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Personality Theories (PSY 260)

Term: 2012-2013 Spring Term

Faculty

Sarah M Reik
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Schedule

Wed, 6:45 PM - 9:15 PM (1/21/2013 - 5/17/2013) Location: WLC SC S105

Description

This course is an introduction to personality theory. Eight major schools of thought are considered, including 1) psychoanalytic, 2) neo-analytic and ego, 3) biological, 4) behaviorist and learning, 5) cognitive and social-cognitive, 6) trait and skill, 7) humanistic and existential, and 8) person-situation interactionist. Ther course includes particular emphasis on the purpose, problems, and application of personality theory to human behavior, and considers each theory from a Christian perspective. Prereq: PSY 101.