This document outlines learning objectives related to theories of personality development in psychology. It aims to provide an understanding of foundational theorists like Freud, Jung, Adler, Horney, and Erikson and their concepts of personality structure, development, and assessment. Additionally, it covers learning theories such as social learning theory, self-efficacy, behaviorism, and trait theories like that proposed by Allport. Assessment methods are discussed including projective tests, surveys, and observational research.

1. 1. .Explain the definitions of psychology
2. 2. Understand how ethnic and gender issues affect
personality development.
3. 3. Understand the concepts of assessment and research in
the study of personality
4. 4. Explain and give examples of various types of
assessment instruments used in studying personality.
5. 5. Understand the development of the psychoanalytic
approach to personality, thought through the study of its
founder, Sigmund Freud.
6. 6. Understand the structure of personality: the id, the
ego, and the superego; concepts of defense mechanisms against
anxiety; the psychosexual stages of personality development;
free association and dream analysis
7. 7. Understand the extensions of Freudian theory with ego
psychology and Object Relations Theory.
8. 8. Understand the systems and development of
personality according to Jung.
9. 9. Understand the use of word association, dream
analysis, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator for assessment of
personality.
10. 10. Understand Adler’s concept of inferiority feelings,
striving for superiority, or perfection, styles of life.
11. 11. Compare and contrast Adler’s ideas on birth order.
12. 12. Understand compare and contrast Horney’s ten neurotic
trends with Freud’s defense mechanisms.
13. 13. Understand the concepts of basic anxiety and how a
neurotic person would respond in terms of personality
formation.
14. 14. Understand the concept of womb envy and how this
differs from Freud’s concept of penis envy.
15. 15. Understand the nature of the “tyranny of the shoulds,”
and what has been seen concerning the research of Horney’s
theories.

2. 16. 16. Understand the Psychosocial Stages of Personality
Development.
17. 17. Understand Maslow’s theory of personality
development, needs theory, discuss the study of self-actualizers.
18. 18. Understand Carl Rogers, the self and the tendency
toward actualization, the experiential world, characteristics of
fully functioning persons.
19. 19. Understand personal construct theory, and ways of
anticipating life events.
20. Describe modeling and the basis of observational learning.
21. The processes of observational learning.
22. Trace self-reinforcement and self-efficacy.
23. Outline the developmental stages self-efficacy.
24. behavior modification.
25. assessment and research on Bandura’s theory.
26. Review Allport’s personality traits, personality
development, and assessment of Allport’s theory
27. Erickson's Psychosocial Stages of Personality
Development, Summarize research in Erikson’s theory.
28.
1.
.Explain the definitions of psychology
2.
2.
Understand how ethnic and gender issues affect personality
development.
3.
3.

3. Understand the concepts of assessment and research in the study
of personality
4.
4.
Explain and give examples of various
types of assessment instruments used in
studying personality.
5.
5.
Understand the development of the psychoanalytic approach to
personality, thought
through the study of its founder, Sigmund Freud.
6.
6.
Understand the structure of personality: the
id, the ego, and the superego; concepts
of defense mechanisms against anxiety; the psychosexual stages
of personality
development; free association and dream analysis
7.
7.
Understand the extensions of Freudian theory with ego
psychology and Object

4. Rela
tions Theory.
8.
8.
Understand the systems and development of personality
according to Jung.
9.
9.
Understand the use of word association, dream analysis, the
Myers
-
Briggs Type
Indicator for assessment of personality.
10.
10.
Understand Adler’s concept
of inferiority feelings, striving for superiority, or
perfection, styles of life.
11.
11.
Compare and contrast Adler’s ideas on birth order.
12.

5. 12.
Understand compare and contrast Horney’s ten neurotic trends
with Freud’s defense
mechanisms.
13.
13.
Understand
the concepts of basic anxiety and how a neurotic person would
respond
in terms of personality formation.
14.
14.
Understand the concept of womb envy and how this differs from
Freud’s concept of
penis envy.
15.
15.
Understand the nature of the “tyranny of the
shoulds,” and what has been seen
concerning the research of Horney’s theories.
16.
16.

6. Understand the Psychosocial Stages of Personality
Development.
17.
17.
Understand Maslow’s theory of personality development, needs
theory, discuss the
study of self
-
actuali
zers.
18.
18.
Understand Carl Rogers, the self and the tendency toward
actualization, the
experiential world, characteristics of fully functioning persons.
19.
19.
Understand personal construct theory, and ways of anticipating
life events.
20.
Describe
modeling an
d the basis of observational learning.

7. 21.
The processes of observational learning.
22.
Trace self
-
reinforcement and self
-
efficacy.
23.
Outline the developmental stages self
-
efficacy.
24.
behavior modification.
25.
assessment and research on Bandura’s theory.
26.
Review
Allport’s
personality traits,
personality development, and

8. assessment of Allport’s
theory
27.
Erickson's
Psychosocial Stages of Personality Development,
Summarize research in
Erikson’s theory.
28.
1. .Explain the definitions of psychology
2. 2. Understand how ethnic and gender issues affect
personality development.
3. 3. Understand the concepts of assessment and research in
the study of personality
4. 4. Explain and give examples of various types of
assessment instruments used in
studying personality.
5. 5. Understand the development of the psychoanalytic
approach to personality, thought
through the study of its founder, Sigmund Freud.
6. 6. Understand the structure of personality: the id, the
ego, and the superego; concepts
of defense mechanisms against anxiety; the psychosexual stages
of personality
development; free association and dream analysis
7. 7. Understand the extensions of Freudian theory with ego
psychology and Object

9. Relations Theory.
8. 8. Understand the systems and development of
personality according to Jung.
9. 9. Understand the use of word association, dream
analysis, the Myers-Briggs Type
Indicator for assessment of personality.
10. 10. Understand Adler’s concept of inferiority feelings,
striving for superiority, or
perfection, styles of life.
11. 11. Compare and contrast Adler’s ideas on birth order.
12. 12. Understand compare and contrast Horney’s ten neurotic
trends with Freud’s defense
mechanisms.
13. 13. Understand the concepts of basic anxiety and how a
neurotic person would respond
in terms of personality formation.
14. 14. Understand the concept of womb envy and how this
differs from Freud’s concept of
penis envy.
15. 15. Understand the nature of the “tyranny of the shoulds,”
and what has been seen
concerning the research of Horney’s theories.
16. 16. Understand the Psychosocial Stages of Personality
Development.
17. 17. Understand Maslow’s theory of personality
development, needs theory, discuss the
study of self-actualizers.
18. 18. Understand Carl Rogers, the self and the tendency
toward actualization, the
experiential world, characteristics of fully functioning persons.
19. 19. Understand personal construct theory, and ways of
anticipating life events.
20. Describe modeling and the basis of observational learning.
21. The processes of observational learning.
22. Trace self-reinforcement and self-efficacy.
23. Outline the developmental stages self-efficacy.

10. 24. behavior modification.
25. assessment and research on Bandura’s theory.
26. Review Allport’s personality traits, personality
development, and assessment of Allport’s
theory
27. Erickson's Psychosocial Stages of Personality
Development, Summarize research in
Erikson’s theory.
28.