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The winter semester deals with basic terminology in personality psychology, research methods, and scientific descriptions of personality, starting with general knowledge concerning various approaches to personality description (constitutional, type, trait, factor, situational, interactionist, etc.). Attention will be paid to the application of personality psychology knowledge in areas such as psychotherapy and clinical psychology.<br>
<br> Acquired knowledge: the student is able to describe various approaches to describing personality, identifying their strengths and limitations; they can list various areas that create the uniqueness of their own personality, such as temperament and character traits, abilities, and motivations. <br> <br> Skills acquired: students are able to describe other people and themselves in greater psychological detail; they are sensitive to various factors influencing the structure and dynamics of personality, ranging from innate factors to social and situational factors <br> <br> Course content: basic paradigms of personality theories, introduction to the issues 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 of personality structure and dynamics in trait theories. Abilities. Defining abilities. The nature of abilities. The relationship between innate and acquired. Abilities, aptitudes and talents. Issues of intelligence and creativity. Cognitive styles. Conditions and determinants of the development of abilities. Motivational systems and personality tendencies. Motivational systems. Basic theories of motivation. Personality development and development. The role of internal and external factors in personality development. The nature and character of the process of socialization and individuation of personality. The relationship of the general and the unique in the conditions, preconditions and process of characteristic development and personality development. Personality in challenging conditions and situations. Concept and classification of psychological stresses. Criteria and factors of integrated development and disintegration of personality in situational contexts. Cognition of personality. Basic methodological problems in the study and cognition of personality. Current possibilities and trends in personality disability. Interactional approaches to the discovery of critical personality traits, their nature and developmental tendencies. <br> <br> Last update: Mikoška Petr, Mgr. et Mgr., Ph.D., Ph.D. (31.10.2025)
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During the winter semester, students will work in groups to develop a selected topic in personality psychology, which will be presented and discussed in class. Last update: Mikoška Petr, Mgr. et Mgr., Ph.D., Ph.D. (31.10.2025)
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Ryckman, R. M. (2004). Theories of personality (8th ed.). Wadsworth/Thomson Learning. Mischel, W., Shoda, Y., & Ayduk, O. (2007). Introduction to personality: Toward an integrative science of the person (8th Edition). NY: Wiley Deaux, Kay, and Mark Snyder (eds), The Oxford Handbook of Personality and Social Psychology, Oxford Library of Psychology (2012; online edn, Oxford Academic, 18 Sept. 2012), https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195398991.001.0001, Last update: Nikolai Tomáš, doc. Mgr. et Mgr., Ph.D. (15.12.2023)
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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. Last update: Hradcová Radka (13.10.2025)
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