PERSONALITY AND CHARACTER

Catalog description

This course introduces students to the psychodynamic, biological, trait, behavioral/cognitive, and humanistic/existential approaches to human personality, along with relevant personality research and assessment methods. The restoration of character and vir tue as legitimate psychological topics is recognized within the emerging area of positive psychology. Personality theories and positive psychology will be evaluated in view of Catholic anthropology and the Christian virtue tradition. Prerequisites: PSYC 201, PSYC 205.