Also, what do they need to know that might be warrantable, or reliable knowledge reflecting psych science?
G.L. (Gary) Peterson,Ph.D Psychology@SVSU > On Mar 28, 2015, at 2:51 PM, Steven Hall <mrstev...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > I am teaching Personality for the first time this semester at a rural > community college. I asked similar questions about the value of spending a > lot of time on older theories. The textbook I am using doesn’t help much, > throwing in theory after theory in just one chapter. I would love to hear > what some authors of textbooks think. > > > > What seems important to me at this point is: > > What do students need to know to be well-rounded? > > What do they need to know to understand themselves? > > What they need to know to understand the rest of the world? > > > > The history of personality is full of fascinating theories. To know a field > it is useful to understand the origins, of course. Freudian, Jungian, and > Object Relations theories still influence current thinking in therapy, > policy, and public discourse. A historical overview is useful for seeing the > range of aspects of personality, each one gets at a piece of the construct. > Students begin to see all the various ways we can catalog individual > difference. > > > > My personal take on what remains relevant follows: > > > > Cross-cultural views. Issues of generalizability. Views of the self. > > > > Situational/Interactionist views > > Mischel > > > > Humanistic/existential theories > > Allow a conversation about meaning and purpose and segue into Positive > psychology constructs (Diener, Seligmann). > > > > Cognitive processes > > How we become who we are and how we understand ourselves and others. This can > be broadened to include motivation and needs theories as well as Kahneman > (fast and slow), Dweck (self-theories, mindset), > > > > Biology/evolution > > Brain structure, neurochemistry, behavioral genetics, temperament, mating > behavior. > > > > Assessment > > What are the different ways we do this? What validity do they have? > > > > Trait: Big Five > > Is this really a theory of personality? Validity? It’s like prunes, “Is four > enough, six too many?” (for those who don’t know this reference see: > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaD4qT_wNIk) How it is being used, > Interpersonal perception testing. > > > > > > Finally discussing criteria for judging a theory help with critical thinking. > > Clinical value, Comprehensiveness, precision, etc. > > > > Steve > > > > Steven Hall > > Butte College > > Oroville, CA > > hal...@butte.edu > > > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: peter...@svsu.edu. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13445.e3edca0f6e68bfb76eaf26a8eb6dd94b&n=T&l=tips&o=43434 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-43434-13445.e3edca0f6e68bfb76eaf26a8eb6dd...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@mail-archive.com. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=43437 or send a blank email to leave-43437-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
