School of Arts and Humanities Course #: PSYC221 Course Name: Personality Theories 3 Credit Hours Length of Course: 8 Weeks Prerequisite(s): None

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1 School of Arts and Humanities Course #: PSYC221 Course Name: Personality Theories 3 Credit Hours Length of Course: 8 Weeks Prerequisite(s): None Course Description Course Scope Course Objectives Course Delivery Method Course Materials Evaluation Procedures Grading Scale Course Outline Policies Academic Services Course Description (Catalog) This course provides a broad overview of theories of personality. Course content includes psychodynamic, behavioral, cognitive, and humanistic perspectives and examines contributions of major theorists from each school, key theoretical points from each perspective, and critiques of the value (and the limitations) of each theory. Course Scope This course provides an overview of research, theory and practice related to human personality development.

2 Course Objectives In completion of this course, the student will: 1. Examine the major theories of human personality 2. Compare methods of research used to study personality development 3. Examine the impact of cultural differences on the formation of personality 4. Analyze the relationship between personality and the concepts of love and hate 5. Identify characteristics of abnormal personality development 6. Apply a theory of personality to personal life experiences and orientations Course Delivery Method This course delivered via distance learning enables students to complete academic work completely online. Online assignments include classroom dialogs accomplished in groups through threaded forums, examinations, and a paper assignment. Course Materials Required Textbook:

3 Friedman, H. S. & Schustack, M. W. (2012). Personality: Classic theories and modern research, 5 th Ed. Allyn & Bacon: Heights, MA TEXTBOOK NOTE: This course uses a Vital Source textbook. To access a Vital Source book, you must validate your shopping cart through the EdMap bookstore. Once you have done so, you will receive via , instructions for free access to the book. A guide for processing VitalSource books can be accessed via this link: If you have trouble with shopping cart validation or using your Vital Source book after you have received the instructions ecm@apus.edu should be contacted. Evaluation Procedures and Written in this course require reading and synthesis of and response to classroom content. The formal paper assignments must be submitted in MSWord (.doc or.docx, not.wps or.wpd) and must be the student s original work (in his/her own words with NO COPYING from the textbook, Internet sources or any other published materials), and must include proper source crediting in both the paper body and an attached References page for any paraphrasing or quotes of published authors work, the latter of which, quotes, should be used VERY sparingly. The majority of the writing must be paraphrasing (restating what one reads in one s own words). Excessive quoting will result in significant point loss. Course instructors need to assess students grasp of concepts and see evidence that they know the meaning of the authors ideas and how they apply to course concepts rather than an ability to assemble numerous quotes.

4 Collaboration on coursework, unless so assigned by the course instructor, is not allowed. Quizzes: Students will complete 5 quizzes over the course of the semester. Quizzes will be based on specified textbook chapters. They are open book, but will require careful analysis of chapter content because while some questions will reference direct statements and definitions in the textbook, others will call for more careful reading, synthesis of material and application of critical thinking skills. Forums: Participation in forums is required for this course. Each forum requires one original post with a minimum of 500 words, unless otherwise instructed, and three (3) substantive replies with a minimum of 350 words to the postings of other classmates. Replies must include the name of the fellow student being replied to and the specifics of his or her post that motivated the reply, and include related thoughts and insights of the student replying. The initial post is due by Wednesday and replies to classmates are due by Sunday at the end of each scheduled forum week. Forums are academic dialogs in which informal instant messaging style language or casual socializing should be avoided along with personal opinion unless the latter is instructed by the course instructor. The Learning Reflection Journal requires weekly learning experience reflection across Weeks 2, 3, 5 6 and 7 and a Week 7 End of Journal Summary compilation of the reflections into a single document concluding with two substantive summary paragraphs 500 hundred words in length combined. Instructions for this assignment are located on the classroom page. My Personality Theory Paper: Each student will write a 4 to 5 page paper, not including the Title and Reference pages, describing a personality theory from the course that s/he believes best describes how s/he developed his/her personality and relating it to his/her personal life experience. Instructions for this assignment are located on the classroom page.

5 Theory Review Paper: For this assignment you will write a paper 4 to 5 pages in length, not including required cover and Reference pages comparing and contrasting two personality theories from the course. You are free to select from among the several theories covered in the course to date but only two theories may be used. Instructions for this assignment are located on the classroom page. Final Exam: The comprehensive, open book Final Exam is located in the Tests & Quizzes page in the classroom. This test is not proctored or timed. Students will have from Monday, when the exam opens, until the following Sunday of its scheduled week to complete and submit it. Distribution of Course Points Possible Coursework Points Possible Percent of Total Quizzes (X 5) % My Personality Theory % Paper Forms (X 6) % Learning Reflection % Journal Theory Review Paper % Final Exam % Total % Grading Scale Please see the student handbook to reference the University s grading scale.

6 Course Outline Week 1 The 8 major models of personality development, a brief history of personality psychology, how personality is studied and the 10 basic types of personality assessment. Chp. 1: What Is Personality Chp. 2: How Is Personality Studied and Assessed Forum 1 Week 2 Freudian theory, the neo-analytic evolution of Freudian theory through Jung, Adler, Horney, and Erikson, Anna Freud, Heinz Hartmann and object relations theories that provide a bridge from Freud to more modern conceptions of personality Chp. 3: Psychoanalytic Aspects of Personality Chp. 4: Neo-Analytic and Ego Aspects of Personality: Identity Quiz 1 Forum 2 Begin Learning Reflection Journal Week 3 Overview of biological influences on personality and the behaviorist and learning approaches to personality.

7 Chp. 5. Biological Aspects of Personality Chp. 6. Behaviorist and Learning Aspects of Personality Quiz 2 Forum 3 Week 4 Cognitive models of personality, including schemas, constructs, scripts, and attributions, the history of the trait approach, the contemporary trait approach based on five dimensions, the Big Five, and motives, expressive style and skills aspects of personality. Chp. 7. Cognitive and Social-Cognitive Aspects of Personality Chp. 8. Trait and Skill Aspects of Personality My Personality Theory Paper Week 5 Humanistic, existential and person-situation interactionist aspects of personality development. Chp. 9. Humanistic and Existential Aspects of Personality Chp. 10. Person-Situation Interactionist Aspects of Personality Quiz 3 Forum 4 Week 6 Gender-based personality differences and disease-related personality

8 changes. Chp. 11. Male-Female Differences Chp. 12. Stress, Adjustment, and Health Differences Quiz 4 Forum 5 Theory Review Paper Week 7 History of personality and culture research, the influence of language and thought on identity and factors that contribute to the personality of love and hate. Chp. 13. Cultural and Ethnic Differences Chp. 14. Love and Hate Chp. 15. Where Will We Find Personality Quiz 5 Forum 6 Week 8 Eight personality major theories recap and contemporary issues in the study of personality psychology. Assignment: Final Exam NOTE: NO COURSEWORK CAN BE SUBMITTED FOR GRADING AFTER THE LAST DAY OF THE COURSE.

9 Policies WRITING EXPECTATIONS All assignment work must be submitted in the following format: Typewritten in double line-spaced format, with the exception of forum posts which should be single line-spaced. Arial or Times New Roman, size 12 font. One inch top, bottom, left-side and right-side page margins with the exception of forum posts Text only with no graphs or pictures unless required by the course instructor NETIQUETTE Online universities promote the advance of knowledge through positive and constructive dialog--both inside and outside the classroom. Discussions on the Internet, however, can occasionally degenerate into needless insults and flaming and other critical comments. Such activity and the loss of good manners, as evidenced by the use of informal text message writing style, lazy grammar/spelling or profane language, are not acceptable in a university setting--basic academic rules of good behavior and proper Netiquette in this academic environment must persist. Remember that the classroom is a place for enjoyment and excitement of learning that does not include descent into personal attacks, critiques of others work (this is the responsibility of the instructor) or attempts to stifle the expressions of others perspectives. POLICIES APUS policies can be accessed by the classroom Policy link in the classroom. Academic Services Online Library The Online Library is available to enrolled students and faculty from inside the electronic campus. This is your starting point for access to online books, subscription periodicals, and Web resources that are designed to support your classes and generally not available through

10 search engines on the open Web. In addition, the Online Library provides access to special learning resources, which the University has contracted to assist with your studies. Questions can be directed to Charles Town Library and Inter Library Loan: The University maintains a special library with a limited number of supporting volumes, collection of our professors publication, and services to search and borrow research books and articles from other libraries. Electronic Books: You can use the online library to uncover and download over 50,000 titles, which have been scanned and made available in electronic format. Electronic Journals: The University provides access to over 12,000 journals, which are available in electronic form and only through limited subscription services. Tutoring is available in the following subjects: math (basic math through advanced calculus), science (biology, chemistry, and physics), accounting, statistics, economics, Spanish, writing, grammar, and more. Additional information is located in the Online Library. From the Online Library home page, click on either the Writing Center or Tutoring Center. Request a Library Guide for your course ( The AMU/APU Library Guides provide access to collections of trusted sites on the Open Web and licensed resources on the Deep Web. These are specially tailored for academic research at APUS: Program Portals contain topical and methodological resources to help launch general research in the degree program. To locate, search by department name or navigate by school. Course Lib-Guides narrow the focus to relevant resources for the corresponding course. To locate, search by class code (e.g. PSYC1111) or class name. Turnitin.com: Turnitin.com is a tool to improve student research skills that also detects plagiarism. Turnitin.com provides resources on

11 developing topics and assignments that encourage and guide students in producing papers that are intellectually honest, original in thought, clear in expression and correctly source documented. This tool helps ensure a culture of adherence to the University's standards for intellectual honesty. Turnitin.com also reviews students' papers for matches with Internet materials and with thousands of like-sourced student papers in its database, and returns an Originality Report to instructors and/or students. The Originality Report documents the percentage of a student s paper that is copied from published sources and/or not correctly source credited. Tutor.com Tutor.com is an online homework help and learning service that connects students to certified tutors for one-on-one help with homework, studying, projects, essay writing, and test prep. There are thousands of academic and career services resources worksheets, practice problems, videos in every subject, as well as financial literacy tips on Tutor.com.