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2011/2 Provisional Module Catalogue - UNDER CONSTRUCTION & SUBJECT TO CHANGE
 Module Code: PSY2020 Module Title: PERSONALITY, INTELLIGENCE AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
Module Provider: Psychology Short Name: PSY2020
Level: HE2 Module Co-ordinator: MILLWARD PURVIS LJ Dr (Psychology)
Number of credits: 15 Number of ECTS credits: 7.5
 
Module Availability
Semester 2
Assessment Pattern

2000 word assignment - weighting 50%

 

1 hour exam - weighting 50%

 

Qualifying Conditions
Students must achieve 40% in each component of assessment
Module Overview
This module covers key issues of contemporary significance in the areas of personality, intelligence and psychopathology.
Prerequisites/Co-requisites
N/A
Module Aims
This module aims to consider in depth the main areas of personality, intelligence, and psychopathology. The lectures will consider both theory and practice, and students will develop an awareness of some of the current issues in these areas of psychology.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module students should be able to demonstrate an awareness of key issues in personality, intelligence and psychopathology, and to critically evaluate approaches to understanding these areas.
Module Content
Lecture 1: Introduction to key issues in personality, intelligence and psychopathology
Lecture 2: Evolutionary personality psychology
Lecture 3: Trait psychology and psychometrics
Lecture 4: Applications of trait psychology
Lecture 5: Controversies in intelligence I
Lecture 6: Controversies in intelligence II
Lecture 7: Emotional intelligence
Lecture 8: Personality disorders
Lecture 9: Trauma
Lecture 10: Anxiety disorders
Lecture 11: Revision and consolidation
 
Tutorial 1: Assignment preparation
Tutorial 2: Personality
Tutorial 3: Intelligence
Tutorial 4: Psychopathology
Tutorial 5: Exam preparation
Methods of Teaching/Learning
Lectures/tutorials/independent student
Selected Texts/Journals
Cooper, C. (2010). Individual differences and Personality (3rd ed.). London: Arnold.
Maltby, J., Day, L., & Macaskill, A. (2010). Personality, Individual Differences and Intelligence (2nd ed.). Harlow, UK: Pearson.
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