BEd in Pre-Primary Education / Бакалавр педагогики в Области Дошкольного Образования

Course Details

Course Information Package

Course Unit TitlePSYCHOLOGY OF PERSONALITY
Course Unit CodePSY401
Course Unit Details
Number of ECTS credits allocated4
Learning Outcomes of the course unitBy the end of the course, the students should be able to:
  1. Outline the basic theories concerning the development of personality and be able to compare and contrast them
  2. Identify the basic factors affecting personality development
  3. Evaluate the important role of both the parents and the teachers in healthy personality development
  4. Outline the basic characteristic of some personality disorders
  5. State some ways in which personality can be assessed
  6. Explain the way in which the personality of the teacher may have a effect in the personality development of the students as well as on the student’s school performance.
  7. Employ the acquired knowledge for class management based on the different student personalities
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
PrerequisitesNONECo-requisitesNONE
Recommended optional program componentsNONE
Course ContentsUnit 1: Introduction
Define Personality
Different definitions and different structures for personality
Unit 2: Personality theories
Genetic approach
Psychoanalytical approach
Psychosocial approach
Cognitive approach
Big 3 – Big 5
Factors affecting personality development
Unit 3: Applied Knowledge
Personality – creativity – learning
Personality – student behavior
Personality – class management
Unit 4: Evaluating / Assessing Personality
Personality tests: Construction, Application and Evaluation
Unit 5: Personality Disorders
Recommended and/or required reading:
Textbooks
  • Course Handbook
  • Περβέν, Λ. & Όλιβερ, Τζ. Θεωρίες προσωπικότητας: Έρευνα και εφαρμογές. Εκδόσεις: ΤΥΠΩΘΗΤΩ, 2001.
References
  • Σερδάρης, Π. Η ψυχολογία της προσωπικότητας. Εκδόσεις: UNIVERSITY STUDIO PRESS, 2002.
  • Δημητρίου, Λ. Τα 6 πρώτα χρόνια της ζωής. Ελληνικά Γράμματα, 2001.
  • Ποταμιάνος, Γ. Θεωρίες προσωπικότητας και κλινική πρακτική. Εκδόσεις: ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ ΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΑ, 1997.
  • Πιάνος, Κ. Ψυχοκοινωνικές διαταραχές και αντιμετώπισή τους. Αθήνα : Έλλην, 2003.
Planned learning activities and teaching methodsThe taught part of course is delivered to the students by means of lectures, conducted with the help of computer presentations. Lecture notes and presentations are available through the web (e-learning platform) for students to use in combination with the textbooks. During lectures some case studies are presented and discussed. For better understanding short-films and movies may be used.
Assessment methods and criteria
Reports – Assignments (x3)40%
Final Exam60%
Language of instructionGreek
Work placement(s)NO

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