PSYC5112

Learning Unit Three:

The Individual Mind
Chapter 12
 Themes Historical
Approaches to
What is Personality 01 One 02 Two Personality
Chapter 12 Chapter 12
Blackboard Collaborate Learning Unit Three: What is Personality & Historical Approaches Blackboard Collaborate Learning Unit Three: What is Personality & Historical Approaches
VC Learn Activities Theme One (3.1.1) VC Learn Activities Theme Two (3.2.1)

Contemporary Assessment of
Personality Theories 03 Three 04 Four Personality
Chapter 12 Chapter 12
Blackboard Collaborate Learning Unit Three: Contemporary Approaches & Assessment Blackboard Collaborate Learning Unit Three: Contemporary Approaches & Assessment
VC Learn Activities Theme Three (3.3.1) VC Learn Activities Theme Four (3.4.1)
The Myers-Brigg Personality Inventory and Jungian Personas
 Themes
The Self 05 Five
Chapter 11
Blackboard Collaborate Learning Unit Three: The Self

VC Learn Activities Theme Five (3.5.1)

 Key Terms &
Chapter 12 Concepts
Learning Outcome One : Define the key concepts for this learning unit in your own words
Neo-Freudian Self-concept
Agreeableness
Neuroticism Self-esteem
Big Five Theory
Openness Self-schema
Conscientiousness
Personality inventory Social-cognitive learning theory
Defense mechanism
Projective test Superego
Ego
Psychoanalysis Temperament
Extraversion
Psychodynamic Trait
Id
Psychosexual stage Unconscious mind
Interpersonal self
Reciprocal determinism Locus of control
Introversion
self
 Learning Outcome Two: Briefly outline the historical perspectives of psychoanalysis, behaviourism and
humanism on the concept of personality
Theme 1
Défense
Mechanisms

Psychoanalysis
Freud

Id
Ego
Superego
 Learning Outcome Two: Briefly outline the historical perspectives of psychoanalysis, behaviourism and
humanism on the concept of personality
Theme 1
Neo-Freudians
Psychodynamic Theory

Psychoanalysis
Freud

Psychosexual Stages of
Development
 Learning Outcome Two: Briefly outline the historical perspectives of psychoanalysis, behaviourism and
Theme 1 humanism on the concept of personality

Self-actualisation

Behaviourism
Pavlov

Skinner

Maslow
Classical and Operant Rogers
Conditioning
Humanism
 Learning Outcome Three: Compare and contrast the Big Five Trait Theory’s assumptions with those made
Theme 2 by social-cognitive learning theorists

Openness

Conscientious The Big Five Theory

Locus of Control
Extroversion
Reciprocal Determinism
Argreeableness
Social Learning Theory Self-Efficacy
Neuroticism

If-then Relationships
 Learning Outcome Four: Identify the major changes and risks to human development
Learning Outcome Four: Briefly outline the evidence for the biological bases of personality
Theme 3 in the prenatal stage

Temperament

Genetics

Brain Structure and Function

Theme 4 Learning Outcome Five: Debate the validity, reliability and ethics of given personality
tests and inventories

Personality Inventories

Projective Testing

Ethics
 Learning Outcome Six: Differentiate and discuss various aspects of the self with regards to the nature
Theme 5 and implications of these facets

Self-awareness

Self-esteem

Self-concept
 Learning Outcome Seven: Explain the influence of culture and social interactions on the interpersonal

Theme 5 self

Collectivism
vs.
Individualism
 Citations &
References

Books
Cacciopo, J. & Freberg, L. 2018. Discovering Psychology: The Science of the Mind. 3rd ed. Massachusetts: Cengage
Learning.

Online Resources
www.16personalities.com [ accessed 20th July 2020]
www.sutori.com [ accessed 10th July 2020]
www.unsplash.com [accessed 23 August]