SYLLABUS
Discipline: Self-knowledge
Number of credits:2
Term: 3
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| Svetlana Lukashova, Senior Lecturer | [email protected] |
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The course on Self-knowledge, which is one of the compulsory social disciplines in the higher educational curricula in the Republic of Kazakhstan, offers students knowledge on the subject, methodology and methods of this discipline, theories and concepts of Psychology
In the Self-knowledge Psychology Course students will gain awareness of their own personality and mental states.
COURSE AIMS
The course provides a foundation for improving quality of life through more positive perception of yourself. The course aims are as follows:
ü to provide a general characteristic of self-knowledge, to acquaint with the value of self-knowledge in the various religions and psychology to describe the scope and field of self-knowledge in a variety of sources.
ü to define self-knowledge as a structural component of human consciousness and provide a description of self-knowledge as a process with its aims, motives, methods, and results.
ü to present and discuss five levels of self-awareness as they chronologically unfold from the moment of birth to approximately 45.
ü to describe three parts of personality and explain their different goals and interaction.
ü to explain how the ego copes with threats and defends against the dangers through the use of different defense mechanisms.
ü to change our self-concept, which can be characterized as a challenge and struggle.
ü to define self-esteem, which is a general evaluation of self-concept, and explain how our sense of who we are (self-concept) leads us to evaluate events and objects in the world.
ü to define social identity, which is the self that is shown to other people, and present its nature, development, deficit, and crisis.
ü to define the big three motives, which are represented by the need of achievement, the need of power, and the need of intimacy
ü to define self-actualization need and present the characteristics of self-actualizers.
ü It is very important to know how to promote self-actualization in self and others.
ü to define self-regulation theories and review the role of motivation in the context of the strength,or limited-resource,model of self-control
ü to present some world famous theories that propose a biological explanation for why some people are extraverted or introverted; more sensitive to reward and punishment or sensation seeking.
ü to define three processes-selection, evocation, and manipulations,which are the three key ways in which personality interacts with the social environment.
READINGS AND COURSE MATERIALS
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1. V.G.Maralov;. Principles of self-knowledge and self-development. Academa, Moscow, 2003
2. Randy J. Larsen, David M. Buss; Personality psychology: domains of knowledge about human nature.The McGraw-Hill Higher Education, New York, 2008
3. Philippe Rochat; Consciusness and Cognition. Department of Psychology, Emory University,USA 2003
4. Dr.C.George Boeree; Personality theories. Psychology Department,Shippensburg University, 2006
COURSE OUTLINE
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| General characteristics of psychology of self-knowledge | describe the main characteristics of the concept of self-knowledge discuss the value of self-knowledge in human life describe the main areas of self-knowledge | V.G.Maralov;. Principles of self-knowledge and self-development. Academa, Moscow, 2003 | |
| Five levels of self-awareness as they unfold early in life | explain when children become aware of themselves as differentiated and unique entity in the world discuss how they become self-aware based on some recent empirical evidence identify 5 levels of self-awareness | Philippe Rochat; Consciusness and Cognition. Department of Psychology, Emory University,USA 2003 | |
| Structure of personality | describe the id as reservoir of psychic energy describe the ego as executive of personality describe the superego as an upholder of social values and ideals | Randy J. Larsen, David M. Buss; Personality psychology: domains of knowledge about human nature. 2008. Ch.9, pp.284-300 | |
| Self-knowledge barriers: defense mechanisms | identify three types of anxiety; objective, neurotic, and moral describe various defense mechanisms and their functions illustrate defense mechanisms in everyday life | Randy J. Larsen, David M. Buss; Personality psychology: domains of knowledge about human nature. 2008. Chapter 9, pp. 300-320 | |
| Descriptive Component of the Self: Self-Concept | describe the development of self-concept identify Possible Selves, Ought Selves, Undesired Selves illustrate self-guides | Randy J. Larsen, David M. Buss; Personality psychology: domains of knowledge about human nature. 2008. Ch.14, pp.466-471 | |
| Evaluative Component of the Self: Self-Esteem | identify the evaluation of yourself self-esteem describe the link between the self-esteem and reactions to criticism and failure illustrate self-esteem and coping with negative events, protecting and enhancing the self | Randy J. Larsen, David M. Buss; Personality psychology: domains of knowledge about human nature. 2008. Ch.14, pp.471-482 | |
| Social component of the Self: Social Identity | identify the social identity describe identity development illustrate deficit, conflict, and crisis | Randy J. Larsen, David M. Buss; Personality psychology: domains of knowledge about human nature. 2008. Ch.14, pp. 482 - 489 | |
| Self-knowledge and the Big Three Motives | identify the high and low need for achievement (nAch) describe men and women high in need for power (nPow) illustrate individuals high in the need for intimacy (nInt) | Randy J. Larsen, David M. Buss; Personality psychology: domains of knowledge about human nature. 2008. Ch.11, pp. 350-368 | |
| Self-knowledge and Self-actualisation | identify the need for self-actualization. describe Maslows and Rogerss contributions to understanding of self illustrate the characteristics of self-actualizers | Randy J. Larsen, David M. Buss; Personality psychology: domains of knowledge about human nature. 2008. Ch.11, pp. 370-384 | |
| Self-knowledge and Self-regulation | identify the self-regulation and its ingredients describe ego depletion illustrate complex relationships between motivation and self-regulation | Roy F. Baumeister and Kathleen D. Vohs; Social and Personality Compass 1 (2007);Florida State University and University of Minnesota. Blackwell Publishing Ltd. | |
| Self-knowledge and Physiological Approach to Personality | identify extraversion and introversion describe sensitivity to reward,punishment and sensation illustrate brain asymmetry and affective styles | Randy J. Larsen, David M. Buss; Personality psychology: domains of knowledge about human nature. 2008. Ch.7,pp.213-236 | |
| Self-knowledge and Social Interaction | identify the forms of situation selection, which can hinge on personality dispositions and how we view ourselves describe the ways in which features of personality elicit reactions from others - evocation illustrate the ways in which people intentionally try to change the behavior of others manipulation | Randy J. Larsen, David M. Buss; Personality psychology: domains of knowledge about human nature. 2008. Ch.15, pp. 500-520 |
Individual and independent work of students schedule
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| Tests Independent work of students Laboratory work Assignments:Essays Individual work of students Reports/ presentations/ case studies Independent work of students | On-line Questionnaires: http://www.psychologytoday.com/tests/personality 1. What's Your Personality Type? Understand your behavior and up your satisfaction 2. Optimism/Pessimism. Is your glass half-full or half-empty? 3. Perfectionism Test.Are you your own toughest critic? You could be a perfectionist. 4. Procrastination Test. Always putting things off? You could be a procrastinator. 5. Organization Skills Test (Personal Life Version) Do you stay organized or does your life tend to come unraveled? 6. Assertiveness. Do you stand up for yourself? 7. Values Profile. What means most to you? Clarifying your values can help you prioritize your life in order to avoid disappointment and unhappiness. 8. Self-Esteem. Rate your feelings of self-worth. 9. Social Anxiety Test. How well do you handle social situations? 10. Motivation & Needs Test. What truly motivates you? 11. Risk-Taking Test. Do you play it safe or live life on the edge? 12. Locus of Control.Are you taking charge of your life? Self-Control and Self-Monitoring Test. Do you adapt to the situation or stick to your guns? 13. Gender Roles Test (For Women). How do your views on gender roles define you? Gender Roles Test (For Men) How do you think about gender roles? 14. Type-A Personality. Is your drive extreme or well balanced? What are your stress triggers? Find out the source of your stress. 1. Self-analysis 2. Individual project 3. Group research 4. Portfolio 5. Self-knowledge profile 1. Carl Jungs structure of personality 2. Psychosexual stages of personality development 3. Personality and well-being 4. Six myths of self-esteem 5. Eriksons theory about identity crises 6. Murrays classification of needs 7. Characteristics of self-actualized people according to Maslows studies 8. Case-study 1 9. Case study 2 10. Case study 3 11. Case study 4 12. Case study 5 13. Case study 6 14. Case study 7 | 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-6 6-7 7-8 8-9 9-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15 2-5 6-8 9-12 1-15 10-15 4-5 5-6 6-7 8-9 9-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 12-13 13-14 13-14 14-15 14-15 | |
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