PSY 403 Applied personality Psychology
Full Course Title:
Applied personality Psychology
Primijenjena psihologija ličnosti
Course Code:
Course Level/BiH cycle:
ECTS credit value:
PSY403
I Study Cycle of Psychology
6
Student work-load:
For the whole semester:
Length:
Faculty/School/Department:
Lectures
Project
Individual
learning
TOTAL
45
40
65
150
one semester
FASS;
Psychology Program
Course leader:
Doc. dr. Nina Bosankić
Contact details:
Office:
e-mail:
Office hours:
Phone:
Site:
Lectures: IUS main campus building –F 2.13
Host Study Program:
Psychology Program
Course status:
Elective course
Pre-requisites:
PSY 303
Access restrictions:
NONE
Assessment:
Interim exam, final exam, case study analysis, quizz
Date validated:
July 2012
Course aims:
To enable students
 to gain information and knowledge about the structure,
dynamics, and development of personality – as expounded
by major theories of personality and recent research
findings
 to see the links between personality psychology (as a
central psychological discipline) with other disciplines of
psychology and other scientific fields
 to enable students to synthesise, compare and evaluate
these theories in light of contemporary research
 to learn about the key theorists and the historical context
in which the field developed. the field of biological
psychology and to gain insight into the methods relevant
for this field
Learning outcomes:
Indicative syllabus content:
On successful completion of this module the student will be able to:

use a great deal of terms developed in the field of
personality psychology,
 apply the acquired knowledge to analyse cases in terms of
major personality theories
 address the issues of human psychological development
and of psychological adjustment from the viewpoint of
personality processes
 understand the use of various data collection methods and
research procedures or their variants specific to
personality psychology,
 understand the meaning and range of human variation
with regard to psychological processes and phenomena,
 understand the significance and use of principles and
techniques of personality psychology in applied fields,
such as clinical work or human resource management, as
attempts to predict behaviour from the perspective of
behavioural consistency,
 understand the limitations of knowledge in predicting and
controling human behaviour.
This course is the continuation of the Personality Psychology
course. The emphasis of the course is to explore the existent
diversity of personality theories and approaches of a number of
psychologists in detail by contrasting and comparing the issues
that divide personality theorists (i.e. internal and external causes
of behaviour, the unity of behaviour and the concept of the self,
varying states of awareness and the concept of the unconscious,
relations among cognition, affect, and overt behaviour, influences
of the past, present and future on behaviour etc), by providing an
overview of the concepts that each theory uses to explain the what,
how and why of human behaviour (personality structure, process,
growth, development, pathology and change), and finally by
taking into consideration the relation among theory, assessment
and research. Students will be given the opportunity to learn about
the distinctive contributions each theory makes toward a more
completeto child and adolescent disorders.Understanding of
human personality.
Learning delivery:
Teaching occurs via lectures, seminars and tutorials, individual and team- work
in-class activities
Assessment Rationale:
In order to provide solid undergraduate foundation in Psychology program
and to enable students to develop a critical and evaluative understanding of
personality psychology, students are expected to demonstrate commitment and
diligence at any time whichever module they take, therefore appropriate
assessment methods to help students to stay focused and active, and fully
benefit from the Program include interim exam, final exam, case study
analysis, quiz .
Assessment Weighting:
Essential Reading:
Recommended readings:

Quiz 10%

Interim exam 30%,

Case study analysis 20%
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Final exam 40%
McAdams, D. P. (2006). The Person: A New Introduction to Personality
Psychology(4thed.). New YorK : John Wiley & Sons.
Westen, D. (1985). Self and Society: Narcissism, Collectivism, and the
Development of Morals. Cambridge, Eng.: Cambridge University Press.
Funder, D.C. (2010). The Personality Puzzle (5th edition). NY: W.W. Norton and
Company.
Cervone D., Pervin, L. A. (2008). Personality: Theory and Research (10 th edition).
New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
Brody, N., Ehrlichman, H. (1998). Personality and evolution. Upper Saddle
River, NJ: Prentice Hall
Intranet web reference:
N/A
Important notes:
Expected knowledge of:
1.
Basic Psychological terminology
2.
Basic understanding of biological bases of psychology
Course policies:
Assignments: Each student should complete their assignment in certain
time. According to the assignment students take help from the lecturer
on his office hours.
Lateness in Assignments: The due date and time for each homework
assignment will be specified on the assignment handout itself. Late
assignments will not be accepted.
Academic Integrity: Any cheating on examinations or quizzes or
offering the work of another as one's own in an assignment is regarded
as a serious offence to the academic integrity and will lead to a ZERO
for the assignment grade, or serious disciplinary actions, including
possible suspension.
Collaboration in Assignments: Students are encouraged to work
together on homework assignments, to the extent that it helps promote
a productive learning environment for all those involved. However each
student must write his/her own solutions. Copied homework is graded
with ZERO.
Important dates:
Midterm exam :
Interim exam :
Final exam:
Quality assurance:
Student surveys, discussion on course, student appeals, e-mails, direct (formal)
feedback at the end of the semester by students, assistants and other
colleagues