Understanding Self and Personality Development

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Course Outline

  1. Course rationale and learning assessments
  2. Self and personality: definitions and components
  3. Determinants of personality: environment and biology
  4. Personality domains and OCEAN scoring
  5. William James and self-concept models
  6. Carl Rogers real self and ideal self
  7. Body image and influences on self-worth
  8. Reproductive cycle and prenatal development
  9. Male and female reproductive system parts
  10. Neural processing and memory formation
  11. Self-care definition and benefits

1. Course rationale and learning assessments

Key Concepts & Definitions

  • Personal identity: Personal identity is the set of factors and forces that shape how a person understands and maintains who they are over time.
  • Identity development: Identity development is the process by which influences and forces affect how personal identity forms and stays stable.
  • Intended Learning Outcomes: Intended Learning Outcomes are the specific abilities students should demonstrate after completing the course.
  • Criteria for assessment: Criteria for assessment are the weighted components used to grade student learning across activities, outputs, and major exams.

Essential Points

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1. What does the course mainly ask students to examine and integrate into a personal theory of the self?

2. How are the course assessments weighted across the semester?

3. Which description best matches personality traits?

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Personal identity β€” definition?

Factors and forces shaping who you are.

Identity development β€” process?

How influences shape and stabilize personal identity.

Intended Learning Outcomes β€” purpose?

Skills students should demonstrate after the course.

Assessment criteria β€” components?

Activities, outputs, exams for grading.

Personality traits β€” stable?

Yes, they show consistent individual differences.

Big Five β€” traits?

Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Neuroticism.

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