Unit 10: Personality

Outcomes:
1. Define personality as the individual’s unique way of thinking, feeling and acting.
2. Understand the concepts of the major theories of personality.

Topic & Activities
Myers PowerPoint.
1. Defining Personality
1) What is Personality?
2) Your theory of personality.
3) Lecture: Overview of Personality Theory
2. Freud and the Neo-Freudians (PowerPoint)


1) “Id , Ego and Superego” Worksheet
2) Freud Defense Mechanisms and Work Sheet
3) Neo-Freudians: Jung, Alder and Horney
4) The Varieties of Personality Theory W/S



3. Social-Cognitive, Humanist and Trait Theories
Humanistic Assumptions
Humanistic Perspective and Personality

1) The Big Five Personality Test

Review
Table of Personality Theories
Focus:
How would you describe your personality?