Course No. 1648. Accompanying PDF contains course workbook in CD-ROM format. The length of each lecture is: ca. 30 min. The entire program consists of 24 lectures. Lecturer: Dr. Mark Leary, Duke University.
Contents:
What is personality? -- Key traits: extraversion and neuroticism -- Are you agreeable ? Conscientious ? Open? -- Basic motives underlying behavior -- Intrapersonal motives -- Positive and negative emotionality -- Differences in emotional experience -- Values and moral character -- Traits that shape how you think -- Beliefs about the world and other people -- Beliefs about yourself -- Personality and social relationships -- Consistency and stability of personality -- Evolution and human nature -- Personality and the brain -- Genetic influences on personality -- Learning to be who you are -- How culture influences personality -- Nonconscious aspects of personality -- Personality and self-control -- When personalities become toxic -- Avoidance, paranoia, and other disorders -- The enigma of being yourself -- The well-adjusted personality.
Summary:
"To understand the roots of personality is to understand motivations and influences that shape behavior, which in turn reflect how you deal with the opportunities and challenges of everyday life. That's the focus of these exciting 24 lectures, in which you examine the differences in people's personalities, where these differences come from, and how they shape our lives. Drawing on information gleaned from psychology, neuroscience, and genetics, Professor Leary opens the door to understanding how personality works and why. Throughout his illuminating lectures, five important personality traits come into focus, traits that form the foundation of how psychologists approach the topic of personality: extraversion, neuroticism, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness. Combining psychology with neuroscience and behavioral genetics, this exploration will open your eyes to the myriad ways our traits, motives, emotions, beliefs, and values are shaped by things like our genes, environment, experiences, and evolutionary history. Why is it so hard to change our behavior? Why do people develop different values and morals? Does personality change as we age? Is personality passed down through genes? Designed as a fascinating, accessible scientific inquiry, these lectures will have you thinking about personality in a way that enriches your understanding of the complex psychological processes that make you who you are."
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.