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Personality
Paper Code:
PSY 323
Credits:
4
Contact Hours:
60.00
Max. Marks:
100.00
Objective:
This course helps the students to understand the diverse psychological approaches used for analysis of Personality
12.00
Unit I:
Introduction :
Concept, definitions and determinants of personality.
12.00
Unit II:
Personality Assessment :
Research Methods : Observational Methods, Rating Scales, Q Sort, Interview, Semantic Differential; Tools : Personality Inventories : Big five factors, type A & B. Projective Techniques : Rorschach, TAT.
12.00
Unit III:
Psychoanalytic Approach :
Personality theories by Freud, Horney, Fromm, Sullivan.
12.00
Unit IV:
Organismic Theories :
Allport, Roger and Maslow.
12.00
Unit V:
Factor Theories :
Cattell and Eysenck.
Essential Readings:
- Hall and Lindzey. Theories of Personality, New York, John Weley, 3rd Ed. 1978.
- Mischell W. Theories and Assessment of Personality.
- Raynes, S.N. (1978). Principles of Behavioural Assessment. Gardner Press, New York.
References:
- Allport, G.W. (1961). Pattern and Growth of Personality. Holt, Rinehart & Winston, New York.
- Carson, E.L. (1969). Interaction Concepts of Personality. George Allen and Unwin Ltd., New York.
- Eysenck., H.J. (1979). (Ed.) A Model of Personality. McGraw Hill, New York.
- Maslow, A.N. (1970). Motivation and Personality, Harrow Publication, New York.
- Wolberg, L.R. (1977). Techniques of Psychotherapy. Vol. I and II, Grune Stratton, New York.
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