various theories of personality theory |
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| III | Unit III: Other models
Existential notions – being Behavioristic – social learning theory Self theories – Bandura Eastern views – Tridosha and Triguna Cultural construction of self Dynamic aspects of self concept |
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Syllabus Books:
- Maddi, S.R. (1972). Personality theories: a comprehensive analysis. Dorsey Press: Illinois
- Hall, C. and Lindzey, G. (1978). Theories of Personality. Wiley: New York.
- Eysenck, H.J. and Eysenck, M.W. (1985). Personality and individual differences. Plenum: New York.
Reference Books:
- Chamorro-Premuzic; A. Furnham. (2005).Personality and Intellectual Competence. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
- Jensen, M. (2015). Personality Traits, Learning and Academic AchievementsJournal of Education and Learning, 4, (4).
- F. Halverson Jr. G. A. Kohnstamm; R. P. Martin. (1994). The Developing Structure of Temperament and Personality from Infancy to Adulthood.Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.