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: 
  1. Hall and Lindzey. Theories of Personality, New York, John Weley, 3rd Ed. 1978.
  2. Mischell W. Theories and Assessment of Personality.
  3. Raynes, S.N. (1978). Principles of Behavioural Assessment. Gardner Press, New York.
     
References: 
  1. Allport, G.W. (1961). Pattern and Growth of Personality. Holt, Rinehart & Winston, New York.
  2. Carson, E.L. (1969). Interaction Concepts of Personality. George Allen and Unwin Ltd., New York.
  3. Eysenck., H.J. (1979). (Ed.) A Model of Personality. McGraw Hill, New York.
  4. Maslow, A.N. (1970). Motivation and Personality, Harrow Publication, New  York.
  5. Wolberg, L.R. (1977). Techniques of Psychotherapy. Vol. I and II, Grune Stratton, New York.      

 

Academic Year: 
2018-19
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