Personality Theory & Human Behaviour

Subject PSYT90007 (2010)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2010.

Credit Points: 18.75
Level: 9 (Graduate/Postgraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2010:

August, Parkville - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable


Timetable can be viewed here. For information about these dates, click here.
Time Commitment: Contact Hours: 12 weeks x 3.5-hour seminars
Total Time Commitment: Not available
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Recommended Background Knowledge: .
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Contact

Ms Ros Hendy, roslynjh@unimelb.edu.au
Subject Overview:

The focus of this subject is the study of the theory of personality and of human behaviour and its clinical and therapeutic implications. The chief aim of the course is to consider the various theoretical approaches, which have been applied in order to understand an individual's intra and interpersonal psychological world. Topics covered include:

  • the concept of personality;
  • different theoretical approaches to the conceptualisation of personality and psychological functioning and the relationship between these approaches; and
  • application of these different approaches to clinical practice, particularly psychotherapeutic treatment.
Objectives: .
Assessment: A 4000-word essay
Prescribed Texts:

Bloch, S (Ed) (2007) An Introduction ofthe Psychotherapies, 4th edition, Oxford University Press, Oxford

Engler, B (2007) Personality Theories: An Introduction, 7th edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston

Gay, P (ed) The Freud Reader, NY: Vintage, 1995

Gabbard, G., Beck J., Holmes J. (eds) (2005) Oxford Textbook of Psychotherapy, Oxford University Press

Monte, C. F. (1999) Beneath the Mask: An Introduction to Theories of Personality, Academic Press (6th edition)

Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Related Course(s): Master of Psychiatry

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